Virtusa Unveils New Talent Framework to Accelerate Career Growth and Deliver Value to Clients

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Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ GS: VRTU) has launched Engineering IQ, a talent framework aimed at enhancing technical skills among its engineers to boost career growth and client value. This framework addresses the industry's skill gap using assessments and personalized learning plans covering various technologies like Java and Data Science. It allows team members to develop an Engineering IQ Score, facilitating targeted professional development. Earlier in 2020, Virtusa was recognized as a Certified Top Employer for excellence in people practices.

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• Launch of Engineering IQ talent framework to enhance engineers' skills.
• Framework addresses industry skill gaps and promotes personalized learning.
• Recognition as a Certified Top Employer in 2020 underscores commitment to employee development.

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SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass., July 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ GS: VRTU), a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, and IT services and solutions that help clients change and disrupt markets through innovation engineering, announced the launch of Engineering IQ, a new talent framework to hone its engineers’ primary skills while developing new ones to accelerate career growth. Virtusa has demonstrated that team members who develop a higher Engineering IQ score deliver more value to clients, faster.

Engineering IQ is a transparent digital framework for baselining and building technical engineering team member skill sets. Virtusa understands that technical skill without underlying engineering basics and exposure to frameworks and patterns leads to more technical debt and rework for clients. Engineering IQ remedies the industry’s core talent and skilling gap. Through remote proctoring and smart dashboards, Virtusa provides team members with focused learning plans that cover Java, SDET, .NET, Pega, FEE, Mobility, Adobe, SAP, SFDC, Mainframe, Big Data, and Data Science to attain relevant skills and reach the highest level of competence, MVP (Most Valuable Professional). MVPs can then fast track career progression by applying for advanced projects within Virtusa.

Team members take an initial assessment based on core skills to determine an overall capability index called the Engineering IQ Score that indicates their individual capability based on technical, engineering, specialized, and soft skills. From that benchmark score, team members work with Virtusa’s Specialized Practices and Learning and Development teams to create a personalized learning roadmap and set a targeted expertise score. Elements of the learning framework include online learning platform-based courses, freeware coding programs, experiential learning methods, hands-on engineering challenges, and certifications from Advanced ISV Partners. Team members then retake the assessment to clear the benchmark score and qualify to the next proficiency level. The process is repeated across different technical skills until reaching the ultimate goal of MVP.

“Team member development has always been at the core of Virtusa’s people strategy,” said Sundar Narayanan, EVP, chief people officer, Virtusa. “Virtusa’s Engineering IQ upskilling framework gives our remote teams across the globe an engaging, competitive way to meet the ongoing needs of emerging and disruptive technology advancements while building the core and advanced skills necessary to advance their careers.”

Earlier this year, Virtusa was recognized as a Certified Top Employer in 2020 by the Top Employers Institute for excellence in people practices. Virtusa’s work environment emphasizes collaboration, learning, and innovation through additional proprietary technologies such as its V+ Platform to encourage team member engagement, gamified AI-powered engineering leaderboards to continuously reset and outpace performance benchmarks, and surveys for team members to provide feedback within the company.

To learn more about Virtusa, please visit: virtusa.com

About Virtusa
Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ GS: VRTU) is a global provider of digital business strategy, digital engineering, and information technology (IT) services and solutions that help clients change, disrupt, and unlock new value through innovation engineering. Virtusa serves Global 2000 companies in the Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare, Communications, Media, Entertainment, Travel, Manufacturing, and Technology industries.

Virtusa helps clients grow their business with innovative products and services that create operational efficiency using digital labor, future-proof operational and IT platforms, and rationalization and modernization of IT applications infrastructure. This is achieved through a unique approach blending deep contextual expertise, empowered agile teams, and measurably better engineering to create holistic solutions that drive business forward at unparalleled velocity enabled by a culture of cooperative disruption.

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FAQ

What is the Engineering IQ program launched by Virtusa in 2020?

The Engineering IQ program is a new talent framework designed to enhance the technical skills of Virtusa's engineers, enabling career growth and improved client service.

How does Virtusa's Engineering IQ framework help employees?

The Engineering IQ framework provides personalized learning plans and assessments to develop essential technical skills, ultimately aiming for a Most Valuable Professional (MVP) status.

What technologies are included in Virtusa's Engineering IQ program?

The Engineering IQ program covers various technologies including Java, .NET, Pega, Mobility, Big Data, and Data Science.

What recognition did Virtusa receive in 2020?

In 2020, Virtusa was recognized as a Certified Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute for its excellence in people practices.

How does Engineering IQ impact client service at Virtusa?

The Engineering IQ framework helps engineers deliver more value to clients by enhancing their skills and reducing technical debt through better technical foundations.