Move around to move ahead sustain your passion for technology for longterm
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The document is a presentation by Shubha Prithvi Raj from Hewlett Packard about how to sustain a career in the technology industry. It notes that over half of women leave technology careers midway. The presentation provides five steps to help adapt to the fast pace of technology: 1) Understand the product development lifecycle, 2) Obtain necessary skills, processes and tools, 3) Understand team roles and responsibilities, 4) Develop internal and external networks, and 5) Celebrate successes and learn from failures to continually progress. The overall message is that continuous learning is key to sustaining a long-term career in the rapidly changing technology industry.
Move around to move ahead sustain your passion for technology for longterm
- 1. Move around to move ahead Sustain your passion for Technology for the long term Shubha Prithvi Raj Hewlett Packard 1
- 2. Introduction Speaker : Shubha Prithvi Raj Product Manager at HP 18+ years in the IT Industry Development Manager for various domains Printing, Security, Automotive, Aerospace, Web platform Worked with various international teams India, US, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Brazil Holds a degree in Engineering and Executive General Management Program from IIM-B 2
- 3. Of all women in the technology private sector, 56% will leave midway through their careers (Women 2.0 Feb 29 2012) 3
- 4. How to keep up with the pace of Tech Industry? 4
- 5. My Career Trajectory in the Technology Industry Release Cycle Aerospace >Decade Automotive 3-5 Years Digital TV Printers Web Platform 1-2 Years 1-2 Years 2 Wks 3 months 5
- 6. 5 steps to help you adapt to Tech Industry 6
- 7. 1. The Product and the Development Life Cycle Understand the system overview and the development life cycle http://www.agileenterprises.com/agile-development/advantages-of-agile-development 7
- 8. 1. The Product and the Development Life Cycle Understand the business value Get the system overview Understand the product development cycle Understand the risks and the mitigation plans http://www.diaspark.com/enterprise/product_product_development.html 8
- 9. 2. Get Equipped Skills, Process, Tools Product development needs a supporting set of tools for development and deployment 9 http://www.washingtonpost.com/
- 10. 2. Get Equipped Skills, Process, Tools Understand technical details Seek additional trainings Understand the Process Start using the tools Go for certifications Tools Process Skills 10
- 11. 3. Know Your Boundaries Roles and Responsibilities Product development is a team effort The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it. ~ Michelangelo 11
- 12. 3. Know Your Boundaries Roles and Responsibilities Meet the key stakeholders Understand what you are responsible for Learn when to say no Team2 Team1 You 12
- 13. 4. Get Connected Develop a Network Work with internal and external teams for a win-win situation http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates 13
- 14. 4. Get Connected Develop a Network Develop network within and outside the organization Be approachable Contribute to newsgroups Conferences Find a trusted advisor Sign up to various forums Teams You Forums Newsgroups 14
- 15. 5. Move Ahead - Celebrate Success and Learn from Failures A successful product brings joy www.,wallsave.com A product can also fail due to various reasons http://dannyksimon.blogspot.com/2012/05/perspective-of-failure.html 15
- 16. 5. Move ahead - Celebrate Success and Learn from Failures Celebrate Success! Take the best practices to next assignment Share the joy with family and friends Consider failures as learning experience Take the support of family, friends Do not lose confidence Failure Learning1 Learning2 16
- 17. Recap Product 1. The Product and the Development life cycle Support Tools 2. Get Equipped Skills, Process, Tools Team 3. Know Your Boundaries Roles and Responsibilities Connect 4. Get Connected Develop a Network Reflect 5. Move ahead - Celebrate Success and Learn from Failures 17
- 18. Conclusion Though the Tech Industry is moving very fast the development principles remain the same Switching to a new project needs a fresh start every time Continuous learning is the key to keeping up with the pace of the Tech Industry 18
- 19. Q&A 19
- 20. Thank You 20