Career Development Insight- Consulting

Hello everyone, first off I would like to introduce myself on the OTN Community. My name is Thien-Phong Dinh and I am currently a junior at the University of Houston's Bauer College of Business. I have approximately about 3 semesters left before completing my degree in Management Information Systems. I am on to this discussion looking for any insight available from those who have "been there and done that", so please do help and provide your story/insight.
I am relatively young, going to be 22 years of age by the end of this month. I would like to get into the IT Consulting industry once I finish my degree. Reason being for consulting is that I would like to venture outside of Houston and see the world so to speak. I know off the bat that I enjoy organizing data and what this information can do in terms of making better financial business decisions. I had the opportunity this past summer to intern for a small investment bank, Global Hunter Securities, that specialized in oil field and equipment services. Anyways, long story short I was fascinated by what better organized data can be used for in terms of providing investing decisions for clients. I enjoyed designing a custom database with custom queries for GHS while my intern duration and I would like to know what is the best route of getting my foot in the door to becoming an IT Consultant whose area of expertise would be Database Administration/Architect.
I am in the process of preparing for an Oracle Certification sometime this December and would like your insight on what you believe is the best way to get into the IT Consulting industry.
Do I need to get certified by oracle to become an IT Consultant? If so,..
Which certifications will help me land a career starting off as an IT Consultant for Oracle products?
How did you get into the IT Consulting profession?

As a general rule, Oracle consultants are expected to be individuals with a great deal of experience with the Oracle database -- not someone just starting out with it. Consultants are often hired to come in for a short time frame to perform some job that in-house resources have been unable to resolve. Since it's impractical for the most part for a company to have an Oracle database and not have a DBA to maintain it -- this means that the consultant presumably knows more than the in-house DBA. Becoming a consultant therefore normally start with working as a DBA or developer for years gaining experience with Oracle.
On my OCPrep blog, I try to give advice about getting certified in Oracle and starting/building your career working with it. I don't currently have a post specific to becoming a consultant. I picked the following out of the ones there as being reasonably appropriate for your question.
Oracle Certification Prep: I know nothing about Oracle... but I want to be a DBA.
Oracle Certification Prep: The Value (or Lack Thereof) of Oracle Certifications
Oracle Certification Prep: What is Certification?

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Well, I'm not quite sure whether this is the right place to put this one. Essentially, I was looking for a place to post career development questions, and couldn't find one.
Right, so I've been an Oracle SCM functional consultant for around 6 years now,from Consultant to Team Lead, and am getting kinda bored with it. More than monotony, the fact that many people all around me have the same profile irritates me like anything. I've always wanted to do something exclusive, but am not sure where to start from. Basically, I want to use these 6 years of experience to get into something niche. It doesn't necessarily have to be entirely technical/functional. or entirely managerial. Can be a bit of both, actually. I've not yet done an MBA, so if doing an MBA helps me in reaching this goal, that's fine with me as well.
In a nutshell, I would like to get into something which the world needs more of, and cannot get in plenty, and at the same time use these 6 years of experience.* Doing an MBA was an option, but even post MBA, I would land up with a manager's job, and aren't there millions of managers already around?
Would require pointers from experts, please. I'm from India, if that helps in any way.
thanks!!

