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The Symphony of Agile Leadership: Two different worlds that show a perfect parallel

Karolina Brazauskaitė | Project Manager | Blog postWhen I look to explain what Project Management is and how Agile Leadership works in the world outside of typical IT Projects, I find a great correlation with what a Conductor does in an Orchestra. This piece draws parallels between the role of a conductor in an orchestra and leadership in project management, specifically through the lens of agile principles.Orchestras, like complex projects, come with their own set of challenges. The conductor sets the tempo, guides the musicians during rehearsals, but, above all, meticulously examines every facet of the music, striving to make it as inspirational and extraordinary as can be. Subsequently, they collaborate with the orchestra to breathe life into that vision. Lets explore some typical challenges conductors face and how agile principles can help address them.

Pokyčiai, kurie gąsdina ne vieną: ką verta žinoti ir kaip jiems pasiruošti?

Pradėti karjerą po studijų baigimo arba pereiti į naują komandą gali būti nedrąsu, ypač kai jautiesi visiškai „žalias“. Tačiau už viso to slypi daugybė galimybių augti ir tobulėti. Tokiu būdu galime įgyti naujų žinių bei įgūdžių, pritaikyti galbūt jau turimas kompetencijas ir išnaudoti savo potencialą, kuris slypi kiekviename iš mūsų. Žinoma, norint sėkmingai vystyti karjerą po naujo starto, svarbu atkreipti dėmesį į tam tikrus dalykus. Būtent apie juos viename didžiausių karjeros planavimo renginių Baltijos šalyse „KTU WANTed karjeros dienos 2023“ kalbėjo tarptautinės IT bendrovės „Centric“ Lietuvos filialo „Centric IT Solutions Lithuania“ Debesijos technologijų funkcijos vadovė Laura Binish. Kviečiame sužinoti, kokiais vertingais patarimais ji pasidalino.

The Cloud Advantage

Before delving into the transition process, let's explore why cloud computing has become indispensable for modern businesses.

Centric IT Solutions Lithuania startuoja su antrąja „DevOps & Cloud“ akademija

Centric IT Solutions Lithuania atidarė antrąjį „DevOps & Cloud“ akademijos sezoną. Šiais metais į programą užsiregistravo net 160 gilinti žinias IT srityje norinčių kandidatų, iš kurių 15-olika jau pradėjo dalyvauti 12-os savaičių trukmės teoriniuose bei praktiniuose debesijos ir infrastruktūros inžinerijos mokymuose. Tai pirmoji tokio pobūdžio akademija Lietuvoje, skirta IT žinių turintiems, tačiau į „DevOps & Cloud” sritį norintiems persikvalifikuoti profesionalams.

Skyrocket Your Success: The Cloud Migration Imperative

Cloud computing has become increasingly popular over the years, and for good reason. With the shift towards digital transformation, businesses are now moving toward cloud infrastructure as opposed to on-premises solutions. Centric IT Solutions Lithuania believes that there are significant benefits to using cloud infrastructure.

Centric IT Solutions Lithuania launches an employee ambassador program

Centric IT Solutions Lithuania, the Lithuanian branch of Centric, is starting to implement an employee ambassador program. Employees who are interested in gaining new skills and becoming an active presence in digital media are invited to join the program.

Dėl šių specialistų rinkoje vyksta itin nuožmios kovos – ateityje jų reikės vis daugiau, o atlyginimai tik kils

Nors ekspertai vis daugiau kalba apie tai, kad Lietuvai kitąmet nepavyks išvengti recesijos, todėl tiek naujų darbo vietų kūrimas, tiek atlyginimų augimas net ir sėkmingiausiuose sektoriuose sulėtės, vis dėlto yra tam tikrų specialistų, kurių jokie pokyčiai nepalies – net jei išsipildytų liūdniausi krizės scenarijai, darbo pasiūlymų šiems specialistams bus daugiau, nei jų yra rinkoje, o atlyginimai toliau tik didės.

Jaunuoliai keičia nusistovėjusias taisykles: ar iš tiesų į darbo rinką ateina „šiltnamio gėlės“?

