I wish to start this thread as guidance to all MBA Systems Aspiring students.
All those who have done MBA in Systems and are rocking the world today should post there experience and a brief of how they achieved what they have it today...
While posting kindly also mention following:
)This will help aspiring students visualize there career path and goal if they take MBA Systems.
Thanks for you support in advance
Regards
Pradeep Kharvi
Budding PUMBAITE 06-08 batch
PUMBA...India's Finest Autonomous University B-School
It's back to school for IT
Thu 10/26/06 by harshalThe latest findings from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimate that by 2014, the IT industry will create close to 1 million jobs.
Read more, http://news.com.com/2010-1011_3-6129515.html?part=rss&tag=6129515&subj=news
Emergence of Information Technology
Mon 10/16/06 by its_pradThe emergence of Information Technology (IT) /Management Information Systems (MIS) has left no part of business untouched; especially due to the growth of e-commerce and telecommunications.
The last few years have seen the emergence of Information Technology (IT) /Management Information Systems (MIS) as a major function of any industry, from being just a departmental function earlier. Indeed, no part of business is untouched by Information systems because of the growth of e-commerce and telecommunications.
Operations MBAs require IS in procurement roles. The marketing MBAs use market research, and segmentation to formulate strategies; Finance MBAs require IS in equity research and corporate finance and even HR MBAs require IS in Change Management consulting! This is the reason that more and more MBAs are taking up extra credits in Information systems and IT even if they major in some other subject. For people specializing in MIS, the career path is quite rosy, if skewed in favor of engineers and technical graduates. One can join as System Analyst, and then go on to Technical Systems Manager and ultimately on to Chief Information Officer (CIO).
Systems and Consultancy is almost synonymous with computers. Systems activity is a support function which is responsible for customized-development of IT solutions in all areas — from automating attendance punching to putting daily sales and distribution data online, to developing Enterprise Resource Planning solutions. Consulting is provided to organizations to devise strategies for new initiatives in IT, Marketing, HR, etc. In the IT Industry, the options could be Project Management in a software development company like Infosys and TCS or Sales and Marketing in IT companies like IBM, Wipro, etc.
An Engineer-MBA with a sound understanding of business concepts is seen as the best fit for the job of a project manager in software development, but a non-engineer is no disqualification either. For a successful Systems and Consulting career, you have to possess good analytical skills, be a good team-player and have an unending quest for knowledge.
Companies that usually recruit for Systems are:
IT Companies: SAP, Motorola, Satyam, HCL, TCS, Infosys, I2 Technologies, Wipro Infotech, Mindtree Consulting, etc.
Over the past one decade the thing that has most astonished people in terms of growth is the IT Industry, popularly referred to as “INFOTECH” or “SOFTWARE”. In all spheres of life, computers are becoming part and parcel of all human endeavors and a career in computers shows unmatched promise, potential and a veritable goldmine in terms of innovation.
India too, has not been far behind as far as “Software Development” or Infotech growth. With the Government’s policy of reforms in 1991, the entire Infotech market has seen a quantum leap. This has enthused job opportunities for computer-savvy individuals like never before. But these days a degree in Computers is not enough. Generally most industries seek graduates who have flair in both Management and Computers. For such people, the career is an MBA in Systems.
A major boom in the next five years is expected in the field of Internet related Electronic Commerce. In fact, most of the IT majors are concentrating on this area as it promises one of the highest growth rates due to the fact that India still has one of the lowest per capita PC penetrations. Once the boom starts, experts predict it would be mind boggling. In fact, several enterprising young people have started companies that are dabbling in E-Commerce already. Engineers are best suited for a specialization in Systems.
IT is for those who have attitude for it!
Tue 10/10/06 by ranjan_ghateThanks for starting this thread on PUMBA-Alumni too along with other external sites.
As many of us always say, IT is for those who have attitude for it. It's an attitude to do things better with continuous learning. And many times it takes over educational background while making a successful career in IT.
An attitude which always doesn't demand to make things bigger but while making things better few eventually becomes bigger!