bigdelboy wrote:
Again here is a differentiation of MBA schools, agree or disagree with the details and the opinionation, the argument is food for thought. http://www.dba-oracle.com/t_poor_quality_diploma_mill_mba_schools.htm
I believe this reference is US specific, the situation will typically be the same wiht other countries, eg the UK, with perhaps different accrediting bodies.
Edited by: bigdelboy on Jun 16, 2011 10:07 PM (Converted from a duplicate post).Yes, if nothing else, DKB is entertaining. I think he does make some good points, though I have the impression all his posts on the subject are merely marketing fluff to justify his rates for his consultants. The San Marcos State university mentioned in the comment is close to where I live (we usually call it Cal State San Marcos), and I've worked with a number of people who have gone there, including as a DBA for a dev team at a startup ,who all went there including their manager. They put out quality grads, too bad startup upper management was snotty USC kids who missed the proper opportunities. Nearby used to be one campus of the National University mentioned in [url http://www.degreeinfo.com/off-topic-discussions/3560-losing-gaining-regional-accreditation.html]this thread, where I took some MBA classes in the '90s. I've found those classes to be very useful, personally, since I so often have to translate between MBA-speak about non-IT departments and technical requirements.
I speculate this applies even more so to India. They are going through boom times with [url http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-14/tata-consultancy-hires-70-000-employees.html]extremely rapid growth, which is fertile ground for scams. I wonder if the companies are ready yet for some experienced worker to say "Hey, I'm ready to move up in the world, why don't you send me to MBA school so you can have someone ready for your future growth." But I think most workers in that environs would just play musical chairs until the music stops (aka job-hopping until cheaper labor in other third world countries takes the business away).
The thing about business schools is they (hopefully) teach about managing cash, the usual problem in the startups that appear when the big boys crash and start firing lahks of employees.

Req suggestion to start up Career for SAP consultant

Hi all,
Can u suggest me how can I start up my career as SAP Consultant in SD or WMS, I have 7 + years of Experience in Both the modules as End user now I want to start up my career as consultant... Can u plp guide me how to Start up and what are required for the same?

Hello Surender,
It good that you have chosen a path to be an SAP Consultant.
As a end user for more than 7 years, you will be familiar with business process and with SAP technicalities too.
So, you can go ahead and give certification exam. If you feel you need a training before giving certification, You can have a formal training in SAP authorized education partner and then apply for certification.
While going through this, i wish to tell you some things which a person should keep in mind while going for certification.
Kindly do Remember, SAP Certification is not a Job Guarantee Program. Certification may add a value to it if you possess enough domain knowledge.
Companies Need Consultants who have good experience and knowledge in Business scenarios.
So, if you are good with Business process and have a valid SAP certification, then it will be easy for you to crack the interviews and get a break in your consulting career.
Regarding to your question about which module to choose SD or WMS, It is up to you to choose a module, Learn and Excel in that.There is no standard answer for choosing a module.
I would suggest you to choose a module in which you know the business process more.
All the best for your SAP Consulting career.
Vishnu...

Do a developer or consultant in XI uses NW Developer Studio ???

HI Friends,
I have learned XI and need to work in XI.
In real time, does XI depends on NW Developer Studio?
or Netweaver Developer Studio is meant for EP?
My boss suggested me to do one application in NW Dev Studio.
I am confused by this as I thought Dev Studio is meant for EP?
Please let me know about this ...
Thanks
Viswanath

Hi,
NWDS new Eclipse-based development environment for Java Enterprise applications, Web Dynpro applications and Web services.
The SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio introduces SAPs own environment for developing Java-based, multiple-layered business applications. The new development environment is based on Eclipse, an open source product, whose open Plug-In Architecture provides a suitable platform for incorporating specific functions.
By offering a single point of entry for all Java development tools and an integration point for all SAP infrastructure components, the SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio (subsequently abbreviated to Developer Studio) supports you in developing Web Dynpro and J2EE applications. Moreover, it is based on a defined software logistics process. Application developers do not need to switch between different development environments for the presentation and business logic. Instead, they can develop, build, deploy, and execute applications centrally from the Developer Studio.
Mainly these JAVA application development is related to EP, that may be the reason you felt that it only meant for EP. In XI also we need to develop some JAVA application based on requirement as Michal has mentioned in his reply such as Module development, Adapter developmet and others absed on XI requirement for JAVA application.
Regards,
Subhasha Ranjan

[Developer Insight needed] Rotation Settings File ...

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I need to know, wether it is because of some hardware setting in the sensor that I cannot have the N8 in landscape locked or if it is some file that is different on E7 than on N8 and where it is located so I can mod it.
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The installer starts up, says "analyzing dependencies" and "preparing to install" then just stops. I'm scratching my head here. This batch script seems to begin the installation (or at least it gets further along in the installation process than my previous attempts), then just craps out. It even creates the C:\orawin6i home directory that I want, and adds some files to it before quitting.
Is there an order in which the components must be installed to work? Are there files upon which the proper installation is dependant? Do you have any other ideas?
Thanks again for your help.

