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Engineering Enablement by Abi Noda

Evolving platform and enablement at Thomson Reuters | Justin Wright, Matthew Dimich (Thomson Reuters)

Nov 8, 2023
Justin Wright and Matthew Dimich, leaders at Thomson Reuters, discuss the evolution of their organization's structure and approach. They cover topics such as founding the platform team, key initiatives, the value of enablement, marketing the enablement team's work, and managing requests vs proactive work.
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Quick takeaways

  • The enablement function within the platform organization plays a critical role in planning and delivering engagements, providing guidance, expertise, and engineering support to help teams migrate to the cloud, adopt modern tools, and improve development practices.
  • The platform organization at Thomson Reuters aims to complete its cloud migration by 2024 while continuously improving service offerings, promoting collaboration across different business units, and enabling developers to concentrate on customer value.

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Shift towards a product mindset

The podcast episode discusses the platform organization at Thomson Reuters, which is transitioning towards a product mindset. They highlight the history of the organization and its enablement function, which constitutes a significant portion of their headcount. From cloud adoption to the rollout of modern tools, the enablement function plays a critical role in planning and delivering engagements. The episode provides practical insights for those interested in cloud migration or enablement functions.

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