1. Information Technology in the Corporation
Sam Smith
Introduce Yourself.
Your Role At Ford.
How Long have you been there?
What do you do?

2. Overview Global IT IT companies Role of IT in the corporation
Key Skills
Personal Development
What do you want?
What are we going to hear today?

3. Corporate IT in the Global Company
Operations are now global
Operations run
Corporate IT employees lead business transformations: global processes, leaner operations, new business models
Employees have a broad and deep understanding of the business operations: Marketing, Sales, Product Development, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Finance, Customer Service
IT employees share global perspective of the company
Operations are Global and
IT employees are key participants in making the business run smoothly from Consumer Order To Delivery and Material Request to JIT arrival on the plant floor.

4. Corporation Corporate IT Consultants Packaged Software And Hardware
Contract or
Agency Resources
Examples:
Four types of IT: Corporate, Consultant, Hardware/Software Vendor, and Agency/Contract Resource.
Here are some examples of these companies.
Ford GE
CNA
Deloitte & Touche
Anderson Consulting
IBM
SAP
Peoplesoft
Oracle
IBM HP
Compuware
Kelly

5. Coordination and Planning
Corporation
Business
Strategy
Business
Process
Improvement
Application
Development
Application
Management
Application
Services
Infrastructure
Application
Implementation
Change
Management
Corporate IT
Coordination and Planning
Key IT functions in a business.
Corporate IT is the glue that pulls all of the consultants, vendors, customers, and agency resources together.
In your career, you will find yourself playing many of these different roles.
Contract or
Agency Resources
Packaged
Software
And Hardware
Consultants

6. Key Skills Communication People Management Project Management
Change Management
Technology Knowledge
Process Analysis and Design
Key skills for success.
Listening and translating are VERY important skills for an IT employee.
Project Management – Managing your human, financial, and other assets.
Understanding of technology and how technologies work together to help your business.
Helping those people who are afraid of change understand what needs to be done.

7. Programs and Development
New employee development programs
Management training programs at all levels
Training courses and facilities
Education assistance

8. What do you want? What do you want out of life?
Evaluate Prospective Employers