Drąsūs, greitai priimantys sprendimus, nebijantys išsakyti savo nuomonę ir įvardinti lūkesčius. Mėgstantys gauti nuolatinį grįžtamąjį ryšį, jausti augimą, tačiau paveikti socialinių tinklų ir technologijų amžiaus, mažiau linkę į komandinį darbą, gyvą bendravimą – taip darbdaviai atsiliepia apie jaunąją kartą, rašoma Kauno technologijos universiteto (KTU) parengtoje publikacijoje. Kas motyvuoja šiuolaikinius jaunuolius? Kokias sąlygas darbe jie kelia? Ar lengvai susidoroja su iššūkiais, o gal priešingai – bijo imtis atsakingų užduočių ir klysti?

International success story: how a service desk employee became a UI/UX designer

Mantas Ščajevas joined the “Centric IT Solutions Lithuania” team more than a year ago. He had an art degree but decided that technology was the field that he wanted to expand his knowledge in, which led him to a place where he can grow and improve professionally: two countries – Romanian and Lithuanian divisions of “Centric” collaborated to make Mantas goals come to life.

Centric IT Solutions Lithuania opens up the first ever DevOps & Cloud Academy

Centric IT Solutions Lithuania opens up the first ever DevOps & Cloud Academy in Lithuania and invites IT professionals to deepen their knowledge for freeCentric IT Solutions Lithuania, a division of the Dutch IT giant Centric in Kaunas, has opened up first ever in Lithuania tuition fee-free DevOps & Cloud Academy, and selected fifteen motivated participants who will deepen their knowledge, both theoretical and practical, in the field of cloud computing and DevOps practices. The brightest graduates of the Academy will then have the opportunity to join the company and expand their knowledge further through practical work.

Software Engineering team lead Dainius: our team has a great potential to grow

Centric IT Solutions Lithuania is growing rapidly - this year they are forming a new Software Engineering team, which will work with various projects of international importance. The charismatic team leader Dainius agreed to share his thoughts: where the idea to form a team came from, what people are they looking for, how they see the team in the future and what values are most important to both him and the company.

Centric IT Solutions Lithuania ranked among Top Lithuanian companies

According to Rekvizitai.lt, TOP COMPANIES are profitable business enterprises that create long-term value and build a solid foundation for Lithuania. Rekvizitai.lt nominates and awards companies that meet the set criteria only, trusting and recommending them as promising and economically stable companies that can be reasonably expected to ensure successful and sustainable cooperation. A mere 7% of Lithuanian companies meet the strict TOP Company 2021 criteria.

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IT specialistams svarbu gebėti paprastai paaiškinti sudėtingus dalykus

Ar gyvename informacinių technologijų aukso amžiuje? Kokios IT kompetencijos bus reikalingos ateityje? Kaip keisis informacinių technologijų industrija ir kaip prie šių pokyčių turės prisitaikyti verslai? Apie tai – pokalbis su „Centric IT Solutions Lithuania“ vadovu Dainiumi Aksinavičiumi.

Neteisinga Lietuvą pozicionuoti kaip pigių kaštų šalį

Jau praėjo tie laikai, kai tarptautinės įmonės rinkosi Lietuvą savo filialams steigti dėl pigios darbo jėgos, tvirtina Kaune įsikūrusio Nyderlandų IT milžinės „Centric“ padaliniui „Centric IT Solutions Lithuania“ vadovaujantis Dainius Aksinavičius. Neseniai prie sparčiai augančios įmonės vairo stojęs D. Aksinavičius tvirtina, kad dideliems globalios rinkos žaidėjams labiau nei kaina imponuoja kiti dalykai, o lietuviai iš tiesų turi ką jiems pasiūlyti – plačias kompetencijas, darbštumą, norą mokytis ir gebėjimą prisitaikyti. „Mes tiesiog esame geras pasirinkimas“, – sako pašnekovas.

