2 月，AC 参加了在伦敦“小黄瓜”大楼举行的 AppDynamics “为转型代理提供支持”活动。晚间活动包括由 AppDynamics 高级技术战略总监 John Rakowski 发表的主题演讲，随后是对 Collinson 技术主管 Carl Martin 的采访，他谈到了他作为“转型代理”的经历。
In February, AC attended the AppDynamics ‘Powering Agents of
Transformation’ event at the Gherkin in London. The evening event consisted of
a keynote speech by John Rakowski, Sr. Director of Technology Strategy at
AppDynamics, followed an interview with Carl Martin, Head of Technology at
Collinson, who talked about his experiences as an ‘Agent of Transformation’.
It’s always been important for companies to embrace change
to ensure they are able to keep up with the latest trends within the industry.
This is all the more difficult for companies within the technology sector,
where the latest trends appear to be ever-changing, and can entirely re-shape
how and what work is carried out. The only way to stay ahead of the curve is to
try and forecast change and then embrace it wherever possible.
Embracing change is daunting, and to do so you have to
accept that more often than not, it leads to failure unless carefully managed.
AppDynamics’ event advocated not only embracing change but becoming an ‘Agent
of Transformation’. An ‘Agent of Transformation’ is the person who can lead and
evolve with the transformation in the industry and empower those around them to
do the same.
Change and transformation can take many forms in today’s
world, with the diverse environment we work in constantly changing. Changes
range from an increase in remote working across multiple time-zones to more
focus on machine learning and Artificial Intelligence. This could mean
automatically scaling up, or down, before the need arises, or even the introduction
of Robotic Process Automation.
As a Consultancy, AC works with a range of customers,
suppliers and partners. Carl spoke at the event about the divides that can
manifest within teams themselves during a period of change, with a mentality of
“us” and “them” being prevalent. This can be detrimental to the morale of a
team, and this in turn impacts productivity and willingness to adopt an
upcoming change. This is something AC
continually seeks to avoid by actively involving Stakeholders from the outset
of a change and encouraging early adopters to share their experiences with
other team members. Despite these preventative measures it is key to always
look out for this mentality materialising as an Agent of Transformation, and
address it when it arises – particularly in an enterprise environment involving
many disparate teams.
To find out more about the services that AC provides, or to
discuss upcoming change in your organisation, please get in touch now.
