Career after MBA in IT industry

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Hello Friends, I am a software professional working for a Bangalore based company. I have now about 5.5 years of experience and I am intrested in pursuing MBA. But I am not sure, how an MBA would help me in the IT industry. What kind of …

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Hello Friends,

I am a software professional working for a Bangalore based company. I have now about 5.5 years of experience and I am intrested in pursuing MBA.

But I am not sure, how an MBA would help me in the IT industry. What kind of Roles/ Jobs can be taken after MBA?

Sorry If I am offending anybody any amulnis by posting in this section ( me not an alumni yet). But I think alumni's are the best people that can answer this questino better.

If anybody with similar carrer profile before, as mine, are there, then there present career description could be of great help.

Thanks for your help and support.

regards,
Nikhil (MBA aspirant)

PS: http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/mba-systems-have-done-mba-in-systems-and-is-rocking-today-25018070
linking this thread here so that it can be used as a reference.

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Hello Friends,

I am a software professional working for a Bangalore based company. I have now about 5.5 years of experience and I am intrested in pursuing MBA.

But I am not sure, how an MBA would help me in the IT industry. What kind of Roles/ Jobs can be taken after MBA?

Sorry If I am offending anybody any amulnis by posting in this section ( me not an alumni yet). But I think alumni's are the best people that can answer this questino better.

If anybody with similar carrer profile before, as mine, are there, then there present career description could be of great help.

Thanks for your help and support.

regards,
Nikhil (MBA aspirant)


Hi!

Although my career profile is not similar to yours, but I'm working in a top five IT company after completing my MBA this year. Following are some of the job options for MBAs in IT companies:

1. Business Analyst: You act as an Interface between the customer and the delivery team. You are expected understand the business processes and the exact customer requirements and document them properly in a format that the delivery team (developers) understands. For being an effective BA, you should have knowledge of things like UML, RUP, Rational Rose etc. in addition to having a good domain knowledge. Experienced BAs become good IT Consultants.

2. Pre-Sales: Here you do things like responding to RFIs, RFPs and preparing client-specific presentations. Similar profile is that of a Business Development Manager.

3. Sales: Do I need to explain this one?

4. ERP Consultant: You are responsible for understanding the business processes of your customers and implementing packaged ERP software (like SAP) after making the necessary customizations.

5. Project Manager: Project Managers are involved in a project right from the stage of requirements gathering. They are required to do Planning, Estimation, Resource (People, Hardware, Software etc.) and time management. Tools like MS Project are heavily used by PMs.

6. HR Manager: Not much work Kidding Responsible for Recruitment, Appraisal, Employee retention, Career planning, Trainings etc.

7. Quality/Testing Manager: Suitable for people with testing/QA kind of background.

Hope that helps. Good luck for your MBA.

Cheers!

NOTE: The above info. is based on my personal experience and perception. Standard Disclaimers apply ;)
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May i Add Functional / Process Consultant to the above list by Anuraag . These guys are more of a specialist in Verticals. They may help in end to end consultancy or even in re-engineering / reconfiguaration of processes .

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Hello Anurag and Rahul,

Thank you very much for your replies. It is really helpful.

I believe considering my experience and the current Job profile, I am intrested in Business Analyst and Functional/Process Consultants Jobs.

I was actually looking to give my GMAT and go for some Foreign Universities like INSEAD, or ISB of india. I did look in to PGSEM of IIM Bangalore but I prefer to do a FULL time MBA instead of parttime.

So if I have want to be Business Analyst OR Functional/Process consultant, does MBA in General Management help? or Should I look in to some other Programs?

Thanks again for your help.

Regards,
Nikhil

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Hello Anurag and Rahul,

Thank you very much for your replies. It is really helpful.

I believe considering my experience and the current Job profile, I am intrested in Business Analyst and Functional/Process Consultants Jobs.

I was actually looking to give my GMAT and go for some Foreign Universities like INSEAD, or ISB of india. I did look in to PGSEM of IIM Bangalore but I prefer to do a FULL time MBA instead of parttime.

So if I have want to be Business Analyst OR Functional/Process consultant, does MBA in General Management help? or Should I look in to some other Programs?

Thanks again for your help.

Regards,
Nikhil

I know some people who have gone on to become BAs without having an MBA degree, but they are exceptions to the rule. Although I admit that even plain engineers with good communication skills can become good BAs as well but these days most of the IT companies prefer to put MBAs in client-facing profiles (they say we want to move up the value chain, want to create value creation...all the usual jargon stuff ;)). Therefore, MBA seems to be the right choice for you according to me :)

Cheers!

@Phooka: Thanks, that was a crucial ommision 😃
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I was actually looking to give my GMAT and go for some Foreign Universities like INSEAD, or ISB of india. I did look in to PGSEM of IIM Bangalore but I prefer to do a FULL time MBA instead of parttime.



