OCPS Presentation - Culture in IT Companies

8/9/2019 OCPS Presentation - Culture in IT Companies

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Culture in IT Companies

Presented ByNeha Agarwal

Kanyaka BasuNikhil Singhal

Abhishek Jain

Kartik Luthra


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Who is an IT Professional?

yA person who providescritical business solutions

to clients using varioussoftware tools andtechnologies available

y Skilled in the applicationof engineering /computersdiscipline to the creationof software.

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IT Industry in Indiay India's IT Services industry was born in Mumbai in 1967y The industry gained momentum post liberalization in 1991

y India became a hot outsourcing destination due to low costhuman labour , stress on computer education and a relatively

young English speaking population

y India is now one of the biggest IT capitals in the modern worldy Accounts for a 5.9% of the country's GDP and export earnings as

of 2009

y More than 2.3 million people are employed in the sector eitherdirectly or indirectly

y Annual revenues from outsourcing operations in Indiaamounted to US$60 billion and this is expected to increase toUS$225 billion by 2020

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S

tructure of an IT Organization

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Culture at IT Companies

y Dress Code Policy

y Team Dynamicsy Cross cultural interaction

yWork life Balance

y Stress at work

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D

ress Code Policyy Formal professional

dress code

yCertain days declared ascasual dressing days,generallyFridays

y Progressive disciplinary

action applied if dresscode violations continue

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TeamD

ynamicsy Team orientation

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Knowledge sharingy Conflicts

y Relationships

y Outdoor activities

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Cross Cultural Interactionsy Indian Software companies

are an amalgamation of

panI

ndia culturey Sensitivity towards people

from different regions of India

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Cross Cultural Interactionsy Growth of the software companies to become Indian

MNCs, employees have to be prepared to interact with

people from all over the world

y This is an industry where cultures converge from manycountries

y Special initiatives are taken within the organization tomake employees cross culture sensitive

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W

ork Life Balancey Software companies in India have

grueling 12 hour work days on anaverage. Stress is on delivery rather

than time adherence

yWorking late is a part of the ITwork culture

y T

o correspond with the onsite counterparts employeeshave to adjust their biological clocks to timelines ofother countries

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ork Life Balancey The culture of late nights seem to be changing

y Software engineers are being encouraged to strike a

work life balance

y Many companies nowadays have certain curfew timefor their women employees

y Managers themselves are trying to promote a morehealthy working environment

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F

un atW

orky Its not always only work and no

play for software professionals

y Regular project parties are a partof the culture in IT companies

y Even picnics and trips are

organized on a regular basisy Indoor games like TT and chess

help employees to relax

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un atW

orky Companies like Infosys & TCS organize various extra

curricular activities on campus

y Salsa workshops, sports tournaments, cultural eventsand celebrating festivals are a regular feature in variouscompanies.

yAricent organizes painting competitions, outbound

activities for employees to explore their creativity.

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Stress - Causes

y Unrelenting pressure ofdeadlines

yMachine-like jump from oneproject to the other

y The mouse potato existencein a five by five cubicle

yJob insecurityy High demand of

performance

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Stress - Effects

y Insomnia

y Loss of mental concentration, anxiety, stress

yAbsenteeismy Depression,

y Substance abuse

y Extreme anger and frustration

y Family conflict

y Physical illnesses such as heart disease, migraine,headaches, stomach problems, and back problems.

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Recession Time Lay Offs

yA downturn in US or Global economy affected theIndian IT industry severely.

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One of the lowest points in the lives ofI

ndian softwareengineers is recession time.

y Companies have been to known to cut jobs in suchsituations, candidly or clandestinely.

y These are the most demoralizing moments in thesoftware industries.

y It leads to a lot of anxiety and tension in theworkplace.

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Contrast with

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estern CultureyWork timings are a max of 7-8 hrs

yWork culture is more individualistic. Focus is on

individual performance rather than team worky Low level of interpersonal interactions

y Development work is not only limited to the lowerlevels of hierarchy

y Highly ethical and unbiased attitude towards work andcolleagues

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Thank You!!!!

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