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Thrive: me > my skills > my organization

Thrive: me > my skills > my organization. Thriving in an economic Downturn. Thrive :: Agenda. Why and What is Thrive?. Advancing your career. Enhancing your technical skills. Aligning IT and business. Thrive :: Agenda. Why and What is Thrive?. Advancing your career.

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Thrive: me > my skills > my organization

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  1. Thrive: me > my skills > my organization Thriving in an economic Downturn

  2. Thrive :: Agenda Why and What is Thrive? Advancing your career Enhancing your technical skills Aligning IT and business

  3. Thrive :: Agenda Why and What is Thrive? Advancing your career Enhancing your technical skills Aligning IT and business

  4. Thrive :: What is Thrive? • How Thrive was born… • IT Professionals faced with new challenges in the economic downturn • Still opportunities to blossom and exceed • What Microsoft can do to help • What does Thrive consist of? • Peer-to-peer conversation highlighting and sharing timely best practices • 3 main pillars that Thrive explores: • Career development • Technical competencies • Business and IT alignment • Delve into industry content, expert insights, training content to expand your knowledge base

  5. Thrive :: What is Thrive? In tough times, the good will survive and the best will thrive. Come explore, enhance your skills, advance your career, and elevate IT as the business leader. “In chaos, lies opportunity” - Einstein • Technical Competency • Save money and save time with Microsoft technologies you already own • Enhance technical skills to get ahead of the curve • Business & IT Alignment • Be a more effective advocate for you and your team • Align IT goals with your company’s business objectives Technical Competency Business and IT Alignment • Career Care • Anticipate and manage career change with guidance from career experts and IT leaders • Connect with communities and peers to expand your network Me My Career

  6. Thrive :: Agenda What is Thrive? Advancing your career Enhancing your technical skills Aligning IT and business

  7. Thrive :: Advancing your Career • Create a career development plan, take into account: • Career tips from the pros • How to devise a plan and partner with management • Which technologies to brush up on • Connect with communities and peers • Expand your network • Share knowledge and best practices • Has YOUR training budget been cut? Look into free training • FREE eLearnings, webcasts, vlabs, podcasts, whitepapers, “how-do-I” videos, etc. • Search on vendor sites, technology sites, YouTube, etc. • The value of certification • “Top performing teams on average are shown to have between 40% and 55% certified team members.”* • “75% of managers believe that certifications are important to team performance.”* * IDC White Paper, Value of Certification: Team Certification and Organizational Performance, Nov 2008.

  8. Thrive :: Agenda What is Thrive? Advancing your career Enhancing your technical skills Aligning IT and business

  9. Thrive :: Enhancing your technical competencies • Save money and time with technologies you already own • Enhance your technical skills to get ahead of the curve • Refine your knowledge on cost saving technologies Cost Saving Technologies Virtualization Desktop Optimization Database Management

  10. Thrive :: Agenda What is Thrive? Advancing your career Enhancing your technical skills Aligning IT and business

  11. Thrive :: Align IT with business • Be a more effective advocate for you and your team • Align IT goals with your company’s business objectives • Areas of opportunity: • Evaluating ROI and TCO from a platform adoption perspective • Cost savings; pay attention to hidden costs 3 common hidden costs

  12. Additional tools and resources online, visit www.microsoft.com/thriveQuestions?

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