Oracle EBS financials/Manufacturing/HRMS Functional consultants vacancies

TES (The Employment Solution) is searching for an experienced professionals for our client's various projects around Canada.
We are currently searching for the following professionals:
Oracle EBS Manufacturing Functional Consultant
Required skills:
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- Nice to have experience with internal work orders and procurement
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Oracle HR Functional Consultant
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hello, can somebody help on this?

[JOB] Web Developer

Please reference Charles Parcell when applying.
Celerity has won an outsourced contract to manage dynamic
content for a large extranet presence for a Fortune 200 financial
services firm. We are looking for Web Developers to join our team.
You must possess strong web development skills, solid knowledge of
web design and development principals, and have hands on experience
working in a large scale, fast paced environment. Candidates must
demonstrate outstanding client-facing skills, excellent verbal and
written communication abilities and the capability to perform under
aggressive deadlines and heavy client demands.
Strong candidates will have the following skills:
· Minimum 5 years of hands on experience with PHP 4.0
· Minimum 5 years experience working with MySQL
· Strong knowledge of HTML
· Demonstrated success working with CSS, Flash,
PhotoShop and web design.
· Strongly prefer JavaScript and XML experience
All positions are working full time in Richmond, VA. This is
a multi-year contract. We are looking for long term players.
Celerity is a business and technology consulting firm focused
on serving mid-Atlantic based commercial and government clients. We
are headquartered in McLean, VA, with offices in Harrisburg and
Pittsburgh, PA, New York, NY, and Boston MA. We serve our clients
both within these local markets and on a national basis. We provide
our internal employees and consultants the best of both worlds- the
camaraderie of a growing organization and the stability of a client
base of well established, national organizations.
We offer full time salaried positions that consist of base
salary plus performance incentives. We have a strong benefits
package which includes health, dental, vacation/holidays/sick,
401K, short term and long term disability, training and career
development.
To apply for this position, send an email to:
[email protected]. Please reference Charles Parcell when
applying. Please include a copy of your most recent resume in MS
Word format.

> · Minimum 5 years of hands on experience with PHP
4.0
> · Minimum 5 years experience working with MySQL
> · Strong knowledge of HTML
> · Demonstrated success working with CSS, Flash,
PhotoShop and web
> design.
> · Strongly prefer JavaScript and XML experience
Do you actually find candidates that span those disparate
specialties?
-Darrel

Career planning scenario in the PD module

Hi Experts,
I am doing the Career planning scenario in the PD module.
While we create a career plan, growth of the employee in org unit, can the no. of years of experience in the organization be included?
If ,for ex., the career plan path is built with the various positions hierarchy in the org unit starting with the lowest level, then is there any way to depict that the employee should have an exp of 3 years or so to aquire a higher position in the path ?
Please guide me.
Thanks & Regards,
Vijetha

Try this out
after career development is made
go in change mode
and in path if u double click the job / position u created it will pop-up the Maintian duration
u can give years / months as u wish
with regards
partha
keep learning and sharing

Career Management and Grading Systems in SAP

I'd like to learn about Career Management and Grading Systems in SAP. My company is currently in the process of implementing a dual career path (specialist vs. structural) for our IT organization, as one of the initiatives to improve engagement level of technical employees.
Best Regards,
Iwan Prajogi

Hi Iwan,
Thanks for your reward.Well actually SAP itself implemented mySAP E-recruiting 6.0 and the succesion planning module does the task.
I am afraid I can't give exact information as to the technical positions, but what I see is it is a so called TALENT GROUP in e-recruiting.
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SAP also has a special interest in employees who have the potential to move into key positions within targeted timeframes. An annual program identifies successors for management and executive positions. Like the high potential process, the career-development needs of our leaders are carefully planned and tracked.</b>
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regards,
Bharat
Note:Pls. reward pts. if the answer caters your need.
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Career Center Forum

Hi Moderators!!
I got a mail saying that one of my posts has been moved to Career Center forum from Suggestions and Comments forum. But, I am not able to access Career Center Forum.
Are there any restrictions on who should access the forum??If there are,what is the criteria to be elgible to access that forum??
Thanks.
Vishwa.

