Developer vs consultant vs architect
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HI, I am currently working as a Web developer and pursuing MBA part time. Now after completing MBA, I want to move into IT management side of world. From last 1-2 years, I have been providing solutions to my employer, and implementing them. My job requirement is more than a developer (Who just work on a given task). Now I have an option to change my role. What do you all suggest? Do i stick to Developer or Web consultant or Solutions Architect considering that I want to move into management side in few years time. Thanks.
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HI, I am currently working as a Web developer and pursuing MBA part time. Now after completing MBA, I want to move into IT management side of world. From last 1-2 years, I have been providing solutions to my employer, and implementing them. My job requirement is more than a developer (Who just work on a given task). Now I have an option to change my role. What do you all suggest? Do i stick to Developer or Web consultant or Solutions Architect considering that I want to move into management side in few years time. Thanks.
In my case I started as junior developer, then got senior job and started doing project management, ending on project's technical chief. I would say you should go for the one that fullfills you more and where you have more fun. Anyways personal development is a continuos path, so it doesn't really matters where you start, as long as you continue improving, rol changing will come in its own. At least this is my opinion
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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HI, I am currently working as a Web developer and pursuing MBA part time. Now after completing MBA, I want to move into IT management side of world. From last 1-2 years, I have been providing solutions to my employer, and implementing them. My job requirement is more than a developer (Who just work on a given task). Now I have an option to change my role. What do you all suggest? Do i stick to Developer or Web consultant or Solutions Architect considering that I want to move into management side in few years time. Thanks.
Be a solutions architect - it sounds very clever.
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Be a solutions architect - it sounds very clever.
Yeah...but you do have to wear silly little glasses and drive a Saab...:~
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HI, I am currently working as a Web developer and pursuing MBA part time. Now after completing MBA, I want to move into IT management side of world. From last 1-2 years, I have been providing solutions to my employer, and implementing them. My job requirement is more than a developer (Who just work on a given task). Now I have an option to change my role. What do you all suggest? Do i stick to Developer or Web consultant or Solutions Architect considering that I want to move into management side in few years time. Thanks.
If you enjoy developing webpages, keep doing what you're doing but at a higher level. Being management can be good and satisfying if you have a solid team, but woe to those who get saddled with 1 or more slackers. The other side of the coin don't go into management and bludgeon everyone with the old "I've got an MBA, so..." Whichever you choose, make sure it is what you want to do, and good luck!
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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Yeah...but you do have to wear silly little glasses and drive a Saab...:~
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A fair point - and if you should move into project management your job description is closer to "proctologist" than "engineer".
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HI, I am currently working as a Web developer and pursuing MBA part time. Now after completing MBA, I want to move into IT management side of world. From last 1-2 years, I have been providing solutions to my employer, and implementing them. My job requirement is more than a developer (Who just work on a given task). Now I have an option to change my role. What do you all suggest? Do i stick to Developer or Web consultant or Solutions Architect considering that I want to move into management side in few years time. Thanks.
AndyInUK wrote:
I want to move into management side in few years time.
How about "Boardroom bully"
"Coming soon"
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Yeah...but you do have to wear silly little glasses and drive a Saab...:~
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:omg:
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
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HI, I am currently working as a Web developer and pursuing MBA part time. Now after completing MBA, I want to move into IT management side of world. From last 1-2 years, I have been providing solutions to my employer, and implementing them. My job requirement is more than a developer (Who just work on a given task). Now I have an option to change my role. What do you all suggest? Do i stick to Developer or Web consultant or Solutions Architect considering that I want to move into management side in few years time. Thanks.
Stick to what you are best at and forget the ego. (You can make a lot of money as a technical expert, far more than a manager can by the way).
Sign a petition calling for the boycott of Israel until it returns to its legal 1967 borders.
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Yeah...but you do have to wear silly little glasses and drive a Saab...:~
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HI, I am currently working as a Web developer and pursuing MBA part time. Now after completing MBA, I want to move into IT management side of world. From last 1-2 years, I have been providing solutions to my employer, and implementing them. My job requirement is more than a developer (Who just work on a given task). Now I have an option to change my role. What do you all suggest? Do i stick to Developer or Web consultant or Solutions Architect considering that I want to move into management side in few years time. Thanks.
