VMware Summer Partner Day sprinkled with summer rain.
Success or fiasco?
An outdoor event should take place in the sunshine. The word summer obliges, evoking only warm feelings. The weather is not under our control, but the atmosphere that was created already is, and this one was excellent π.
Provocatively, I started with the rain, although it only added to the charm of the event. The most important thing was the emotions with which I left the meeting, because it is we the people who are the most important. We are the ones who have the power to make and create what surrounds us.
I recently got my hands on the book “Relationship Marketing.Relationships, ties, connections….
Have you noticed that we are all connected to each other, and nothing happens in life by chance?
Building relationships, is the key to success and I will, repeat it like a mantra. At INDEVOPS we know this and we don’t have to build it, because, it just happens.
The VMware Summer Partner Day meeting was supposed to look exactly like this π.
Beautiful, smiling people, from small-talk to discussions, exchange of positive thoughts, integration on full π You could sense that there was a hunger for the other, all natural.
I have a feeling that on a daily basis we often forget that in business it can also be spontaneous and relaxed.
That’s how I felt, and so it was. The smell of flowers, the warm evening, the bustle. Everything I was looking forward to, I got.
We were beautifully hosted by VMware, and the Tranquil restaurant was not like that at all that evening, and that’s a big plus π.
Although here with the CEO we have a different feeling, because Pawel Orzechowski thinks it was peaceful. Well, we’re both right, because individual experiences count and that’s great!!!
Women in IT by Arrow meeting behind me. Interesting lectures, new solutions and friendly atmosphere. π Β It made me think that maybe the whole IT world is not rosy πΈ for us women, and the statistics do not always speak in our favor, but there is a lot of space for us, and as we know nothing difficult for a wannabe π You have to act!!!
I was recently invited by colleagues to the DEV department, but I like my marketing too much to rebrand myself as a coding specialist π However, my professional path led me ultimately to IT. π And I feel like a speeding bullet here, well good in the water for now π. There’s a bit of work ahead of us cupcakes to break through in this heavily male-dominated industry, but also a light in the tunnel that there are more and more of us. We act boldly, we have a lot of knowledge, strength and clout. We choose the technological areas we are interested in, where we want to work, develop and train.
We act in the IT field, doing what we want and how we want without regard to the stereotypes in society. We are fulfilling our dreams and that’s the way it should be π. Apparently, these wings (pictured) give power and thanks to them we get a real rush to fly! That’s what I’ll stick to.
I will add that in INDEVOPS is also growing every year, us girls. With us there has always been a balance in this regard, not only because the world forces diversity. Our “FO” girls are now in their fourth year, because they know that at our company it is important to have teamwork and openness to all regardless of gender. As a reminder of how they work π link to article: https://lnkd.in/eKQEEBAB And on top of that, the CEO is also a “Virgo”π (zodiac, but always π π π ).
At INDEVOPS, we always have time to build relationships. Whether it’s through the projects we do or through meetings where we can exchange business and technical news π
The most important thing on the wendor-partner line is positive flow and good vibrations.
We don’t lack such, so we took advantage of the invitation to Wednesday’s VMware Summer Partner Day at Warsaw’s Spokojna Restaurant.
We’re going to share our knowledge and experience there, and have a good time at the same time. πSummer time is a great opportunity for that.π πΈ π.
May vacation is in full swing. Most of you are probably relaxing, but not us at INDEVOPS.
We here are bravely working for success, but this time sporty because thanks to Lukasz Maciaszek we have a real May Athletics-Sport Challenge here.
Everyone chooses the activity they like and logs the time in the Strava app.
We have two categories:
Agile May Day, here we do 20 hours of activity for 3 days, but note there is no soft play… activity we do together and count the hours.
King of the May Day, here the individual score already counts.Β May the best one win!!!
I will add that we are all very motivated and stubborn. No one will let go. What matters is the goal, which means movement and health. Here even the most reluctant stand at the start. The idea is important therefore we take it very seriously. The prize is the coveted meta and a shake of the President’s hand…everyone dreams of themΒ
Have a great rest and we are starting our challenge.
We know that the efficient and effective operation of teams in an organization is the foundation of a dynamic and efficient company, and therefore one that is successful.
If we among ourselves communicate properly, the effects of our actions are better and goals are achieved faster. We can get reliable feedback from the client, whose project is carried out on time and according to his expectations.
At Indevops, we use just three tools to communicate. This makes it very easy to resolve topics quickly, eliminates distractions, so that the exchange of ideas between us is smooth, and this is true no matter what location we are working from or what time zone.
In the first place, we do not send e-mails among ourselves but work exclusively on tasks, for which we use Easy Redmine. They can be viewed by all interested parties. Anyone can add a note to a task, suggest a solution or suggest an idea for a topic at a time that suits them. As you associate sites like Jira or Discourse, our Easy Redmine is just such a solution. We also use additional specialized tools in other areas of the company, such as our DEV team uses GitLab.
Although we take great care of the quality of the verbal content so that it can be understood by the entire group.
For remote as well as hybrid meetings, we use Teams. We don’t chat on them because those are distracting, we use them for the collaborative, face-to-face interaction that people need. For example, this is how we do our daily, coffee breaks or the virtual office where we meet every two days.
There’s also email, but it’s only used for external communication, which is visible in Easy Redmine anyway, giving continuity to internal and external communication.
What does this give us?
It allows continuous knowledge sharing, a sense of co-creation and co-responsibility, unfettered exchange of ideas, but also better quality and clear and transparent rules.
With us, everyone is a co-creator, and the whole thing is a natural knowledge base for others, both future and current collaborators. Thus, we eliminate the search for knowledge in many resources, which greatly speeds up finding the right issue of interest.
And also why is that? For me, the coolest thing is the reduction of distractions, which have always been chat and email. I remember my experience in previous companies how e-mails created the so-called snowball effect. Familiar? It’s how each person on the mailing list adds another person just to get the task off their chest. How much time I wasted reading emails that didn’t apply to me, instead of getting on with the job. And the best part was when someone came to me, or wrote in chat whether I had already read their e-mail.
Let us know how, it looks like for you.
The formula and agenda interesting for all those looking for information about the implementation of cloud projects. Lectures, panel discussions, short case studies of customers who talked about their experiences and innovations. One could not speak of boredom. Behind the scenes, it was possible to exchange views, as the turnout was exceptionally good.
It was also not without surprises π as suddenly the evacuation of the entire building was announced. As it turned out, it was only a false fire alarm and after a short break we could again listen to interesting speeches.
The content part ended with an award gala for selected VMware partners, for special achievements and interesting implementations.
We would like to thank the organizers and look forward to future events, as this is an opportunity for interesting business meetings, socializing and having fun together.
