Why I Chose To Step Away From Finance And Joined TAS - An XLRI Alumna's Journey
The following is a transcript of the author's insightful talk at InsideIIM's Konversations on Finance Careers, conducted in early 2019.
The following is a transcript of the author's insightful talk at InsideIIM's Konversations on Finance Careers, conducted in early 2019.
Back in 1990, Michael Hammer, a former professor of Computer Science at MIT published an article in the Harvard Business Review where he claimed, “Most of the work being done does not add any value for the customers and hence this work should be removed not accelerated through automation.” Companies must, therefore, reconsider their processes in order to maximize customer value and minimize the use of resources.
2020 would see 50% of its workforce comprising of the millennials - a big indication to re-think our existing workplace structure and the work pattern. Procurement presents a classic example. Today, companies are not looking for professionals who will tell them what to buy and from whom to buy. Rather, they are looking for useful insights on what is happening in the market. What are the trends, technologies and who are the emerging players? Managers are now category experts.
"Starting a new job can be nerve-racking, but it's also exciting. You're embarking on a new future, positioning yourself to write a fresh story on a clean slate." – Adena Friedman
For the last 2 months, our entire team was hooked to Zomato. Every other day, different people would order different food online via Zomato. The Zomato Premier League discounts were bae! Zomato probably gained a lot many users due to their Premier League discounts.
Supply chains around the world is evolving. External pressures, technology trends and internal evolution are encouraging companies to look for different ways so that their future supply chain could be structured, both in terms of capacity and capabilities.
Open source has turned into the accepted standard for software development and substantiated itself as a suitable business model in modern software development. While making source code unreservedly accessible for redistribution and alteration may appear to be unreasonable, the accomplishment of organizations like Red Hat and Canonical are verification that an open source model can turn a benefit and recently with Microsoft adopting Open source philosophy by bringing Linux to its platform cements the argument that open source in business is unavoidable.