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Development Manager ProfileBoaz Chalamish, SVP
RDbchalamish_at_mercury.com
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Mercury Leadership
Mercury is one of the largest enterprise software
companies
More than 95 of the Fortune 100 are Mercury
customers
10-year revenue CAGR of 33
685.5M 2004 Revenue 417.0M total deferred
revenue balance (12/31/04)
Approximately 1.2 billion in cash and investments
Market-leading BTO offerings
Large and loyal customer base
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The BTO Lifecycle
BUSINESS
Business Needs
Applications, Services, Products
IT GOVERNANCE
Demand Mgmt
Manage Time Resources
Manage Budgets
Manage Portfolio
Strategic Initiatives
Manage Programs and Projects
Keep the lights on
APPLICATION DELIVERY
APPLICATION MANAGEMENT
Optimize Quality
OptimizePerformance
Deploy
Design and Develop
Diagnose Problems
Manage Changes
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Mercurys RD

• 750 people
• 4 sites (IL, Mountain View, Seattle, Prague)
• 4 main product lines
• Central QA / TW
• Include offshore in Odessa Saigon
• 12.5 Dev / QA ratio
• Central architecture
• Solutions team
• 50 releases per year

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Mercurys RD
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RD Manager Job Description

• At all levels, a mix of 4 jobs
• Tasks management
• People leader
• Technology leader
• Product vision
• NO ONE CAN BE BEST AT ALL AT THE SAME TIME
• Everyone brings a different mix!
• Add to this
• Team player
• Commitment
• Innovation

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Small Vs. Large organization

• Typical startup attributes
• Innovation
• Commitment
• Market Oriented
• Typical large mature company
• People
• Process
• Cross functional
• The challenge - get the best of both

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Career Development

• Develop for the long term
• Proactive approach
• Training / Coaching
• Periodic reviews. Performance and potential
• Quarterly staffing sessions
• Mobility and internal moves
• Learning curve
• How the job changed with scope
• Cross functional work

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Mercurys RD Career Map Option 2
P1
P3
P2
CORD
Senior QA Engineer
QA Engineer
Junior QA Engineer
QA Professional
MMS
Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer
Junior Software Engineer
DEV Professional
S1
S2
Field
Software Expert
Software Guru
Specialist
Tech Lead
Technical Architect
ARCHITECTS
Product Tech Architect
Product Tech Architect
Functional Lead
Functional Architect
Product Functional Architect
Release Engineer
Project Manage
Project Manager
TW
Senior TW
Junior TW
TW Expert
TW
Field
Team Leader
Product Line Manager
Team Manager
Group/ Product Manager
Senior Manager
MANAGERS
NEXT
28/8/05
Revised
Field / MMS
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