MBA and Quality Assurance in IT

[prasannakumar]

Hi everyone,

I am a new buddy to the forum.
I am 22yrs old.
I have completed my B.tech. in June 2004 and am currently working as a Software Quality Analyst in Hyderabad(India).
I am very much interested in pursuing MBA and that's the reason why I've chosen a career in Quality Assurance (through which I can be very familiar with the Organisation's processes) very early in my career unlike many folks who prefer QA only after having some hands-on experience in Software development under their belt.
My ultimate aim is to become the CEO of a great Organisation.

Would any of you please suggest me the career path that I can choose from now on (which may be related to MBA course with emphasis on Quality) that can take me towards my goal.

Thanks in advance
Prasanna Kumar

[philipwhite]

Not to dampen your spirits but CEO's usually don't come from SQA positions. CEO are usually chosen/promoted from from sales, operations, and accounting (controllers etc.) depending on the focus of a business.

[ckboddic]

Not to dampen your spirits but CEO's usually don't come from SQA positions. CEO are usually chosen/promoted from from sales, operations, and accounting (controllers etc.) depending on the focus of a business.
So would Production Operations Management be a suitable major for future CEO's?

[philipwhite]

What are you interested in doing besides being a CEO? Are there any companies that you would really like to work for? What business sectors are they in? What modivates you?

I would start there. Once you know what you want to do, then you can craft your plan for your rise to the top.

Operations management can be a good career path. Is this something that you want to do?