
About this episode
This episode of The Tech Trek features Harish Parwani, the VP of Platform Engineering at CarGurus. Host Amir Bormand and Harish discuss the intricacies of shared services and how teams can maximize their productivity.
Highlights
00:56 - Harish offers his perspective and experience with shared services.
03:12 - Why do we need shared services?
06:37 - How do shared services impact team structure?
13:02 - Demonstrating the value of shared services to leadership teams.
16:45 - Prepping shared service teams for mergers and acquisitions.
21:04 - What’s the “wrong way” of organizing shared services?
About:
Harish Parwani is VP of Platform Engineering at CarGurus. He is responsible for managing and leading multiple teams responsible for varying aspects of platform engineering. He brings with him almost 20 years of experience in the tech industry focused on DevOps and the previous avatars of DevOps. Harish holds a Master of Science Degree from New York University and is fluent in English, Danish and Hindi.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/harishparwani/
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