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Defining The Business Value Of Technology
December 8, 1998
I am a Director of IS for a midsize insurance company. I'm 47 and have been with the company in
various positions for 25 years. I've been in my current position for 8 years and am making about
$71,000 annually. I have responsibility for running our enterprise network and providing support
as well as implementing projects to upgrade the infrastructure. I'm not sure what education I
should pursue in order to advance my career--should I be pursuing my MSCE certification or
pursue a degree in computer science? Would an associate's degree in computer science be a plus,
or do I need to look at a B.S. or Master's degree? Considering my age, and the fact that I've been
in my organization for so long, am I wasting my time?
Before you venture to take additional courses and/or pursue certification, take a hard look at
your current options. Have you exhausted all possibilities for advancement in your current
company? Since you have significant tenure, use your in-house experience to your benefit. If
there are open positions, find out why you are not being considered. If looking internally is not an
option, exhaust all possibilities externally: what other insurance companies are commutable?
Perhaps you can leverage your heavy industry experience and management capabilities in the IS
community.
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