I prefer to call myself an Ontology Engineer[^] :-D And no, you can't use it, it's been taken! Marc
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HI, I am currently working as a Web developer and pursuing MBA part time. Now after completing MBA, I want to move into IT management side of world. From last 1-2 years, I have been providing solutions to my employer, and implementing them. My job requirement is more than a developer (Who just work on a given task). Now I have an option to change my role. What do you all suggest? Do i stick to Developer or Web consultant or Solutions Architect considering that I want to move into management side in few years time. Thanks.
Depends who you want to blame Consultants blame architects Architects blame consultants and developers Developers blame consultants and architects
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*Vilmos orders a Saab* :sigh:
You might have to wait a while for delivery: they went bust in 2012... :laugh: [edit]Turns out they are making a come back (again) and selling the same cars that didn't sell last time, plus "an electric car" (so that should be ...um...different)[/edit]
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HI, I am currently working as a Web developer and pursuing MBA part time. Now after completing MBA, I want to move into IT management side of world. From last 1-2 years, I have been providing solutions to my employer, and implementing them. My job requirement is more than a developer (Who just work on a given task). Now I have an option to change my role. What do you all suggest? Do i stick to Developer or Web consultant or Solutions Architect considering that I want to move into management side in few years time. Thanks.
AndyInUK wrote:
Now after completing MBA, I want to move into IT management side of world.
AndyInUK wrote:
What do you all suggest?
Not going over to the dark side? :laugh:
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You might have to wait a while for delivery: they went bust in 2012... :laugh: [edit]Turns out they are making a come back (again) and selling the same cars that didn't sell last time, plus "an electric car" (so that should be ...um...different)[/edit]
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And again this year. Never mind I'll have an older model[^] :-D
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HI, I am currently working as a Web developer and pursuing MBA part time. Now after completing MBA, I want to move into IT management side of world. From last 1-2 years, I have been providing solutions to my employer, and implementing them. My job requirement is more than a developer (Who just work on a given task). Now I have an option to change my role. What do you all suggest? Do i stick to Developer or Web consultant or Solutions Architect considering that I want to move into management side in few years time. Thanks.
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Depends who you want to blame Consultants blame architects Architects blame consultants and developers Developers blame consultants and architects
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HI, I am currently working as a Web developer and pursuing MBA part time. Now after completing MBA, I want to move into IT management side of world. From last 1-2 years, I have been providing solutions to my employer, and implementing them. My job requirement is more than a developer (Who just work on a given task). Now I have an option to change my role. What do you all suggest? Do i stick to Developer or Web consultant or Solutions Architect considering that I want to move into management side in few years time. Thanks.
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'Users' is a category entirely absent from your analysis. This makes me think you've never worked in the business.
25+ years in the business. Users?
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HI, I am currently working as a Web developer and pursuing MBA part time. Now after completing MBA, I want to move into IT management side of world. From last 1-2 years, I have been providing solutions to my employer, and implementing them. My job requirement is more than a developer (Who just work on a given task). Now I have an option to change my role. What do you all suggest? Do i stick to Developer or Web consultant or Solutions Architect considering that I want to move into management side in few years time. Thanks.
AndyInUK wrote:
Developer or Web consultant or Solutions Architect
It depends how you want to market yourself and what it is you really want to be doing. Even though architect sounds like you're at a higher level, I've dealt with plenty of "solutions architects" that were just systems engineers that put things together but hardly ever did any of the real work themselves (so using the title may backfire if someone considers it to be high-level but not understanding of the details). Consultant sort of implies that you're only looking for contract work, not full-time employment (not sure if that's what you're looking for). In any case, I'd stick to being specific to the type of job you're after. If you're applying for a job that specifically states "Developer" and you apply with a resume that says "Solutions Architect", guess who's not getting a call? ...goes the other way around as well... if there's a posting for a "Systems Engineer" or "Solutions Architect", they may not want a "Developer" that has very specific, yet narrow skills.
