Who are you?

Who said God can’t do miracles? Look at a mirror

Praveen NairMicrosoft MVP, PMPhttp://www.ninethsense.com/

Think and analyze…

• Who were you?

• Where you stand now?

• What is your aim?

• Make necessary corrections…

Grow in a company

• Trainee

• SE

• SSE

• Leader – Project Lead/Tech Lead

• Manager – Project, Delivery…

• Sr. Manager

• VP etc.

Grow!

• Accidental designations

• Promotion based designations

Fields in IT

• HR• Accounts• Administration• Development• QA• Deployment• System Administration• Graphics• BA etc.

Knowledge…

• Today’s IT world need multi-taskers

• Try to become expert in more than 3 technologies

• A little knowledge is dangerous

Be a professional

• Be organized – Keep a notepad

• Use your time effectively

• Discipline, be prompt in meetings etc.

• Mind your grooming

• Mind your body language

Grow!

• Grab the opportunity, it might not come to you automatically!!!

• Go, demand what you want

• Don’t think you will sit idle and grow

• There is no position called “saturation”

• Don’t get micro-managed, or spoon feeding

• Be proactive

Be a student always

• Technology is changing everyday

• Facebook is updating every Tuesday

• Subscribe to feeds, technology websites

• Plan for higher studies… may be online?

• Participate in online discussions

• Train your colleagues – presentation skills

• Help the needy

Certifications

• CBAP

• PMP

• MCP

• TOGAF…

THE MIND CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT THE

BODY