At the workshop “The Road Ahead”, the students of IIML had the opportunity to interact with Mr. Vishal Anand, Senior Manager from Cognizant Technology Services, who is also an alumnus of the institute. He addressed the students on the need of MBA graduates in the IT industry. He explained how the role of MBAs has changed over the years and how important it was to listen and collaborate with the client.
He detailed out the “two-in-a-box” concept which has led to sustained innovative practices, which are still very relevant to the business. He said that it was mostly the never-say-die-attitude and continuous ability to learn, un-learn and re-learn that was the key to success in the fast-changing industry. He suggested various career paths for MBAs like Business analysis, IT consulting, Business Development , Alliance Management, most of which would be client facing roles and require the building of a good rapport between the client and the service provider.
Mr. Anand emphasized the importance of customer focus and what exactly the businesses expected from an IT service provider. He highlighted how MBAs were crucial and could make a difference to the industry in this difficult economic situation. The students were highly enthusiastic and the session ended with an interactive question and answer session where he shared his valuable experience in Business Consulting with the students.
He detailed out the “two-in-a-box” concept which has led to sustained innovative practices, which are still very relevant to the business. He said that it was mostly the never-say-die-attitude and continuous ability to learn, un-learn and re-learn that was the key to success in the fast-changing industry. He suggested various career paths for MBAs like Business analysis, IT consulting, Business Development , Alliance Management, most of which would be client facing roles and require the building of a good rapport between the client and the service provider.
Mr. Anand emphasized the importance of customer focus and what exactly the businesses expected from an IT service provider. He highlighted how MBAs were crucial and could make a difference to the industry in this difficult economic situation. The students were highly enthusiastic and the session ended with an interactive question and answer session where he shared his valuable experience in Business Consulting with the students.
