[CatCrazy]

a pretty basic question .. seen a lot of discussion in office over it.. thut check with the crowd here


the issue is that a IT guy who is enrolling for a full time mba is investing 2 years. What are the benefits to him/her if after mba the candidate wants to come back to the IT sector.

what is the change in the job profile after an mba... we know infy,wipro, ibm, etc hires as consultants... the question is whats the diff in job profile.

might sound a pretty basic question but I would really like to hear the views of you folks.

Thanks

[Psychodementia]

A very good question, I am sure the current MBA-batch has more inside opinion. But my take is that if he wants to make a comeback to the IT industry his position will improve in the following ways :

1) Will move up the delivery chain. If you are asking what that means, let me explain. In Wipro its something like this :

S/W Engineer
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Project Engineer <-------- Hi Mom ! I'm here !!
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Project Leader
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Project Manager
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Technical Manager
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Group Head
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VP (My Vertical)
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President (My Vertical)
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CEO (Vivek Paul)
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CMD (Azeembhai )

So you can understand that its still a long way for me to go up. With an MBA you can move up to a level equal to that of a Project Manager level straight away. Though you won't be involved in the nitty gritty of coding/technical implementation, you can be into something like strategic marketing, business analysis, pre-sales negotiations etc.

Arun

PS : Apropos to the above point, albeit in a different domain, a very good friend of mine passed out from IIM-C and had come over to Bangalore on the way to going to Kerala. I got to know that he was appointed a Regional Executive in a large MNC FMCG/Pharma company. He is about 3-4years away from becoming a Regional Manager. Another 10years from becoming the VP (provided he consistently performs). He would be about 36 when he would do that. He has a basic B.Sc degree pre-MBA. Tell, would there have been anyother way for him to reach that level if he had not done his MBA ? I presume not.

[nickspeedster]

It will depend on the specialization you take during your MBA...

if you take systems then you will go into the "Project Management" career path.
If you take Marketing then you will be part of new intiatives, business strategy etc. for your company..

[CatCrazy]

thanks Psychodementia.

i really appreciate the detailed post.

i am working with an mnc have an BE+MS+ 2 years of work exp.. got into fms...

while talking to some friends this discussion came up..

i will let the junta know what i found out..

it consultancy is not a bad option for those who like to move around the world and lot of it companies hiring in that domain from the bschools

i realised that if i remain in the current position, although i am placed good but the rise is very slow and painful.. and sometimes u really cannot predict what/when the rise will happen... folks i am sure u must have heard of

BE AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME

hope my post of the discussion with my friends helps others.

[arunava]

First and foremost u don't have to code....Be happy..
Secondly after doing ur MBA in system most of the people take up the job of BUsiness Analyst..I don't know abotu Wipro...But atleast in Infy and CTS people are absorbed as BA..Basically the job of a BA is to do requirement gathering,client interaction and also to identify the emerging trends in the particular vertical to which he has been assigned...Otherwise u can join as IT Consulting...Most common roles in this case is as implementation of ERP..u will be gathering the functional knowledge...That is why u see companies like SAP and Ramco Systems hire MBA graduates...

Arunava

[Absolutely Agent]

Originally Posted by arunava

First and foremost u don't have to code....Be happy..

i didnt read after this <this sounded music to my ears >

Originally Posted by arunava

Secondly after doing ur MBA in system most of the people take up the job of BUsiness Analyst..I don't know abotu Wipro...But atleast in Infy and CTS people are absorbed as BA..Basically the job of a BA is to do requirement gathering,client interaction and also to identify the emerging trends in the particular vertical to which he has been assigned...Otherwise u can join as IT Consulting...Most common roles in this case is as implementation of ERP..u will be gathering the functional knowledge...That is why u see companies like SAP and Ramco Systems hire MBA graduates...

Arunava

hmm...sounds nice

Gautam

[ace_bubble]

Originally Posted by arunava

First and foremost u don't have to code....Be happy..
Secondly after doing ur MBA in system most of the people take up the job of BUsiness Analyst..I don't know abotu Wipro...But atleast in Infy and CTS people are absorbed as BA..Basically the job of a BA is to do requirement gathering,client interaction and also to identify the emerging trends in the particular vertical to which he has been assigned...Otherwise u can join as IT Consulting...Most common roles in this case is as implementation of ERP..u will be gathering the functional knowledge...That is why u see companies like SAP and Ramco Systems hire MBA graduates...

Arunava

just one example here ..
i after my btech joined a respected IT company in India
in my team there was a guy from IIM C (fresher PGDBA)
Job profile --- same (we both used to code)
Pay (30 % higher)
Level (one level above me)

btw not generalizing anything out here and not saying anything against MBA
So guys its all bout experience ...
if u r in IT for 4 years and hate coding and if u r smart enough then u can go for straight away for a Leadership post or else end up beign coder for 15 years unless u like this profile.

I have seen ppl with both extreams

ya obviously lot of MBA guys code but no body would tell u that they code
cos they are taught how to bloat things up .. courtsey US B schools influence ..

cheers

[arunava]

In companies like infy all the mba guys are also given training...during those training period they do code ,write exams everything..but after that as far as i know they don't have to code sprecially if u are from the top institutes...In CTS they directly absorb people as BA and assign them some verticals...TCS too now recruits people as BA..and the job of a BA is almost the same across all the companies..
yeah,if some one goes become a Project Manager obviously he should have the technical knowledge..

[nikhilk1981]

You got to code dudes ... i mean a fresher straight into mba from graduation would not be made a leader in a software compnay unless he codes ..

Its just that the growth is a bit .. actually quitefaster ...

Thats the only difference i guess !!!

[hereiam]

while coding might be involved,i dont think it is imperative if u get into an it company or is it???? : moi guessing that it depends on the profile the company offers during placement.hai nah.wouldnt there be mbas doin marketing in it company???