[Suresh_007new]

Originally Posted by sivaram_cataspirant

Dear Mahesh

If location as a constraint, is something you cannot skip ( I understand, its sometimes plays a vital role in what we decide), then you can go with Marketing and Finance or either of them. Not studying IT in your MBA does not rule out any chances to get into an IT consultant role. I also say to the extent that spending time reading SAP-CRM-ORACLE in the precious 2 yrs of MBA is only wasting golden opportunity. Typically to handle IT Consultant job ( Either Package Consultant like SAP, Oracle etc or Business Analyst - Telecom, Banking, Automobile etc), you need not learn these packages in your MBA curriculum. I some how cannot appreciate some one learning SAP over some Economics or Strategy Courses in the 2 yrs at B-Skool.

I have myself been in SAP Consulting in various modules for the last 4 years, and trust me I have never even touched or read about them during my PGDM at SCMHRD.

So, its just a fuss and tension many IT aspirants take trying to grab these package knowledge early in MBA.

But yeah , also look at other PG threads and try to seek advice from the present final year MBA grads, if in this trailing economic situation, are IT cos giving extra prefferences to people who have already had some reading experience on these packages. If so, I may stand corrected.

Hope this helps.

Regards
Siva Ram

Thanks for nice suggestions

i have a query for you ..
I am working in IT, and having 2 yer of exp. I am planing my mba this year
i am working on Oracle Applications.what will be your suggestions on the specialization if i want to my role as Consultant (ERP) in IT Sector, Operation ,systems or Finance ,as ERP package do have modules on these.

i mean what specialization should someone prefer for Consultant which can be helpful while switching your modules .

[sivaram_cataspirant]

Originally Posted by Suresh_007new

Thanks for nice suggestions

i have a query for you ..
I am working in IT, and having 2 yer of exp. I am planing my mba this year
i am working on Oracle Applications.what will be your suggestions on the specialization if i want to my role as Consultant (ERP) in IT Sector, Operation ,systems or Finance ,as ERP package do have modules on these.

i mean what specialization should someone prefer for Consultant which can be helpful while switching your modules .

hey I can give only indicators, as no one can predict what the market demands are at the time of you sitting for placements.

As far as my understanding of the ERP space ( after 4 yrs in consulting here), it does not really matter what specialization you had in ur 2 years of MBA. Its no real BIG DEAL ( atleast if I am recruiting MBA's)

But yeah, certain modules like FICO, or Financials beg the basic need of understanding of ledgers, accruals accounting fundamentals... or something like in Operations beg the need for basic fundamentals.

Its only that people who studied finance try to feel comfortable in FICO modules of SAP, but trust SD is no different or tuff or not something you can freshly start. After an MBA every one, can have the basic sense of what is distribution, retailing, sales channel. Aint true?

If you are a hard core operations management guy and things like shop floor, assembly line etc etc excite you more than Market Research, Consumer Behaviour analysis, then you can make definitive choices of Operations in your 2 yr MBA. When you pick your ERP module, you can choose the needful accordingly.

But if you are like the normal guy who is not actually clear, what you are good at before the start of the course...MBA.. you can still figure it out during the course. Read upon those subjects, nothing stops us right in getting more knowledgable on issues which interest us.

So when you sit for your interview, or when the discussions comes when you join your firm, about the module, they would give sufficient flexibility to know your comfort area and train you on that particular module. But as I said earlier, I am not sure trailing economy demands people to be well acquainted with Packages much before joining the companies..:-) this is something you can confirm with your seniors.

So... package consulting, does not limit you to one specific module, the day we are specialists in one module, expect an organic growth in that module, the day you make your learning curve steep in varied modules of ERP, you can expect yourself counting in the few blue eyed workforce.

Hope I have not deviated too much.

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