POOLS: Our Web Site Specialists
Pooling one's resources and working for the
common benefit of all concerned is something that we are all well acquainted with. This
article describes "pools" - an indispensable ingredient of our organization.
At Stylus Systems, employees belonging to all
disciplines of work are collectively nurtured in "Pools" of different brands.
These pools are process-oriented skill and technology teams
that conduct cutting-edge research and work on projects that are oriented towards facing
future challenges. How organized and structured teamwork in activities with a futuristic
bent can help any organization, in addition to fuelling personal career growth.
Out of the box coaching
Pool members equip themselves to handle
challenges and new situations and project themselves as the "specialists" with
whom the rest of the organization can consult. They become skilled at the latest
technology and skills and create projects that will help them get the hands-on experience
that comes from learning on the job. With a mentor to guide them along their road map, all
the pools, whether in technology or skill pools like
design or QC or professional web development, work along with the other pools to contribute to the future
of the organization and most importantly to their own personal growth. What we have here
are R&D teams with a difference.
What is this difference that we are talking
about? Almost every organization in the world has an R&D department. So, what's new
here? Well, this R&D team contributes to the 'today' part
of the organization and also studies and works in projects that will be useful for a
better 'tomorrow'. We are looking at individuals who are
not just specialists in a particular field but also those
who can work in any other upcoming field with the equal élan and skill. What they are
doing in effect is adding to their repertoire keeping future trends in mind.
The pool projects and activities are not
connected with the daily project work that happens in the organization. For example, if
the organization plans to move into enterprise applications in the next few months, the
pools devote themselves to research and training in these areas. Be it new ideas on
marketing, or interface design or development, the pools become the one-point contact for
anyone in the organization. The sales and marketing team then promotes this expertise to
prospective clients. The need for a consultant when a new project is obtained is then
eliminated.
Standing in a pool of
light
Pools are opportunity centers that help identify
and maximize opportunities for mobility and professional web developmentwithin the organization. What they can do is to control their
professional destiny to a certain extent.
When we began as a start-up organization
consisting of 3 members, we were acquainted only with a few technologies. But today, we
are a bigger organization with a wider area of experience and expertise in a multitude of
technologies and skills.
Through the pools we ensure that our organization
is at the forefront of cutting edge technology and skills at any point of time. This gives
us the confidence to handle any kind of project in the future. Almost every area of our
work starting from development, to project management and system administration are
represented in our pools. The technology pools are the
.NET, Java and Linux, while the skill pools are in web
analytics, interface design, software development, content and QC.
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