DPS Practice Operations Analyst Review

Item: DPS Practice Operations Analyst at IBM
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at IBM

Placement (10 Months+)

Information Technology

London

Review Submitted: July 2023

Overall Rating

5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

I worked in the Data Services Practice in Design and Transformation Technology (D&TT) which is in Business Transformation Services (BTS). I supported the management of the practice and community operations. Facilitating sales and opportunity calls and hosting weekly/monthly all hands calls. I supported the practice leadership (Associate Partners) across the practice in the day to day and strategic running of the practice.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Personally I was given a large amount of responsibility. This came with time and for me increased with time. For example having to train up a new intern mid placement (as well as handover to replacement intern) and was given client experience on a project and was able to present to a high value client.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Yes, I have developed many skills with a mix of soft skills,business skills and technical skills. To name a few; Python, Cloud Computing (IBM Cloud, AWS, Azure), JavaScript, Leadership, management, teamwork, organization etc.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

5/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

There were plenty of support systems in place. For me my task manager was suburb and supported me where needed. But there is also support available from your foundation manager and other IBM departments such as HR support.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

5/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

I have nothing bad to say about IBM. They have a very inclusive culture and generally a positive vibe. Everyone I have come across has been very kind and happy to help.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

5/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

5/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I immensely enjoyed my placement year. The year has been amazing from living in London, endless learning opportunities for growth, a host of meaningful work that helped me with my career aspirations and plenty of social initiatives to get involved in.