埃森哲—咨询顾问生涯(1)

Geographic Locations
– Different Platforms (Mainframes, Servers, PCs) – Different Languages (HTML, C, Visual Basic, COBOL,
Vendor Specific)
Industries/Clients
What's an Industry? Type of Work can Vary by Industry Can Change Industries/Clients Frequently My Experiences
Consulting = Variety
Technologies/Vendor Software Industries/Clients Applications Geographic Locations Responsibilities People
Technologies/Vendor Software
Project Duration: Several Months to Years Clients: Usually Large Companies Demand: Always High, but Requires Periodic Re-toling of Skills
System Administrator
A Career in Consulting for Computer Science Majors
Vince DeGiulio Accenture - Associate Partner
Purdue CS ‘87
Types of Consultants
Application Programmer System Administrator Technical Specialist IT Consultant/Analyst

Technologies Change - Only Limited by Yourself Not Limited to Your Companies Products Your Degree Suited for this Variety My Experiences
– Different DBMS (Oracle, DB2, Sybase, Teradata, MSMSAccess, IMS) – Different Platforms (Mainframes, Servers, PCs) – Different Languages (HTML, C, Visual Basic, COBOL, Vendor Specific)
IT Consultant/Analyst
Description – Client’s Partner - True “Consultant” – Solve Business Problems through Technology Project Types – Business Application Development – Technology Strategies Project Duration: Many Months to Years Clients: Usually Large Companies Demand: High
System Administrator
Description – Provide Technical/User Support Project Types – Set up/Maintain LANs, PCs, User IDs, etc. – Install Software – Support Help Desks Project Duration: Years or Multiple Clients at Once Clients: Large and Small Companies Demand: High, Increasing as Companies Look More to Outsource Support Functions

– Patient Administration – Inmate Inventory
– Unemployment Check Processing
– Customer Information – Underwriter Decision Analysis – Logistics Network Analysis – Vehicle Tracking – Fleet Management

Technical Specialist

Description – Expert in Specific Technology/Product (ie. Web Development, Object Oriented)



Project Types – Application Development/Maintenance – Performance Reviews – Product Sales Support Project Duration: Days to Few Months Clients: Large and Small Companies Demand: High when Specialty is Hot


Project Duration: Many Months to Years Clients: Usually Large Companies Demand: High
Consulting = Variety

Technologies/Vendor Software Industries/Clients
A Career in Consulting for Computer Science Majors

自己的鞋子，自己知道紧在哪里。——西班牙
37、我们唯一不会改正的缺点是软弱。——拉罗什福科
xiexie! 38、我这个人走得很慢，但是我从不后退。——亚伯拉罕·林肯
39、勿问成功的秘诀为何，且尽全力做你应该做的事吧。——美华纳
40、学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。——孔子
埃森哲咨询顾问生涯
11、用道德的示范来造就一个人，显然比用法律来约束他更有价值。—— 希腊
12、法律是无私的，对谁都一视同仁。在每件事上，她都不徇私情。—— 托马斯
13、公正的法律限制不了好的自由，因为好人不会去做法律不允许的事 情。——弗劳德
14、法律是为了保护无辜而制定的。——爱略特 15、像房子一样，法律和法律都是相互依存的。——伯克

Industries/Clients

What’s an Industry? Type of Work can Vary by Industry Can Change Industries/Clients Frequently My Experiences
– Insurance/Financial Services – Government (Federal & State)
– Patient Administration – Inmate Inventory
– Unemployment Check Processing
– Customer Information – Underwriter Decision Analysis – Logistics Network Analysis – Vehicle Tracking – Fleet Management
– Light Manufacturing
– Distribution & Logistics – Transportation – Travel – Healthcare
Applications来自 Transaction Processing (i.e. Order Entry) Knowledge Worker (i.e. EIS) Database Systems My Experiences


Applications
Geographic Locations


Responsibilities
People
Technologies/Vendor Software

Technologies Change - Only Limited by Yourself Not Limited to Your Companies Products

KM Definition
A collaborative and systematic process for acquiring, creating, synthesizing, and sharing information, insights, and experiences to achieve organizational goals.
• Knowledgebases • Workflow
Combination
3
• Portals • eLearning • Searching • Personalization • Push/Profiles
• Knowledge Mapping
• Data Mining
• Synthesized Knowledge
Knowledge Spiral
1
Collaboration
• Messaging
• Peer-2-Peer
• eTeamSpaces/ eConferencing
• Discussion Forums
4
Internalization
Externalization 2
• Content Management
Collaboration
Work Models
Knowledge workers
Integration Model
• Systematic, repeatable work
• Highly reliant on formal processes, methodologies, or standards
• Dependent on ability to build high commitment, flexible teams