As a non-IT graduate, I could not draw a picture of computer (with all connections) in one of my MBA-Marketing class in 1998-99…
But start of very next year; I was in one of the IT Company as a Trainee. With huge learning efforts could reach to the level of Project Manager in 3 years. During those days, learnt writing 1st computer program in Visual Basic, struggled why down arrow key is not giving me Enter key effect…
During the same days, could explore many technologies, languages, etc.It reached to the pick when I used to share platform with Microsoft for delivering few sessions on Microsoft .Net to developer community.
To unlearn the theories & experience I got while working in IT, came to PUMBA in 2002 for my 2nd specialization in Systems. Those days I learnt C for the 1st time. Attending those sessions on Software Engineering, Project Management and for that matter C too, gave me a huge confidence & boost to the career. Hope few of my batch mates remember my presentation on Microsoft .Net Web Services in PUMBA in 2003. It immediately resulted in making dream come true of working with Microsoft in my 4th year in IT!
Continuous exploration in Technologies, Software Engineering, Business Analysis, Solution Architecting, UML, RUP, Project Management, CMM, PSP-TSP, 6-Sigma and many more concepts always gave me upper hand over others. With this knowledge base, I could lead-manage project delivery teams in India, London, Japan, USA. Recently could push myself ahead in Program Management & Portfolio Analysis.
Definitely this career is blessed but with more than 100% efforts put on learning & exploration!
You still need other details? Trust me guys; it’s The Best in industries. Hope you will get many other questions answered while going through my presentations on Career in IT, PMI Certified PMP & few more planned in future.
Till then keep learning & exploring!
Ranjan Ghate
BE, MBA(Mktg),MBA(Comp),PMP
do you have IT in you?
Mon 10/09/06 by harshalThe question you must ask yourself - Does IT fascinate you? Do you feel passionate about computer systems?
I have known people to deride "Systems" during their time in college - but when it came to the best paying jobs, these same people didn't mind grabbing fabulously paying IT jobs - they then spent the last semester in computer labs trying to write 'C' programs !!
Here's my take - you dont really need to know programming - you just need the right attitude and inclination to learn to make it big in this career path.
Here's a challenge for you. Can you build a Beowulf Cluster before graduating out?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pumba_grapevine/message/1893
Good luck,
-- Harshal Jawale --
The Supercomputer challenge
Tue 10/10/06 by harshalHere's the challenge reposted from YahooGroups (I am yet to see a batch with enough courage to take this up
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For those on the campus who are looking for technological challenges, heres one,
Building a cost-effective parallel-computing environment at UDMS, which can be used for
Please find below links to Beowulf (Linux based) Technology for building a Parallel Computer Clusters.
In India, it is already in existence at Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad and nearer home in Pune its at, D.Y.Patil College of Engineering. I understand even CDAC in Pune Univ has one.
This is an excellent challenge. I am sure there is a crop of enthusiastic folks who have IT in them to take this challenge.
The financial aspects of it is not too intricate. I think the whole thing can be built using four to five 500Mhz second-hand computers. Remember, the idea is not build a Cray Supercomputer but understanding the technology behind it. (Cray uses a different technology)
You could also get a few corporates to finance/sponsor powerful computers for this project. Many companies require computing power for analysis.
This project is a good Final year project for IS students. In my opinion, a team of 4-5 (or more) dedicated and intelligent students can build this.
I will be happy to provide help and guidance to that Dream Team.
Harshal
NASA Greets Beowulf
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,14450,00.html
Beowulf on StrongARM boards for $2000
http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~ceilidh/SAC-Papers/Paper1/
5-node Beowulf made of PIIIs
http://www.geocities.com/andrei_chernousov/cluster.htm
D.Y.Patil College of Engineering, Pune's cluster
D.Y.Patil College of Engineering has successfully setup its cluster
comprising of 4 nodes and the server. The cluster supports parallel
computation in the LAM-MPI environment.
kapiladhanvi@yahoo.com
12 node Beowulf
We have put together a 12 node Linux cluster at the Harish-Chandra
Research Institute, Allahabad, India. This cluster is meant for
simulations of physical systems such as gravitational N-Body
simulations.
http://pc_cluster.mri.ernet.in/
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Beowulf Homepage
http://www.beowulf.org
Beowulf HOWTO - How to build a parallel multi-node computer
http://www.beowulf.org/overview/howto.html
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