With over two decades of industry experience in infrastructure and engineering roles, Senior Delivery Manager John Milner joined Informed having not worked in a digital consultancy before.
在这里, John talks about his transition into client-facing roles, 他是如何认识到自己经历的价值的, and provides some tips for experienced professionals wanting to integrate into a new role.
I was invited to join Informed as a Senior Delivery Manager in November 2021. 转到面向客户的数字咨询公司，从事最新技术方面的工作，这与我以前的工作是一个转变, which were primarily based within large internal IT departments.
我之所以被Informed吸引，是因为我有能力直接影响并促成高调的成功和利益, 各种重要的技术项目, 这样做的时候, work alongside multi-discipline teams 和客户. This would build a new layer on top on my previous experiences working with technical delivery teams. 这个决定已经被证明是正确的!
经验的价值
Despite having not worked in digital consultancy before, 多年的行业经验让我能够反思自己已经获得的知识和经验, and alongside learning about a new 环境 and ways of working, understand where I could add both immediate and long-lasting value.
I have found that working with clients is very similar to working in an internal-facing 环境, 在哪里了解业务, 不同的挑战, 视角, and visions of a variety of stakeholders is so important. 此外, 建立和促进合作关系的价值可以是持续和成功地为同事提供预期结果的关键, 合作伙伴, 和客户.
Team working skills have been invaluable to me since I joined Informed, where we have such a positive onus on collaboration. Previous experience in line management and coaching, 与多个团队和同事合作, 有没有帮助我培养团队精神, 积极性, 弹性, 并帮助新团队成员入职, 在鼓励开放的同时, 创新文化. 我也能够调用管理和教练培训，我很幸运地接受了以前的角色和现在在Informed -将学习融入日常互动.
Having a technology background helped my transition into digital transformation. Previous experience as an infrastructure engineer provided me with a grounding in IT technology, and a genuine interest and appreciation as to how practices have evolved and improved over time. 简而言之，很多! 尽管取得了重大进展, IT technology is still built on the same core principles, 比如安全最佳实践, 可伸缩性, 良好的流程, 持续改进, and therefore has given me a great base to build from.
Integrating Into a New Organisation as an Experienced Professional
For somebody who has already forged a successful career, joining a new business where the working practices, 环境, 部门, 或者专业与以前不同，可能具有挑战性，成功总是基于开放的心态，准备好倾听和反思. Relating to my own experiences, here are some tips to help ease that transition:
- Don’t worry, it can take a little time to integrate -作为有经验的员工, 了解一个组织的价值观和文化，以及与以前的角色和不同的工作方式的对比，需要时间. 这是伟大的反思和验证自己，在我澳门十大正规赌博娱乐平台Informed之前讨论的价值观绝对是在实践中.
- 对自己的经历充满信心 – While the majority of my experiences and career highlights occurred prior to joining Informed, 对我来说，重要的是要反思他们在个人和专业上仍然是有价值的，在不同的环境和背景下获得的经验使我能够提供有用的替代观点，以支持我的同事和业务的目标和愿望.
- 依靠核心原则和方法 – Relying on things that have served me well in the past such as building trust, 发展人际关系, 支持的同事, 积极地倾听, 提供清晰的沟通是可转移的，并帮助我融入内部和客户团队.
- 抓住学习机会 – Having worked in different 部门s and transitioned into consultancy, 在Informed有一位内部导师支持我的职业发展，这对我非常有益, 提供专家建议和指导. 他们还帮助我确定如何通过InformedACADEMY继续培养技能和能力©, which in conjunction with clear career development paths, has helped me to understand my own career pathway, whilst also allowing me to help shape the development for those starting out in their career.
- 参与学科和论坛 – Engaging with the Delivery Management Discipline has enabled me to discuss best practices, 最近的行业发展，并与交付经理分享在不同规模和复杂性的不同项目和约定中运作良好的项目和面临的挑战. 通过参加领导力论坛, 我还能够与组织中不同角色的领导者互动，讨论与共同感兴趣的主题相关的不同观点和经验, 比如思想领导力, 团队激励和发挥影响力.
- 参加内部课程和社交活动 -课程和社交活动帮助我与不同项目的团队成员融合，分享经验和知识，并为我提供了向年轻一代展示如何踢足球的机会! 离开办公桌去认识不同环境的人总是会让你的过渡更容易——这当然也让我感觉更安定.
在Informed受到欢迎，为我提供了一个很好的机会，与才华横溢的同事和客户一起参与著名的国家级项目，帮助我们的世界变得更安全, 更清洁的, 更健康的, 和聪明. 随着时间的推移，我发现更容易理解如何使用自澳门十大正规赌博娱乐平台以来的二十多年的经验和新知识来支持和领导这些具有挑战性和重要的项目.
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