Game of Thrones IT Job Roles

GAME OF THRONES WHICH CHARACTER ARE YOU? SERVICE STRATEGY MANAGER You are the Jon Snow of the service industry. A visionary leader and a key player in deciding the direction to be taken. JON SNOW FINANCIAL MANAGER Just like Tywin Lannister, you always 'pay your debts'. You understand the minutae of financial requirements for IT services and the value in making purchases. You're good with figures and balancing the books. FYWIN JANNISTER APPLICATIONS ANALYST A soldier at the coal-face. Technician, good at working with code and designing something that meets the spec required/defined by business. GREY WORM RISK MANAGER Like Tyrion Lannister, you're tactical, knowledgeable and able to identify areas of weakness and what needs to be done to provide protection. TYRION LANNISTER KNOWLEDGEMANAGER A guru responsible for making sure that all information required to run and support the business is available to the right people at the right times. GRAND MAESTER PYCELLE INFORMATIONN SECURITY MANAGER Secretive, knowledgable and protective of the data and services provided - making sure that everyone knows what their role is in ensuring information is not leaked to the wider world. Knowledge is power! CERSEI LANNISTER SERVICE PORTFOLIO MANAGER Visionary! What do the business want/need and how can IT provide the wherewithall to enable the business to move forward. MELISANDRE ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT High level planner, looking to the future in order to be able to provide the services required. DAENERYS TARGARYEN SERVICE DESIGN MANAGER Tactical, good planner and works closely with the Strategists to make sure the services are designed in such a way that it meets/exceeds business needs. ORD VARYS AVAILA BILITY MANAGER Understands what IT has and how it can be deployed. What troops are required and where they should be at any specific time. A General of sorts. STANNIS BARATHEON PROBLEM MANAGER Responsible for identifying the root cause of previous incidents, or identifying weaknesses before they occur. Specific techniques are used to assist in this identification, so usually requires a very strong analytical mind along with the ability to absorb large amounts of information. PETYR (TTLEFINGER BAELISH BUSNESS RELATIONSHIP MANAGER Translates business requirements into technical/system terms. Required to handle communication at all levels of the organisation and see the big picture. EDDARD NED STARK DEMAND MANAGER Understands the impacts on systems if the business increase their workload and what the impacts are on the IT systems if specific transactions increase (or decrease) and whether there is sufficient capacity both now and in the future. CATELYN STARK CAPACITY MANAGER Works closely with Availability Manager to make sure required resources are available and working as required. DAVOS SEAWORTH COMPLIANCE MANAGER Making sure that everyone is performing correctly and abiding by the rules. JAQEN HGHAR IT SERVICE CONTINUITY MANAGER Ensures that the IT service provider can provide minimum agreed service levels in cases of a disaster, by reducing the risk to an acceptable level and planning for the recovery of IT services. QYBURN SERVICE CATALOGUE MANAGER Keeper of the Catalogue of Services! Knows what is in the armoury and what it delivers for the business. JORAH MORMONE WI SERVICE LEVELMANAGER Logistical Tactician! What do you want, how much and how often? Makes sure that the IT teams are able to provide, and if not available currently what needs to be done to make sure that they can in the future. DAARIO NAHARIS ACCESS MANAGER Determines who is allowed access to systems based on pre-determined roles within the organisation. BRIENNE OF TARTH 1ST LINESUPPORT Responsible for taking calls as and when something has gone wrong, or a user has a query. Provided with scripts/aids to assist in identifying what may be the cause, and to fix it if at all possible. THE NIGHTS WATCH PROCESS ARCHITECT Works closely with the Enterprise Architect to ensure that processes are reviewed and amended if required, in order to deliver better service. BARRISTAN SELMY K PURPLE GRIFFON wwW.PURPLEGRIFFON.COM| [email protected] Game of Thrones is Copyright © 2016 Home Box Office, Inc. All Rights Reserved.