Moving On

Today's my last day out at Ropes Crossing (or St Marys), and I'll be heading back to the big smoke for some IT project management work.
What have I learnt?
1. That on-site work is totally different to working at Head Office. Things like internet connectivity are good most the time, but shocking other times. There is a sense of disconnect with the main office (especially with the remoteness of this site), and also a sense of tribalness. The people here are wonderful, and quite willing to help out and lend assistance to each other. Interruptions happen a lot often, mostly because everyone knows everyone else.

2. DLL is a company at a cross-roads. It's finding its identity through a myriad of organisational structures, and there is no lockdown operational processes that you find at a more mature company, which leads to communication problems between the different "disciplines" of the project. It is still growing, but needs to organise that growth and get everyone aligned to the same goals to maximise its effectiveness and value.

3. I still like IT. Marketing is fun, and urban communities I have learnt all sorts of wonderful information from, but the sign-offs that marketing requires and the sometimes ambivalent nature of the urban communities job detract from the glamour. I see these experiences as additions to the core skill of project management, and when talking to business people, having had business experience provides that little bit more street cred.
What of sales? Sales was fun, and I liked talking to people. As above, an integration of sales into an IT role is something to think about. I think the hours or the sales staff (no weekends off for the whole year) and the location of the job are not really what I wanted.

So back to Crows Nest for me. At last I can stop living out of a bag!

Only one cheap call:

As long as you remember all your sales lines... life is sales :) They'll serve you well.

Now, about updating your crappy Honda... would you like to come in Saturday or Sunday? :P
PeeDz - 16 September '05 - 20:04