IT in Northrop Grumman

Last Wednesday I went to Northrop Grumman's IT department to get a closer look at their company. Northrop Grumman is an international company concerned with defense technology that has 120,000 employees. With a company this large information technology is crucial. Besides meeting Loyola Alum, I got a chance to sit in on about updating their technology services. The room was full of many teams of two-- one business partner and one IT partner-- many of these teams needed updates. They used a system called SAP that had a program that allowed all the groups to bring up their requests for updates, it even allowed groups who were phoned in to be part of the meeting. The program allowed everyone at the meeting to see a quick description of the updates, how long it would take, who it would concern, and any possible risks in order to let the head of the departments vote to either pass or deny the request. With a company stretched out across the world with so many employees, IT helps Northrup Grumman stay organized and productive.