I have enjoyed reading your responses to my questions on this blog. I am still not overwhelmed by the title suggestions. Keep thinking! I have enjoyed comments from those of you who feel that your lives were changed in some way as a result of your SAIC experience. Therefore, this week’s question is this: At what point did you come to the realization that working at SAIC was something very special? What event brought you to that realization, and how did it impact your career and your life?
Click on the comments link to share your thoughts.
– Bob
Here are my responses to previous weeks’ comments:
Donna Cunningham (Week 16): I agree, no question about it. CHCS will definitely be discussed in the book.
Kevin Collins (Week 16): I’m glad to hear about your enthusiasm for SAIC, despite the fact that it sounds like you were not a participant in the SAIC stock program.
Charlie Stevens (Week 16): Establishing the stock bonus program was a major accomplishment, and you had a lot to do with it. I believe it would have been worthwhile exploring the potential for an ESOP buyout as an S corporation — that may have helped satisfy SAIC’s cash needs for a long time.
Regina Sebastian (Week 16): Yes, I think CMM was a very important set of processes and contributed to our successful bidding and delivery in the software area. Some customers insisted on at least Level 3 or we wouldn’t get the contract. Please explain how the CMM criteria differs from A20 — it slips my mind nowadays?
Kevin Winstead (Week 15): Well stated. We will look into incorporating these thoughts into the book. Your title suggestion will go into the hopper.