FACULTY MEMBER FEATTURED : STEPHEN ANDRIOLE (MANAGEEMENT AND OPERATIONS) DATE: MAR A . 25, 2011 MEDIA OUTLET: FINS TECHNOLOGY (W WSJ) AUTHOR: JANE PORTERR
HOW TO GET T A PRO OMOTION N AT YOUR TEC CH JOB There aree plenty of opportunities o s for advanceement in the tech world, but determiining the righht path and approach to o landing a promotion meeans taking the t time to figure f out yoour goals, hone your skills, and show wcase your value to the business. b "In careeer managem ment for IT professionaals, you need to look foorward," sayys Steve Andriolee, Professorr of Manageement and Operations O a the Villan at nova Schooll of Business. but if you are "There'ss still a lot of o work thatt needs to geet done thatt's looking backwards, b a looking to t move up,, you really need to be vigilant v aboout career management m t and gettin ng on the stufff that's new.." While buusiness functtions vary accross the techhnology field, experts saay there are clear c managem ment and tech hnology areaas that offer the greatest opportunityy for upwardd mobility. Figuring out where and a how youu can fit in is key to gettinng promotedd in those fieelds.
Figure Out O Your Goals G Do you want w to get involved i moore deeply in i business managemen m nt? Are you u interested in vendor managemen m nt or focusin ng on archittecture and governancee? These thrree areas offfer the stron ngest opportunities in growth g movving forward d, says Andriole, and determining d early on what you want w to focu us on can heelp you tailoor your apprroach. For exam mple, if busiiness managgement is yoour interestt, figure out ways to moore closely align a yourself with the bu usiness side of projects -- developin ng relationsships with business managerrs and takin ng a hand att working with w business metrics. Iff it's vendorr managemeent that you are most in nterested in, Andriole suggests s invvestigating certification c ns you can get to legitimizze yourself in i the field. If its archittecture and governancee that you want w to purssue, staying up-to-speed u ng architecttures is espeecially criticcal to show hiring h on emergin managerrs you have a handle on n the industtry.
Align Yourself Y Wiith Emergiing Technoologies Step bacck to look att what techn nologies aree most forwaard-thinkin ng and figurre out how you y can get involved i in those. t "If yoou keep getting assignm ments in app plication su upport for a claims processing sy ystem that'ss 21 years olld, you havee to go to yoour manageer and say, 'You are givin ng me stuff the t field is running r awaay from," says Andriolle. "You neeed stuff thaat the field is running tow ward."
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