[MurTuzA]

Hey everyone,
Being an MBA aspirant,one question which I m frequently asked and which even I ask myself at times is.......Why MBA? Wot kinda job wud I b doing post MBA?Wot wud my job profile involve?
I hear abt all these placements and all these big firms offering u jobs after u r done with ur MBA.....But its not totally clear to me wot will my job involve.....
Like I m a s/w engineer and I wud wanna take up an IT specialization during my MBA.....I wanna know wot kinda IT knowledge will I b using on the job...
Another way to put this question wud be.....wot does the study for a guy doing his MBA with IT specialisation involve.......Also wot kinda job profile wud a person opting for like say finance or marketing or HR have on their jobs.......
U know its pretty tough to decide before hand which stream to choose when U dont know where the stream will take u.I feel a person shud b 100% clear abt the path that he is gonna take before treading on it.....especially paths like these which r one-way....once on it,its almost impossible to return and start again....
This forum is the best place to post such a query cos it has ppl from all the leading b-school in india who can best answer it.
I wud really appreciate it if ppl cud share any kinda relevant info....
Looking forward to hear from ppl in b-schools.......

Murtuza

P.S. I didnt check if such a post exists already....if it does please post the link to it.

[Jugnoo]

http://www.pagalguy.com/cat/viewtopic.php?t=3267

[dsaliin]

hi friends ,

i m very much confused about in which sector i should move after MBA mktg. i

ve done my engg. graduation in Electronics and telecomuuncation. i need few good

suggestions whether to go in software mktg, telecom mktg, fmcg mktg or retail sales.. i

need a good feed back on requirements, pros and cons of each field and future prospects

of each field mentioned as well as any other sector where a BE (entc) + MBA mktg guy

best fits into. looking forward to replies from top b school pg's

thanx n njoy...:smile:

[razabpn]

So the question:

what will an SW engg study during MBA?

What type of job will he be performing? or what would be his job profile & responsibility?

I am a Marketing & IT dual specialisation from IBA, Blore and i will share my understanding of this 2 questions.


First SW Engg are nothing but coders, they develop codes or softwares. They r least bothered about why r they writing codes. They are given task just to develop codes. So for them Programming Skills e.g. C++, all other languages are important.

MBA is more of Process Centric. As a MBA u r supposed to understand various processes, lead teams, manage resources and people. So skill set required is management skills.

SW Engg studies languages, database languages whereas MBA studies Management Info System, DBMS, ERP, Knowledge MAnagement, Change MAnagement, Enterprise IT Application, Business Intelligence..

So basically the thrust for an MBA course is understanding business process and use IT as a enabler to optimise or automate processes,

Secondly, what job?
SW Eng can look for coding or at best reach an Project MAnager level. Nothing more than that.
MBA acts a Bridge between Business and IT. So they can work as a Business Analyst. Then move up the ladder till CEO. A typical SW Engg + MBA has a DOmain expertise in SW , Business understanding from his MBA Degree so he is a better bet for Business Analyst.

A Business Analyst for example, Develops Business Model and maps processes of an organisation and asks his software develpoers to develop Software for these processes.If that organisation is developing a software for lets say a CRM system. This is a simplistic example.

BTW there is a dearth of people who can understand business in IT industry i.e. MBA unlike many geeky Software Engineers who know nothing of business.

Apart from this there is MArketing, Selling of softwares and IT applications which a typical MBA handles.

Hope this is useful,

Adios,
Biswa Prakash,
IBA

[namita jambusar]

Hi guys,
I have to apply in 1 month's time and I am not getting any essay topic.
Also those of u have already acquired admission un us mba please help me out in shortlisting and application process

[iiitm_alok]

Hi
The Role of a business analyst is requirements gethering,Functional Requirements Doc.,Software requirement Specifications and Testing.BA will play a important role during the final roll out and User Acceptance Testing.

For performing above roles you need to have good functional knowledge and technical knowledge.Remember technical team will work on your inputs.So far in IT industry engineers were performing all the BA specific roles.Only recently MBA's have started joining the IT industry.

You can also go for a business development role.But my advice will be to first work in delievery for some time and then move in BD.You can also go for a presales profile.

Another good profile is that of a functional consultant in ERP,CRM and BI.Hope this helps.

Thanks
Alok

[namita jambusar]

Hi,
Was this answere for my question. Perhaps u didnt get my querry. I am not where realted ti IT. I am a finance person.

[akaushal]

Originally Posted by razabpn

So the question:

what will an SW engg study during MBA?

What type of job will he be performing? or what would be his job profile & responsibility?

I am a Marketing & IT dual specialisation from IBA, Blore and i will share my understanding of this 2 questions.


First SW Engg are nothing but coders, they develop codes or softwares. They r least bothered about why r they writing codes. They are given task just to develop codes. So for them Programming Skills e.g. C++, all other languages are important.

MBA is more of Process Centric. As a MBA u r supposed to understand various processes, lead teams, manage resources and people. So skill set required is management skills.

SW Engg studies languages, database languages whereas MBA studies Management Info System, DBMS, ERP, Knowledge MAnagement, Change MAnagement, Enterprise IT Application, Business Intelligence..

So basically the thrust for an MBA course is understanding business process and use IT as a enabler to optimise or automate processes,

Secondly, what job?
SW Eng can look for coding or at best reach an Project MAnager level. Nothing more than that.
MBA acts a Bridge between Business and IT. So they can work as a Business Analyst. Then move up the ladder till CEO. A typical SW Engg + MBA has a DOmain expertise in SW , Business understanding from his MBA Degree so he is a better bet for Business Analyst.

A Business Analyst for example, Develops Business Model and maps processes of an organisation and asks his software develpoers to develop Software for these processes.If that organisation is developing a software for lets say a CRM system. This is a simplistic example.

BTW there is a dearth of people who can understand business in IT industry i.e. MBA unlike many geeky Software Engineers who know nothing of business.

Apart from this there is MArketing, Selling of softwares and IT applications which a typical MBA handles.

Hope this is useful,

Adios,
Biswa Prakash,
IBA

Is this profile offered for SW Engg + MBA IT or MBA Marketing as well??

[akaushal]

Hey Guys,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts... Can you please tell me what kind of profiles are being offered viz streams ... Marketing/Finance/IT with SW Engg work ex of 2 years??

Thanks in advance...

[estranged_gnrs]

Old thread digged. and closed. :(

Cheers,
Rohit