Motyvacija ir lyderystė atvėrė karjeros galimybes tarptautinėje IT kompanijoje

2020/12/22Šiandien darbo atlygis nėra vienintelis darbuotoją motyvuojantis veiksnys. Geranoriška atmosfera, pasitikėjimas, galimybė įgauti naujos patirties, augti ir tobulėti ugdo darbuotojo lojalumą darbdaviui, skatina jį prisiimti vis didesnę atsakomybę už atliekamas užduotis ir kuria pridėtinę vertę siekiant bendrų rezultatų.Tarptautinei „Centric“ grupei priklausanti informacinių technologijų kompanija „Centric IT Solutions Lithuania“ didelį dėmesį skiria talentingų, motyvuotų ir iniciatyvių lyderių ugdymui. Apie galimybę augti ir tobulėti, kokios asmeninės savybės ir motyvacija padėjo įsidarbinti vienoje iš šios kompanijos vadovaujančių pozicijų, pasakoja „DevOps and Cloud Engineering“ komandos vadovė Laura Binish (37 m.). Darbuotojai taip pat patikėtos ir „Scrum Master‘io“ pareigos.

Centric IT Solutions Lithuania: praktika jaunuoliams padeda atrasti savo profesinį kelią

2020/12/11Nors Lietuva užima lyderės poziciją tarp Ekonominio bendradarbiavimo ir plėtros organizacijos (EBPO) narių pagal aukštąjį išsilavinimą įgijusių absolventų įsidarbinimo lygį, tačiau tik studijas pabaigusiam ir darbo patirties neturinčiam jaunam žmogui žengti pirmuosius profesinės karjeros žingsnius nėra paprasta.Devyniose Europos šalyse filialus įkūrusios, vienos stambiausių Nyderlandų IT kompanijos „Centric“ padalinys Kaune „Centric IT Solutions Lithuania“ vadovaujasi atvirumo principu ir prisideda ugdant jaunuosius profesionalus, suteikiant jiems darbo patirties bei praktikos galimybių savo profesinę karjerą pradedantiems jaunuoliams.Kaip jaunimui sekasi įsilieti į darbo rinką, kokių naujų žinių ir savybių įgijo per praktikos laikotarpį, kaip pavyko prisitaikyti prie įmonėje vyraujančios atmosferos ir prisidėti prie bendrų komandos užduočių įgyvendinimo, pasakoja „Centric IT Solutions Lithuania“ praktiką jau mėnesį atliekantis 21 metų Kauno technologijos universiteto trečio kurso studentas Justas Giniūnas.

Aktyvi vidinė komunikacija padeda darbuotojams neprarasti motyvacijos pandemijos metu

2020/12/15Pasaulinė COVID-19 pandemija pakeitė bendravimo ir darbo įpročius. Siekiant stabdyti viruso plitimą, esame priversti riboti bendravimą, saugoti savo artimuosius, dirbti iš namų režimu. Tarptautiniam informacinių technologijų įmonių tinklui „Centric“ priklausanti, Kaune įsikūrusi „Centric IT Solutions Lithuania“ kompanija didžiulį dėmesį skiria darbuotojų motyvacijos ugdymui, gero emocinio klimato komandoje palaikymui ir pabrėžia proaktyvios vidinės komunikacijos svarbą.Kaip pandemija pakeitė darbo įpročius, kaip šie pokyčiai veikia darbuotojų motyvaciją ir jų emocinę būseną, kokių priemonių imasi įmonių vadovai komandinei dvasiai pakelti, savo patirtimi dalinasi „Centric IT Solutions Lithuania“ žmogiškųjų išteklių koordinatorė Julija Stanaitytė.

Apie debesų kompiuterijos paslaugas paprastai. Kas tai ir kodėl kuriantiems verslą ji naudinga?

2020/09/08Dėl didelio debesų technologijų kiekio ir skirtingo jų pobūdžio pagalvojus apie IT produktus dažnai prieš akis iškyla debesies paveikslėlis. Bendrąja prasme, debesų kompiuterijos paslaugos yra pačių klientų užsakomos, naudojamos bei valdomos IT infrastruktūros paslaugos iš debesų paslaugų tiekėjų valdomų duomenų centrų. Paprastai tariant, debesų kompiuterija vadinamos paslaugos, kurioms pateikti pakanka tik interneto ryšio su nutolusiais serveriais – galingais kompiuteriais, skirtais tik klientų aptarnavimui.