Hi Everyone
Now that the Career Center is launched - and even auto-magically preannounced - we are all excited about the expanded functionality and engagement opportunity this brings to our communities.
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I hope you all will engage students in the dialogue of your various discussions and help sessions. You will be thrilled with their contributions to you parallel to their learning from you.
Let's ramp up the number of internships and jobs advertised and get the communication going towards long-term job opportunities and career development.
Best Wishes
Bob

Please Help: Career Path for becoming a SQL DBA

Hi All
I am a Software developer with around 15 months of experience in .Net 2.0 and VSTO.
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I feel more interest to work with database than front end coding.
Can anyone suggest what need to be done for the one to be a DBA.
Could you please provide more details on the roles and responsibilities and the scope for career development on becoming a DBA.
In what Timeline can i be a DBA. After becoming a DBA what are the career options available. Please help me out in deciding my career
Thanks in Advance,
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/bb499681.aspx

Advice to enter in sap

Hi , I am currently working as an android developer in a company . Now i want to switch career to SAP consultant but i don't know if my android skills can be used in sap or i have to start my career as a fresher.

As per you experience you can go for Technical module like ABAP, BASIS
But if you are interested you can go for functional module.
There are a lots of module have in SAP functional.
You can choose one of them.
PS Module – and PS is Project Systems
SAP FI Module- FI stands for Financial Accounting
SAP CO Module- CO stands for Controlling
SAP SAP HR Module – HR stands for Human Resources
SAP PM Module – where Plant Maintenance is the PM
SAP MM Module – MM is Materials Management -
SAP QM Module - QM stands for Quality Management
SAP PP Module – PP is Production Planning
SAP SD Module – SD is Sales and Distribution
SAP BW Module – where BW stands for Business (Data) Warehouse
SAP EC Module – where EC stands for Enterprise Controlling
SAP TR Module – where TR stands for Treasury
SAP IM Module – where IM stands for Investment Management
SAP QM Module – where QM stands for Quality Management
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Hello all,
This may be a naive question as it may have a simple answer that I am missing, but is there a way to not have all VIs associated with a web service launch (i.e. show their front panel) when you start a web service? I find this to be very irritating as I have a lot of VIs associated with the web service that I am running and don't want my windows cluttered up with VI front panels that I am not interested in viewing.
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Thanks for the reply, tst. I was hoping that I would be able to reproduce this on the client side, but unfortunately I can't generate a simple example . My web service is large and contains a lot of resources to access different variables and it seems to reproduce this, you would have to deploy this onto an RT target.
Some further insight into the issue - starting a web service on my current target is similar to when you select Deploy All on a virtual folder in a project - all of the front panels become visible.
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Certified LabVIEW Developer
MSR Consulting, LLC

Xi training prerequiset

hi sdn,
I'm bw consultant having more than 3 yrs of experience can you guide me if i'll go for Xi training, does this help me with the career development.
what is the prerequiste for Xi and what is the scope.
rubane

Hi,
Prerequsites nothing!... If you know Java and ABAP t is an advantage ,but if you dont know you can still go ahead and learn thjem along the way.
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What is the difference between action and workflow? How do I decide that I need an action in a transaction and not a workflow and vice versa?

Dear Experts,
I have few doubts and request your expert inputs to clarify my doubts.
What is the difference between action and workflow? How do I decide that I need an action in a transaction and not a workflow and vice versa?
Your earliest response is highly appreciated.
Thanks,
SMTP

Hi SMTP,
First of all, as I mentioned action is nothing but an executable work item which is designed in the workflow itself. In other words, Workflow is like your OOPS class. At run time, workflow instances are created just like objects of classes. Now, the steps designed in the workflow are called TASKS and the instances of tasks are called WORKITEMS. Now, the work items where any user action is required are called executable work items. ANd the work items where no user action is required (for example, sending an email in background) are called non-executable work items.
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