Developer vs consultant vs architect

S Houghtelin

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!

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Duncan Edwards Jones

A fair point - and if you should move into project management your job description is closer to "proctologist" than "engineer".

devenv exe

AndyInUK wrote:

I want to move into management side in few years time.

How about "Boardroom bully"

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Jorgen Andersson

:omg:

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Munchies_Matt

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).

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Marc Clifton

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RugbyLeague

Depends who you want to blame Consultants blame architects Architects blame consultants and developers Developers blame consultants and architects

OriginalGriff

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Keith Barrow

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:

Alberto Brandolini:

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Nagy Vilmos

And again this year. Never mind I'll have an older model[^] :-D

Lost User

Why not "Web Development Architecture Consultant"? :cool:

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Lost User

'Users' is a category entirely absent from your analysis. This makes me think you've never worked in the business.

Lost User

Pick what ever role best fits the job application's requirements.

RugbyLeague

25+ years in the business. Users?

Albert Holguin

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.

Jorgen Andersson

Cool, which model? I, II or III?

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Big Daddy Farang

Good one. What was that "whoosh"-ing sound? :laugh:

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englebart

I think a title of Solutions Architect would build a better bridge to management than Developer or Consultant. An Architect usually guides developers on technical issues while a manager guides developers on more day to day or project level execution. As always, check with state level licensing boards to make sure your title does not violate any laws! In my state, you cannot use Architect, Engineer, or Doctor in your title unless you have passed the appropriate state boards.