Expanded partnership with KTU: even more of Centric's contribution to the future of talents

2020/06/15This year we supplemented the agreement signed a year ago between Centric IT Solutions Lithuania and the most influential in the region - Kaunas University of Technology - with significantly expanded activities. In mid-June, we signed a cooperation agreement with the university's department of informatics in which we pledge to contribute to the preparation of study programs and study module tasks, to offer topics for bachelor's or master's theses, to contribute to the activities of the faculty committee, to provide internships for students, to contribute to ICIST conference and other events and projects initiated by KTU IF.

The aim of the internship: the first career steps and a meaningful summer

2020 07 21To learn good practices, see from the inside how complex projects created in Lithuania are born and touch upon the latest technologies - it is with these expectations that interns - three Kaunas University of Technology IT students - joined Centric IT Solutions Lithuania this summer.

Quarantine lessons: how to do more with less

08/06/2020It is said that if an organization has the right setup, location doesn’t matter. The last two months seem to have made it possible to verify this statement quite literally and to make sure it is correct. According to Paulius Samoška, the Country Manager of Centric IT Solutions Lithuania, the quarantine very quickly shifted priorities and allowed to clearly experience the importance of the organization's culture and the quality of internal communication.In fact, the upcoming transformation in March was not entirely unexpected. A few weeks before the start of the official quarantine, the Kaunas branch administration and internal IT teams had their own ideas and scenarios - what will happen if it will be imposed; they discussed and prepared.

When the first days of work coincide with the start of quarantine: the experiences of Jurga and Julija

05/06/2020The national and global lockdown not only forced everyone to quickly learn how to work from home but also changed the work principles that were considered common or self-evident. Let's take recruitment and onboarding, for example. Job interviews conducted by companies remotely is not a new practice and is often applied in international companies with branches in various countries. But to get on board and start working in a company remotely is something new that employees needed to invent themselves and figure out how it will work. That was the challenge that two of our colleagues faced - Talent Attraction specialist Jurga Schulze and Personnel Coordinator Julija Stanaitytė who were employed at Centric before the quarantine and thus had to spend their first days and months at a new job not being physically in the office but meeting and communicating with colleagues online.

The first Centric employee in Kaunas, "The beginning is the best time to implement change"

2020/05/22When asked whether there was any fear in dropping everything and coming to nothing - a company that was just starting to shape its future image, laying out future plans and having zero employees, Centric IT Solutions Lithuania's Head of IT Mantas Lukoševičius just smiles and shakes his head, "I view such notions like "new" and "not new" company a bit differently. When I went to work at Centric, I knew that it was part of a large multinational corporation that had been operating for decades, with thousands of employees in the company's branches around the world. And I saw the opportunity of being the first employee and actively contributing to the creation of the Lithuanian branch as the biggest advantage and attraction."

How to get the most from your meetings with Microsoft Teams

Because of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), many of us have been asked to work from home whenever possible. That means that most of us have to switch to online communication. So how do you get the most out of your online meetings? And how can you use Microsoft Teams for your online meetings? Kees Huizer, Office 365 Architect, gives you all the ins and outs you need to know. From the basics, to tips to make your meetings more efficient.

Competences developed in Kaunas are spreading to Europe

2020/02/21When the Dutch IT company Centric came to Kaunas almost two years ago, one of its main strategic goals was to build a Lithuanian talent team that would become a significant center of excellence for this international giant in DevOps and Cloud Solutions. With nearly thirty professionals today, DevOps and Cloud Solutions department at Centric IT Solutions Lithuania is taking the lead in cultivating the maturity of DevOps culture across the organization by taking the first steps in an international conference organized in the Netherlands.

