Internship Journal Milestone 1

Individual journal of the summer internship in Davanti Consulting

Aditio Agung Nugroho

Master of Information Technology
The University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
anug012@aucklanduni.ac.nz

I. COMPANY BACKGROUND
Figure 1. Davanti’s logo [1]
Davanti is one of the best IT consulting company in New
Zealand and operated under the Dentsu family. By having a
partnership with Salesforce, the number #1 CRM cloud
platform in the world, Davanti has deep expertise in customer
engagement, digital enterprise architecture, and mobility [1].
Davanti helps its client by giving a solution in business
transformation, architecting digital enterprises, cloud
application delivery, design and experience, and marketing
automation.
Davanti means stay ahead. One of the Davanti goals is to
help the businesses change for the better, so they can stay
ahead of the game. This is done by taking a genuine interest in
the client’s business, applying curiosity and good old Kiwi
ingenuity to problem-solving and being pragmatic in the
delivery. Davanti always tries to make its clients feel confident,
in control and enthused – leading positive, lasting change for
their business and themselves. Furthermore, Davanti believes
that it is people who make the difference, and they are
committed to making businesses better for all New Zealanders.
That is what makes the Davanti difference with the other IT
consulting company in New Zealand.
Since being founded in 2007, by Justin Hamilton and Matt
Farrar, Davanti has become one of New Zealand’s most
successful consulting organisations. Davanti has been working
and delivering successful projects with many of New Zealand’s
largest companies such as Waste Management, Auckland
Council, Fulton Hogan, Genesis, ASB, ANZ, and Watercare.
As for today, Davanti is still operating with the same principles
that founded the business – “we are curious and take a genuine
interest in client’s businesses, treating them as if they were our
own; we bring insight and innovation to challenge the status
quo, and we deliver with a pragmatism that means projects are
finished and have the right outcomes” [2].
II. WORK ENVIRONMENT
Davanti work environment is casual, fun, but still
professionals. The dress code is smart casual because it is often
to have clients in Davanti’s office. The look that Davanti wants
to achieve is one of a sleek, professional appearance. Davanti is
trying to promote an atmosphere conducive to a professional
workplace, and everyone has responsibility for this. Friday is
usually a casual day, but the employees will still need to fit in
with client site standards which may not be casual, or if they
have a client meeting, casual may not be appropriate. There are
a few guidelines that Davanti emphasises for the dress:
 Not frayed, torn or worn.
 Are always cleaned and pressed.
 Not of a revealing or inappropriate nature.
The working hours generally are from 9 am – 5 pm,
Monday to Friday. However, Davanti is giving the employees
flexibility to manage their working hours. Davanti also permits
its employees to work remotely as long as it does not disturb
the quality of the work that they deliver.
The Dentsu values represent how the employees behave at
Davanti, how they treat each other, how they draw on the
power of the team, and how they challenge each other to bring
the code to life in everything that Davanti does. Based on the
Davanti guideline [2], there are five values that Davanti always
encourages the employees to implement in the workplace. They
are:
1. Be excellent to each other
This means that Davanti’s employees are working
towards a common goal. They should have each
other’s back, remember the little things, and treat
everyone with respect.
2. Respect the craft
Employees’ work is their currency, lifeblood, and
passion. Be the best in what we do; always strive for
 quality and appreciate the value of everyone’s unique
talent and passion.
3. Make it happen
Find a way to get it done, take the initiative, have a
crack, find a new way and own it.
4. Give a damn
Care to each other. Pay our part in creating something
unique, get involved, and make a difference.
5. No bullshit
Tell it like it is. Be honest, authentic, and straight
forward with everyone.
III. OPERATION STRUCTURE
As the part of Dentsu Group, Davanti operates together
with Isobar to solve complex business challenges through its
Marketing, Experience Commerce, Products & Services, and
Transformation Consulting offerings, enabling superior
customer experience and driving growth.
Figure 2. Davanti’s operation structure
[2] Davanti, “Davanti User Guide”, 2020. Accessed on: Dec. 6, 2020.
[Online]. Available:
Davanti’s employees are working in several teams which
each team are dedicated to one client. Each team consist of
five to nine persons with different roles from Manager,
business analyst, UI/UX, and developers. During the project, a
team can remove or add their members from other
departments to support the running project. The team
assignment is flexible in Davanti as long as it can help the
project to be successful.
Davanti’s leadership team consists of people with more
than 15 years of consulting experience and a strong
background of the industry gained from working with many of
New Zealand’s largest organisations. The position and
consultant grade in Davanti consist of Directors, Senior
Business Manager, Senior Manager, Manager, Senior
Consultant, and Consultant. The directors, as well as the
founder of Davanti, are Robert, Justin & Matt, who have joint
responsibility for providing the guidance and governance to
make Davanti successful.
Senior Business Manager has responsibility for growing
Davanti, managing Davanti’s services lines and people and
developing and nurturing customer relationships. Senior
Manager is a consultant who can design and lead business
engagements including clients, projects, operational issues and
project team members. Takes on pursuit and project lead roles
as well as strategic consulting delivery. Manager Consultant is
a person who can work unsupervised on an assignment or lead
a small team. In contrast, a Senior Consultant is a consultant
with two to five years’ experience and can work on teams or
under supervision on engagements. Lastly, Consultant is a
graduate in the first two years of their career.
REFERENCES
[1] Davanti, “Change for the better, stay ahead”, 2020. Accessed on: Dec. 6,
2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.davanti.co.nz/
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