Computerworld - At H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., a common mission keeps research scientists, doctors and IT professionals collaborating. "It's very much about teamwork," says IT project manager Ed Flegenheimer. That focus on partnership is deeply ingrained in the culture at Moffitt, says Bob Elder, interim co-CIO and director of the project management office.
Such a spirit of mutual respect isn't easy to find, says Flegenheimer. But at Moffitt, he says, scientists and doctors routinely collaborate on IT projects. "They're wonderful. They understand what we're doing," says Flegenheimer.
For IT, the culture of mutual respect starts within the IT group itself. Moffitt's 136 IT employees are a tight-knit unit. "Everybody knows everyone," says Elder. He describes the atmosphere as relaxed, but very focused. "People understand how they impact the organizational initiatives at every level," he says.
"Being part of the big picture, part of an organization trying to find better ways to treat disease -- I don't think it can get any better than that," Elder says.
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