International company Centric presenter's lectures for KTU students

2019/09/11This September, Master students of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) who have chosen the MA + Information Service Management competency model will be able to draw professional knowledge and skills from a representative of the Dutch IT company Centric. Leen Blom, Centric's Research & Development Manager, who will be coming to Kaunas twice - in October and November - will conduct theoretical and practical sessions called Making Money in the Clouds.

Cloud engineers - the most sought-after in the labor market

07/05/2019"The title itself - a cloud engineer - sounds exotic and if we add that there are also cloud architects and cloud designers, one could think that the sunshine and rain depend on us," says Mantas Lukoševičius, the head of cloud engineering development group in Dutch company Centric IT Solutions Lithuania.So, what do cloud engineers do exactly and why do recruitment agencies already feel the shortage of professionals in this field and predict their growing demand in the future?

KTU and Centric started their cooperation

On the first week of April, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) signed a cooperation agreement with the Dutch IT company Centric IT Solutions Lithuania. The start of official cooperation was marked by four scholarships established by the company for talented KTU informatics students.

Cyber Security Specialists: the weak link is people, not technology

10/01/2020If we had to pick out the most mythical IT specialty, security specialists would undoubtedly rise to the top of the list. Not only because cybersecurity theme is often used in popular culture - from films to novels - but also because when the virtual space is increasingly starting to permeate all parts of our lives, practically all of us start to face non-security. "No one is safe," Centric IT Solutions Lithuania Security team's Engineers Aurimas Černiakovas, Lukas Antanaitis and Aivaras Klišauskas smile in unison, right away adding that in most cases, it is the inadvertent and reckless people who become the security's weak link and not the crooked technology. "Our main goal is to minimize the risk as much as possible and, in the event of something, detect it and respond promptly," cyber security experts say.

Data Scientist Pijus: volunteering at the day center is the best way to spend your free time

23/12/2019Two days a week he comes to work much earlier so that in the afternoon he could rush to Vilijampolė where at Gerumo rankos day center he will be working with children until the evening. Mathematician and Data Scientist at Centric IT Solutions Lithuania, Pijus Kuzma says that willingness to give and share is an integral part of his life, and volunteer work that he has been doing for six years now, is far more enriching than he could have ever expected it to be.

Internship at the IT company - a double leap forward

13/12/2019Motivated, reasoned, aware of what they want - these are the kind of young interns, who joined Centric IT Solutions Lithuania team for three months with bright eyes and a thirst for knowledge. During the period of learning, getting acquainted with and testing various positions, each intern is trained and mentored by his/her internship supervisor - a professional in his/her field. “Educating the younger generation and sharing knowledge with young people is an integral part of every socially responsible company. This is the only way we can help our younger future colleagues successfully integrate into the labor market,” Agnė Jankauskė, Talent Acquisition Specialist at Centric IT Solutions Lithuania, says.

A career in IT - much more than a Programmer

27/11/2019Not only student career days but also questions and attitudes of young people who come to the internship interviews show that many future IT specialists often confuse IT fields and have little idea of the difference between an IT engineer or IT security specialist and a programmer.So, this time we are talking to four professionals in different IT fields, Marius, Justas, Tomas and Mantas from Centric IT Solutions Lithuania, to better understand the broadness of the term “IT specialist” and to learn why IT is so much more than programming.

After 12 years in Norway came back to work in the IT company in Kaunas, "I didn't hesitate - not even for a moment"

25/03/2019Coming back to Lithuania for short holidays only, for over a decade, Armantas Tupčiauskas says that he never thought of settling in another country for good. Not even the growing career possibilities, his own business, mastered local language and all new friends in Norway made his heart long for the homeland less. Therefore, when he saw that the international IT technology giant Centric is looking for a Norwegian-speaking specialist to work in Kaunas, he sent his CV on the same evening and after successful job interviews, without looking back, returned to his native city of Kaunas.33-year-old Armantas says that he has been interested in the IT field all his life, so it is no coincidence that he chose IT engineering at Kaunas College as his first degree. Later, after working in Norway, he also completed extramural studies in civil engineering. "I hoped for construction to become a salable sector, so I could move to it after returning to Lithuania. Unfortunately, the right job never came up, so I had to go back to Norway."