Digital Heroes: Guide to IT World

Whoa—does work have any meaning if you never see it through to completion!? That question crossed my mind at the end of my seventh year as a working professional. Seven Years on the Frontlines As I approached the end of my seventh year, I had been involved in numerous projects—some large-scale, others smaller. I belonged to an application development team, the unit brought in when large system development was required among the many deals frontline SEs brought back. Plenty of Work, but Few Lead Roles There was no shortage of work. PC replacements, network construction. But among them, system development projects had the greatest impact. The budgets were on a completely different scale. That’s why people gathered—and just as quickly, they left. I was one of them. What Does “Staying Until the End” Mean? Naturally, there were projects I stayed with until the end, and others I left midway. But what exactly does “the end” mean? Does it include operations? Or does it stop at production ...