Osman Mughal

Birmingham

IT Solutions Sales Manager

A great concept I agree, just what the IT industry has been looking for – people with skills that can traverse both the world of the techie and the boardroom, shaping IT solutions that deliver real business benefit. The ITMB sounds fantastic, but is not such a radical idea as it first appears. Many universities have been offering a degree/HND in Business Information Technology (BIT) for over 15 years with disciplines from both the Computer Science and Business Studies faculties. As with the ITMB, the BIT course also included IT subjects such as software development, management information systems, systems analysis and project management through to business subjects such as marketing, finance and HR. I was one of the early adopters of this course and like this new ITMB cohort I didn’t want to be pigeonholed and wanted to study both subjects. After university I didn’t fancy becoming a software developer […mainly because it wasn’t naturally gifted at it!] and consequently found my niche in business and systems analysis. Building on this skill base my career took me to management consultancy where I worked for many years, and now I work in sales – selling large IT solutions at CxO level in the public sector. So I can guarantee that this concept does work and as with BIT, the ITMB will also be as successful in developing professionals that have a holistic view of business thereby giving IT its fair share of access to the boardrooms of industry. Best of luck ITMB!