Caterpillar – “Slowing down the IT Management progression”

Pros

Large company structured into business units that are able to work with some autonomy. Outstanding analysts in the Logistics division. CAT did

Cons

IT in the corporate group has a very old mentality - working in silos and suffering from too much red tape. The promotion progression within IT has slowed down considerably.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't slow down the top performers, especially during the trough. Otherwise, you will be forced to try to restart your big projects without them. Top performers in IT won't want to stay in a company where their career ceiling is lower than leaders in other disciplines.