MBA Systems - Have done MBA in Systems and is rocking today...

[Amitteehal]

I just really want to thank the person who started this site.
This piece is really cool and an eYe pOpNeR....

GREAT JOB MAN....

[Amitteehal]

thanks for that Sajal.
But what is MBA in Systems?
Is there such kind of specl. outside India also?
Pls reply. Planning for MBA abroad.

[Sharprince]

Originally Posted by Amitteehal

thanks for that Sajal.
But what is MBA in Systems?
Is there such kind of specl. outside India also?
Pls reply. Planning for MBA abroad.

As i kno mba in system is another computer engineer plus managmnt.
I also thot i ll go far but i have been told that it is better to have marketing mba alongwith IT. dual specln. One such institute for which I am taking test is IBSat given in this site. f I get I can go for sytem and marketing both. you may see Welcome to Icfai Business School Aptitude Test (IBSAT) 2007
Share wit me ur info
prince

[popeye]

Been back after a long time. Just wanted to share my experience here.
Completed my MBA in Systems and Operations from XIMB in May 2007. Than joined a major Indian IT company. Had offers from 3 other companies but after evaluating the job profile I was offered I selected the current company I am working in.
I am into the Business Intelligence suite of SAP. Now the company that I am in, provided me a formal training in SAP BI 7.0 with consultants from SAP coming and teaching you the skill and technology. It was a 5 week course with huge books to study and immeditely the on the last day of training you are supposed to give your certification exam. It is one helluva task if you have been out of touch with technology... The comapny had spent lakhs of rupees for this training so had to make sure I pass it, If you fail you have to shall out 30k for a reapeat exam, not all people cleared it but moi was lucky.
Finally got certified and was moved into project. My role in project varied from time to time. Actually I was not into a single project. In one particular project I ws responsible to implement MAP (Merchandise Assortment Planning), while in other projects I had to do Data Mining and in some other I had to make client presentations. Even with my MBA degree I found the job in SAP consulting a bit difficult because it requires a good understanding of a huge product like SAP and also you need to be uptodate with the latest in this field. If you keep track of what the current trend of that particular skill set is it will help you in long run. ...
I was given the option to choose the module I want to work on in SAP. I chose BI becaue it was just new in the market and I read that all major companies were shifting their repoting to SAP BI platform, so there was a huge market requirement. Another factor was that BI deals with Warehousing and Data Mining, these are the two areas I found where our business skills could be utilized to provide the best possible solution to client also DWDM always fascinated me.
So before you move into any domain it is important you find out whether you have a linking for it and how it will help you achiev your long term goals...
Need any more info on what work does an MBA do in SAP domain just ping me....

[popeye]

Also one thing that I missed out is the onsite oppurtunities that you get in SAP domain. Most of the SAP project that my compnay handles are in Germany, Middle East and UK. So you get a very good chance of going to these places and learning new things. In my case just after a few months of completing my training I got an onsite oppurtunity , so yea if you want to travel and also earn extra bucks MBA Systems is a good option is what i found

[Lady Schwarz]

I'm doin my CompSci Engg and interested in doin my MBA...i plan to first work for a yr or two...
Could someone plz let me know the institutes that offer and are well known for
1)MBA in Systems
2)MBA in Operations

What is the difference between the two??which would be better for me???
cld you also tell me what kind of work experience would help....thanx..

[ida]

I belive NITIE is noted for operations, you could also look at IITs as many seem to be running the MBA out the Industrial Engineering dep

Originally Posted by Lady Schwarz

I'm doin my CompSci Engg and interested in doin my MBA...i plan to first work for a yr or two...
Could someone plz let me know the institutes that offer and are well known for
1)MBA in Systems
2)MBA in Operations

What is the difference between the two??which would be better for me???
cld you also tell me what kind of work experience would help....thanx..

[ida]

You are looking for a purpose for MBA. Me thinks it should be the other way around.

Originally Posted by preet_for_you

Hii Guys,

I've done my B.E. in Computer Science and currently I'm working as a software QC Engineer.How is an M.B.A. in Systems going to help me out ? Or should I take Finance/Marketing instead as a major and Systems as a minor specialization if I happen to do my M.B.A. from a B School offering dual specializations ?

[mthosar]

Originally Posted by anuragxp

Thanks for your kind words, saar. Although I'm not the best person to reply on this thread, but I'll try my level best to throw some light

To begin with, I'd like to copy-paste one of my earlier posts



Now, I'm currently working in a BA profile (for the moment) in one of the major Indian IT companies (I don't think the company name is of any relevance here because all of them are pretty much the same). You can read the Job description of BAs in the post that I quoted, my role is similar to that (but not limited to that only). My technical background (Bachelors + MBA Systems) helps me in speaking a technical language when I'm interacting with the Delivery Team (of my company) and my MBA degree helps me in understanding the customer needs. I can't go much deeper and disclose details because of the Project I'm involved in...I hope you understand

Coming back to how MBA in Systems helps you in the Industry? The biggest advantage is that being an MBA, you get a preferential treatment everywhere (I don't know why )...somehow the top management trusts MBAs too much (even if they are freshers), gives them a lot of responsibilities (and hence learning opportunities)...sometimes the workload can become excessive because you need to be involved in every phase of SDLC and are expected to make valuable contributions, but all that is a lot of fun if you are passionate about technology

I didn't know much about the life of an MBA Systems guy, but I specialised in Systems because of my passion for technology...you may do it because of some other reason. Doing my MBA in Systems helped me a lot because prior to that I had only some sort of bookish technical language and my way of thinking was not "Business oriented". I learnt more because of my teachers....my "Software Project Management" prof. is the CEO of an IT company with over 20 years of Project Management experience in Xerox, the person responsible for implementing SAP in Hero Honda taught me "Enterprise Resource Planning" and so on. I seem to be digressing from the topic now and this is becoming more of a Blog post, I'll stop here for now. I'm not sure whether this helped you or not but because you (Mr. thread starter) PM'ed me, I had an obligation to reply. In case you are not satisfied/want more information, you are most welcome to reply on this thread and I'll post back as and when time permits.

Cheers!

Hi anuragXP

i have read your post need some guidance.

I hav done my MBA in systems in 2006. i am working as SAP B1 support consultant. but really not satisfied with this profile. i am interested in business Analyst kind of profile.

i have some queries:
for business analyst is it necessary you must have technical backgroung(i have done my graduation in maths).

also what kind of more skills required for BA and guide me how to go about it.

regards,
Meghana

[mohit09]

Hi,

I am working with accenture for the past 9 months and my skill is sap-abap i wanted to know if i want to move to functional side then i need to go for general mba degree or a specialization in IT or may be in systems and operations.