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New Joiner, New Blogger!

As we are entering the summer, I am currently closing 3 months in Capgemini. Yep, I am a newbie! I am Christina Chrysomallidou (long surname I know), a new BTCer and I am very glad to be given the chance to post my views on the Business Technology Blog. My aim is to provide information about any key technology updates that you can find useful and valuable.

First things first, I would like to talk a little about my educational background. After finishing my bachelor studies in Computer Sciences, I decided that I wanted to learn more about how technology is / should be applied in business environments. Therefore, I did my postgraduate studies in the field of Information Systems and Management. The most important lesson that I took from that course was the value of interaction and communication in all technology projects, small or big, simple or complex.

The next step was of course, to see how technology is applied in action. I joined Capgemini because I believe that technology can help enterprises to improve their performance and to be sustainable and effective. Moreover, I liked Capgemini’s motto ‘Collaborative Experience’; it shows how important in this company is the value of interaction, team working and communication.

So, what about my current project? I am involved in a really interesting initiative which deals with the Innovation Management Process in Capgemini. More specifically, I have the chance to listen to very interesting and innovative ideas brought forward from Capgemini people and see how these ideas are being implemented, either internally (improve our procedures) or externally (deliver to our clients).

Why is innovation important? In the current market conditions, many technology (and not only) enterprises face the dilemma of investing in innovation. People will argue that innovation is a luxury when you are striving to achieve financial robustness. However, innovation can help deliver better services to your clients and be differentiated from your competitors. Innovation can help reduce costs and improve the internal processes. In a summary, innovation can help companies sustain their business performance in the long term. To add more views in these, here are some very interesting articles from Forbes and BusinessWeek, discussing the issue of ‘Innovation during a Recession’.

I hope that you will find my current and future blog posts interesting.
So, until next time then!