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IT is internal facing, their customer is the business and they are a cost centre. Engineering is external facing, their customer is the end user and they gener
by underwater 6y ago
IT is internal facing, their customer is the business and they are a cost centre.
Engineering is external facing, their customer is the end user and they generate revenue.
The terms being so clearly deliniated is more obvious in the US, in my experience. But some old brick and mortar companies still treat their engineering departments as a cost centre and it shows.
- marvin 6y agoMy Norwegian company calls it IT, with developers, devops, UX and the whole shebang. Generally the best-paid department of the whole company, which is in finance. IT support isn’t even employed here, it’s contracted out.
- IncRnd 6y ago> Engineering is external facing, their customer is the end user and they generate revenue. I have always seen Engineering to be a cost center and not revenue generating. This is the case, since Engineering doesn't directly add to profit but still costs money to operate.