You can also check out the 1 year FULL TIME programs from IIMA(PGPX) and IIMC (PGPEX). Search for the threads in foreign MBA section on this forum.

Ketan
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Anurag and Ketan,

Thanks for your replies... will lookout in to the foreign Univerisities thread.

Regards,
Nikhil

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Hello folks ,

I would appreciate it if someone could give me an idea about how fast a loan taken for an MBA can be paid off post MBA . I understand that it depends on the MBA program and the country , but I am still curious to know how easy( or difficult ) it is to clear a loan assuming I'm doing the program in Canada and get a job in the toronto area .
Reply awaited (especially from people working in Canada )

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Hello folks ,

I would appreciate it if someone could give me an idea about how fast a loan taken for an MBA can be paid off post MBA . I understand that it depends on the MBA program and the country , but I am still curious to know how easy( or difficult ) it is to clear a loan assuming I'm doing the program in Canada and get a job in the toronto area .
Reply awaited (especially from people working in Canada )

dont u think that depends on ur pay cheque?????????
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Hello Friends,

I am a software professional working for a Bangalore based company. I have now about 5.5 years of experience and I am intrested in pursuing MBA.

regards,
Nikhil (MBA aspirant)


Intresting profile. I have very similar profile. But still not sure what I am going to do after my MBA. But anyway Anurag's answers are good enough. Guess thats what most people do.
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Hello Friends,

I am a software professional working for a Bangalore based company. I have now about 5.5 years of experience and I am intrested in pursuing MBA.

regards,
Nikhil (MBA aspirant)


Intresting profile. I have very similar profile. But still not sure what I am going to do after my MBA. But anyway Anurag's answers are good enough. Guess thats what most people do.
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dear friends,
i work as an it recruiter and willing to persue my mba in it and hr.please do tell me about hte associated facts.
regards,

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Once your MBA loan has been paid off, you might want to take the solo flight as well.
Many MBAs decide to venture off on their own. Of course, this means you'd need to be really be comfortable with not only the technology part but all the commercial/business/management angles that you'll have to deal with once you start your own firm.
High risk, high reward...higher satisfaction.
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Mods
please merge this thread with this http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/mba-systems-have-done-mba-in-systems-and-is-rocking-today-25018070
as the content and topic of discussion is very similar

regards

shailesh

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God post anurag.

Hi!

Although my career profile is not similar to yours, but I'm working in a top five IT company after completing my MBA this year. Following are some of the job options for MBAs in IT companies:

1. Business Analyst: You act as an Interface between the customer and the delivery team. You are expected understand the business processes and the exact customer requirements and document them properly in a format that the delivery team (developers) understands. For being an effective BA, you should have knowledge of things like UML, RUP, Rational Rose etc. in addition to having a good domain knowledge. Experienced BAs become good IT Consultants.

2. Pre-Sales: Here you do things like responding to RFIs, RFPs and preparing client-specific presentations. Similar profile is that of a Business Development Manager.

3. Sales: Do I need to explain this one?

4. ERP Consultant: You are responsible for understanding the business processes of your customers and implementing packaged ERP software (like SAP) after making the necessary customizations.

5. Project Manager: Project Managers are involved in a project right from the stage of requirements gathering. They are required to do Planning, Estimation, Resource (People, Hardware, Software etc.) and time management. Tools like MS Project are heavily used by PMs.

6. HR Manager: Not much work Kidding Responsible for Recruitment, Appraisal, Employee retention, Career planning, Trainings etc.

7. Quality/Testing Manager: Suitable for people with testing/QA kind of background.

Hope that helps. Good luck for your MBA.

Cheers!

NOTE: The above info. is based on my personal experience and perception. Standard Disclaimers apply ;)
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Life in It, after an MBA is more of understanding business processes and reengineering. Well u'll get all this in ur MBA so just chill.

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jee_1 Says
Life in It, after an MBA is more of understanding business processes and reengineering. Well u'll get all this in ur MBA so just chill.


Moreever, just keep a track of the IT industry and its movement.
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Mods
please merge this thread with this http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/mba-systems-have-done-mba-in-systems-and-is-rocking-today-25018070
as the content and topic of discussion is very similar

regards

shailesh


mods pls do the needful
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hi some exp IT professional views are :

I always have a doubt regrading the relative importance of MBA in IT firms. I myself have around 4 years of experience in IT and have not seen a BA having an MBA degree. BAs for my projects have either been technical guys rising up to that position or somebody from core domain area learning tech stuff.

Similarily, people doing s/w marketing, client cooridnation have risen from writing C programs.

One place, which is specifically reserved for MBAs is ERP implementation. Be it SAP, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft are all for MBAs.
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Please comment on this coz this is contradictory stuff.