Internal Revenue Service Work Values

Daily Duties at Internal Revenue Service:

- Developed Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Year 2000 (Y2K) conversion program initial project plan to include capacity planning, risk management, configuration management, communications and awareness program, and guidelines for technical implementation. - Prepared testimony for the first Year 2000 congressional hearing in April 1996, attending as expert witness with Treasury Assistant Secretary George Munoz. - Represented IRS and Treasury to President's CIO Council on the Year 2000. As one of 14 charter members in Dec.1996, established intergovernmental best practices. GAO subsequently used these guidelines to measure progress on project effort for all government. - Identified and evaluated automated computer tools and repositories for implementation on UNISYS platforms to prepare for a large-scale software transition. - Invited as one of forty government and private industry representatives to Carnegie-Mellon's Software Engineering Institute (SEI) for the purpose of modifying their Capability Maturity Model (CMM) to include reengineering principles. - Invited to speak at conferences and seminars across the country on reengineering subjects including Sixth International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Conference in Singapore, July 1993.

What they like about Internal Revenue Service:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Life-Cycle Management, Capital Planning, OMB-GAO-OPM, Deputy CIO, Human Capital Systems, Transition, Interagency Program Leadership, Analyst

Skills

Requirements Analysis & Specification, Contractor Management, Communicator - Briefer, Project Management, Security and Risk Management

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