IT Control Center
IT is an important part in Verizon's structure and organization as a communications company. The right IT structure will allow cost reduction and effective control of inventory, marketing, finance, and the company's management overall. Verizon assigns an IT department that connects all operations that have to do with technology. Verizon's structure closely resembles the matrix approach, because every department operation that deals with IT must go through the IT department for processing and consent. However, there is collaboration across units in a project type of set-up. Everything from budgeting, capacity, to processing new projects must go through the IT department central station. but IT personnel are temporarily assigned to different projects when necessary. In return, this approach makes it easier to control cost, duplication, and communication, but still keeps Verizon's operations agile.
Verizon's "Early Adopter" Philosophy
The LTE Innovation Center and Verizon Experience Center designed to collaborate on new technologies
Verizon's philosophical approach to IT is technology innovation failure or "Early Adopter" approach. Verizon is always willing to try new technologies. It makes all the necessary research and analysis and then bring forward their innovation. Although they are willing to take risks, they make sure that their new product or service has a high chance of success. We can see their boldness with innovation in their new LTE Innovation Center which aims to provide non-traditional products and services through 4G-related technologies. Verizon has moved on from their 3G-network and is going for bigger technologies that will change electronics, automobile industries, appliances, and mobile devices.
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