February - 2013 - issue > View Point
Building a Platform for the Exponential Growth of Big Data
Utpal Bhatt
Vice President & General Manager-Performance Management Group- Actuate Corporation
A world of Opportunities
For a technology company, it is all about the people. It is paramount to ensure that the entire team understands and believes in the strategic direction and is motivated to succeed. In a highly competitive market, it is important to continually review the group’s operations so that everyone’s activities are perfectly aligned and are running efficiently.
Placing focus on communication and collaboration we ensure that we are creating an open and innovative work environment. For example we have an open office layout which fosters collaboration. The R&D, Marketing and Sales teams share this open office layout which enables teams to share ideas and be more agile is responding to customer needs and competitive pressures. The collaboration extends to teams at HQ and other groups.
There is also a very strong focus on metrics. Whether it is sales, marketing, or tracking customer success, we continually monitor metrics so we can make timely adjustments and become more efficient.
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