Unified training programmes roll out across
MisysIssue five - March 2013
Boot Camps are one of the biggest training
initiatives that we are rolling out this year, supported by our drive towards
HPEL hiring
(High Potential Entry Level). With the Sales Boot Camp successfully completed
and graduates now out in the field, let’s find out how the other programmes are
coming along. |
Image: Gdynia Boot Camps |
Development is running Boot Camp
programmes in each of our Global Development Centres: Bangalore (multi-product),
Manila (multi-product), Gdynia (Kondor+ and Misys Global Risk), Bucharest
(Summit) and Ireland (Sophis). We spoke to Subir Sen, Head of Talent, Capability
& Organisation Development in Bangalore and Grzegorz Krzyzanowski, Head of
Risk Development in Gdynia who have both been instrumental in devising and
implementing the Development programme.
Gdynia was the first to kick off on
14 January with 27 participants embarking on an 11-week programme.
Bangalore swiftly followed on 11 February with 24 participants and Manila was
launched on 4 March with 12 participants. Ireland is scheduled for later in
March and Bucharest in May. “We’re putting 90 people through the first set of
Development Boot Camps and expect to have a Boot Camp every eight to ten weeks
in each location,” explained Subir. “When you consider the size of our
Development organisation [around 2,000 people globally] we need to maintain
continuous momentum with our recruitment and training efforts.”
Creating a consistent, unified
training programme that can be applied in each development centre worldwide has
been a massive co-ordination effort. Subir started working on the programme back
in September last year and worked closely with Grzegorz to map out what it
should look like. “One of the biggest challenges was to create a framework that
could work for everyone,” Grzegorz said. “It needed to meet the expectations and
requirements of people with different educational backgrounds and experience. We
also wanted to provide a common base that all of the Boot Camps could leverage,
regardless of product focus.”
The Development Boot Camp framework
means that we now have a unified training programme across the Development
organisation for the first time. All participants undergo general company
orientation and training on development tools, processes and methodologies
before branching off into product specific sessions. Training is a combination
of instructor-led and e-learning sessions plus on the job training alongside an
assigned mentor. Each product area devised a learning roadmap which includes
Sandbox access and supervised production to enable on-the-job training.
“The e-learning elements include
access to Pluralsight for core developer training and Intuition for financial
markets, both of which are recognised resources and seen as a value-add,”
Grzegorz added.
The offer of structured training is
proving to be an attractive selling point and a differentiator for Misys. “There
has been tremendous excitement around the programme,” Subir said. “The Boot Camp
programme is changing the way we look at hiring and the experience of our new
joiners for the better.”
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