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ManagementMarketing

Computer Science

Information Technology

Management InformationSystems

Management InformationSystems

ComputerKnowledge

BusinessKnowledge

Computer Scientist Software

EngineerApplication Developer

IT Consultant SystemsAnalyst

Computer Applications

InformationSystems

SystemsSoftware

Functional AreaSpecialist

Business Analyst/Consultant

Business Operations

CTO CIO/COO CFO

Market Segmentation and Branding

Information SystemsInformation SystemsKnowledge & SkillsKnowledge & Skills

CEO

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Harder Choices

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Emphasis for MIS Professionals

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IS Building Blocks

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Contemporary IS Services Organization

• IT Product Vendors• System Integration Firms • Consulting Firms• Internal MIS Departments

• IT Product Vendors• System Integration Firms • Consulting Firms• Internal MIS Departments

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Help Wanted• 1996:

– Help Wanted. CICS, COBOL, PA. BS in CS required, MS preferred. Salary commensurate with experience.

• 1997: – Help Wanted. Anyone who knows any programming language.

Salary commensurate with a neurosurgeon. • 1998:

– Help Wanted. Anyone. Pulse optional. • 1999:

– IT Firm: Help!! – IT New Comer: Any company want to hire me??

• 2000: Y2K is gone and EC is in. – Businesses: we want to be a .com company– IT Firm: We want to be an Electronic Commerce integrator. – IT New Comer: I know HTML, ASP, ColdFusion, Web GUI,

Photoshop, IIS, JavaScript, Java and EC!!!– Recruiter: Do you want stock option?

• 2001-2003: Will the DOT.COM fall-out affect your IT career?

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IT Skills/Positions• Programmers

– COBOL, C, C++, Java– Visual Basic.Net, C#

• Database Administrator– Oracle, SyBase, Informix, SQL Server– MS Access

• Systems Analysts and Designers– Business Process Reengineering – Data Modeling and Database Design, OO Methods (UML,

OMT)– ERWin, PowerDesigner, Systems Architecture,

Designer/2000• Network Administrators

– Windows Server, Novell, Unix, Cisco and Internet Routing • Multimedia and Web Designer

– HTML, Web Server, JavaScript, ASP.NET, Electronic Commerce, etc.

– Photoshop, DreamWeaver, Flash, FrontPage

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The Impact on MIS?

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Other Skills

• Domain Expertise: accounting, finance, manufacturing, etc.

• Team work

• Interviewing skills

• Presentation and communication skills

• Technical writing

• Analytical skills

• Understanding of the IT industry and technology trends

• Continuous learning ability - Show initiatives

• Basic Skills: – Windows

– Microsoft Office

– Internet Browsing/Research

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Jobs and Outsouricng – The Two Hottest Buzzwords

Nowadays

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The Famous (or infamous) Statistics of Forrester Research

• In the next 15 years: 3.3 million white-collar service jobs and 136 billion in wages

• 23% plunge of declared majors in computer science in 2003 (Mercury News, March 24, 2004)

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IBM To Move All Solutions Development Operations To India  

In a stunning example of how India has progressed from a country to which businesses farmed out routine programming and back-office work into a center for leading-edge innovation, IBM disclosed Wednesday that it is moving all of the design and development of its vaunted business consulting offerings to the fast-growing country.

IBM will spend $200 million to launch the center, which will handle the bulk of solutions development work for IBM worldwide.

Paul McDougall, InformaitonWeek, March 8, 2006

How Big is the Deal?

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The 10 Fastest-Growing Occupations

Source: Business 2.0, Sep. 2003

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Which Firms?

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