1. ERP Job Market (Opportunities in ERP & more)
By Sanjay Anand
April 2004

2. About Me
20 years business and technology experience of which 10 years is in ERP ranging from Programmer to Partner
J.D. Edwards OneWorld (now PeopleSoft) Certified Professional (Consultant) and Instructor (Trainer)
Worldwide Consultant of the Year, Valuable Teamwork, Special Achievement, Pioneer, Foundation etc. Awards
Expertise in all Functional (Business) and Technology Phases of ERP Implementations and Project Lifecycles
Clients included Domestic (US) and Global (US, Europe, Asia) Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies
MSc in Technology, MS in Computers (BITS Pilani); MBA in Management, MS in Finance (Boston College)

3. ERP and More
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Customer Self Service (CSS), e.g. Siebel, Sales Force
Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and Vendor/Supplier Self Service (VSS), e.g. JDE, Oracle
Employee Relationship Management (ERM) and Employee Self Service (ESS), e.g. PeopleSoft, JDE
Supply Chain Planning (SCP) and Management/ Integration/Collaborative-Commerce (SCM), e.g. All
Other Areas like: Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and Point of Sales (POS), e.g. Web Methods, XML
Data Warehousing (DW), Data Mining (DM), Business Intelligence (BI), OLAP e.g. Micro Strategy, Cognos

4. Opportunity Classification
In-house
Work directly for a company that uses one or more Enterprise Software Solutions (ESS)
Examples: Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, Reliance Industries, Birla Group
Outsourced
Work as an employee of the company that provides such Enterprise Software Solutions
Examples: SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, JDE; Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCL, L&T InfoTech

5. Hands-on versus Hands-off
Hands-on Tactical/Entry-Level
Deep knowledge of specific areas
Technical
Functional
Hands-off Strategic/Management
Broader knowledge/scope of system

6. Hands-On or Tactical Hands-on Tactical/Entry-Level
Technical
System/Network/Infrastructure Administration
Programming/Application Design/Integration
Functional
System Analyst (Techno-Functional)
Industry Specialist (e.g. Fin., Mfg., Dis.)
Hands-off Strategic/Management

7. Hands-off or Management
Hands-on Tactical/Entry-Level
Hands-off Strategic/Management
Technical
Technical Project Manager
System Designer/Architect
Functional
Overall Project Manager
Functional Specialist

8. Experience and Descriptions
Hands-on Tactical/Entry-Level
Experience: < 5 years + Degree/Cert
Job Title: Junior Programmer/Analyst
Description: Design & Development
Hands-off Strategic/Management
Experience: 5-15 years + Grad Degree
Job Title: Manager, Senior Analyst
Description: Project/System Management

9. Questions and Answers Enterprise Software Solutions
Information Technology Industry
Opportunities and Employment
US-India Offshore Outsourcing
Any Other Topics of Interest
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