I am a Programmer with a BS in Computer Science and I have recently been considering taking the GMAT and applying for business school. I have been in the work force for nearly 6 years and am wondering if my career path is doomed to be a programmer with highest hopes of a lead programmer in years to come. For the managers out there will a...
Hello everybody. I am new to this board. Since getting my BS/MS in computer science, I've been working in the industry since Jan 2003. Initially I was having a blast coding bleeding edge C++ technology at a research lab. Then, sometime, after I got married I guess, I turned into a zombie and became a test/QA droid. I tried getting...
Some guy with an MBA can hire a programmer or network manager to do all that incomprehensible technical stuff. Why can't I hire an MBA or two to do all that incomprehensible "people" stuff? Update : someone just posted me this. http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/DevelopmentAbstraction.html which might be another way of phrasing my ...
How important is an MBA for a Computer Science Major if the CS Major wants to eventually reach a management position? Should I go for the dual degree program in college? EDIT ------------------------- So based on the 1 answer so far, if I want to get into a management position I NEED an MBA eventually...Its very useful / essential in ...
My master's thesis is to look at how to apply agile. There is an awful lot of corporate selling of agile - lots of management consultants selling their brand as 'best'. I'm not interested whether XP, Scrum, Crystal Clear, Agile-CMMI, Six Sigma or any other brand/variant is best. I'm interested in what real, active developers (i.e. yo...
I am a student in college right now with a little more than 1 year work experience in the real world, through my co-ops (paid internships). My graduation date is coming soon, and no one is short on advice. After working for a while, I can definitely see myself taking the management track. So now I am wondering, what next? Simply put, sh...
I have an Information Systems BS and have about 2 yrs experience so far as a software developer. I really enjoy CS and the theory behind it and this is the reason I have been looking into some sort of CS masters program. I am unsure if I would go for a Ph.D but I'd like to keep that option open if possible. However, I recently applied an...
Hi, My background is engineering with Computer Science.I have been working as Software Developer for last 3 year. Now i want to do MBA. Can somebody suggest me what would be best combination among MBA with my background? Thanks. ...
Hello Everyone! I have 3 years of programming experience and I am preparing for GRE to do masters. I have plans to do MBA also but I am in dilemma whether I should wait for a while and do MBA after one year or should I continue with my masters plans (as its mostly preferred by freshers). Many of my friends have left the software field a...