TRANSITION PROGRAM – SYSTEMS
Introductory Session on Importance of Systems specialization , Cross Functional Domain Expertise and Industry Expectations Conducted by Area chair Systems, Prof. Shilpa Kajbaje
The introductory session was conducted by Area chair Systems, Prof. Shilpa Kajbaje on the importance of Systems specialization in various business domains. Various profiles, current IT Trends and cross functional role of Systems managers as a part of Digital strategy for the business was also highlighted during the session.
Students were introduced to all the courses they would be pursuing in semester three and the focus of these courses. Students were also given exposure to the new trends and relevance of these trends to the current Business needs with respect to current scenario and the future changes.
Expectation mapping was done, making students participate in the discussions on importance of certifications, knowledge of business domains and skill sets required.
Key Learnings for the students
- Systems Specialization Syllabus and the roadmap
- IT as an enabler for various Business Domains
- Systems Profiles and Job Descriptions
- Importance of Integrated learning
- Tools relevant to each profile
- Developing roadmap to obtain focused inputs in the area of specialization through multidisciplinary approach
Job Description and various Profile
Conducted by Mr. Bhargav Palankar, Deputy Manager - Business analyst at Profectus Capital Pvt. Ltd.
The workshop was conducted by Deputy Manager - Business analyst, Mr. Bhargav Palankar on Job Description and various Profile.
It was indeed an insightful session. Sir gave us an idea about industry expectations and roadmap to certifications required. Sir also highlighted on proactive approach.
Sir advised to read about various job descriptions and profiles for Systems MBA. Sir suggested to be up to date in each domain and get certified. Sir also gave tips for interview preparations. Sir also talked on importance of cost analysis.
Key Learnings for the students
- Google Analytics, free course
- Hands-on practice on DBMS
- Regular Economic Times reading, current trends of IT
- Know functionality and show confidence, talk technically and functionally
- Certifications in order – BA, DBMS, BA Tools, Product Owner, Project Management
- Studied about various domain
- Studied about tools which companies are using
- Importance of staying up-to-date
- Knowledge about Business analyst, data analyst job roles
Use of Technology for scaling a B2B & B2C Business in various sectors Conducted by Mr. Vinay Hinge, Managing Partner VH Consulting
This brilliant session on use of technology for scaling up the business was conducted by Mr. Vinay Hinge, Managing Partner, VH Consulting. The topic was covered up with key points like the difference between good and bad manager with lucid examples. The session even covered up the importance of having knowledge about development tools and databases.
Sir, also explained about the IAAS with relative example of Indian Railways, where he discussed about the operational and functional part of it. Further, how curiosity can drive one towards learning was effortlessly highlighted by him. Importance of working on soft skills, keeping oneself updated with the current trends and its use in this technological field was also highlighted in this insightful session.
Students were even presented with the current domestic vs the global market scenario. A detailed comparison between product companies and service companies was also shared with the students.
Key Learnings for the students
- Encouragement was given for trying hands-on over different apps
- Got understanding about roles in product and service companies
- With help of working model of Zomato, we learnt about B2B & B2C business
- Learnt about use of cloud computing certification
- Students also came to know about buyer, seller and intermediate point of view from business perspective.
Introductory Session on Career roadmap and various profile for Systems specialisation students, a brief overview and immerging trends in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and Industry Expectations Conducted by Senior Director of LTI, Mr Yugesh Deshpande & Specialist Consultant of LTI, Mrs Swati Singh.
The introductory session was conducted by Senior Director of LTI, Mr Yugesh Deshpande Alumni of batch 1999-2001 on the various immerging trends in field of Artificial Intelligence. Some of the examples included Smart driving AI clinic, Smart elevators, Accurate diagnosis and many more. He also briefed students with some of IOT concepts and its industrial application with the use of machine learning.
Later on Mrs Swati Singh, Specialist consultant of LTI gave a insights about IKIGAI concepts. The journey of management trainee from junior to senior position was discussed later with various suggestions for certification in IOT and Relational database management system. Students were also given exposure to the new trends and relevance of these trends to the current Business needs with respect to current scenario and the future changes.
Expectation mapping was done, making students participate in the discussions on importance of certifications, current scenario in industry, knowledge of business domains and skill sets required.
Key Learnings for the students
- Understanding Customer preference and applying customer centric model for innovation of new products
- IKIGAI concepts
- Journey from Management trainee to senior officer
- Artificial intelligence and Machine learning trending applications
- Insights about various certifications.
Introductory Session on Fintech Conducted by State President of MSME confederation, Mr. Bharat Kulkarni
The beautiful session was conducted by Mr. Bharat Kulkarni who is State President of MSME confederation, to understand the importance of the buzz word Fintech. Session was very insightful and very useful towards interview preparation for various fintech companies. In this session student also got an idea about how technology is changing the Finance world by its influence.
Sir, has also introduced us towards the significance of technology in the financial firms. In this session we also understand how the crowdfunding platforms, Robo-advisers, Insuretech and regtech, Mobile payments and lending using the new technologies like AI, ML and Blockchain.
Mr. Bharat also focused on what will be the future of the fintech and how the Covid positively affected the process of fintech market and helped to Banking 4.0 to increase in the industry.
Key Learnings for the students
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning are understanding transaction patterns
- chatbots are being used as robo advisors.
- Applications of Fintech
- Use of Blockchain in Banking.
Tableau Workshop Conducted by Mr. Umesh Chaudhari, Data Analyst, Shaadi.com
The workshop was conducted by Data Analyst, Mr. Umesh Chaudhari on Tableau for three consecutive days. Sir highlighted on importance of visualization tool and gave insights on certification courses for making us industry ready.
Students were introduced to Tableau - Why Tableau, Comparison with other business intelligence tools, Tableau public profile, and tableau installation. How Tableau is better than Power BI in market place. Sir guided and helped students in designing different sorts of charts such as bar graphs, scatter plots, pie charts, and cumulative frequency charts, explored Tableau's many capabilities. Converted a provided quantity to a needed quantity, and connected to live data. Implemented dashboard with several sorts of charts and graphs.
The session was helpful in understanding how pivot tables of Tableau makes job easy, creating graphs, charts, formatting and finally creating dashboard.
Key Learnings for the students
- Created profile in tableau and installed tableau public
- Learnt about basic applications of Tableau. Why it has an advantage over other tools
- Learned to import data to Tableau
- Understood how easily pivot tables job is done in Tableau
- Creating different types of charts (Bar chart, Line Chart, Area chart and Pie chart), graphs, sorting, labelling, changing axis, formatting
- Learned about different functions available in tableau
- Formatting, Scatter plot chart, pareto charts, dual axis, filtering, joins, etc.
- Data forecasting was also discussed
- Created and published floating dashboard
Workshop on Test Cases Management with Jira. Conducted by Mr. Sahil Kadam, Project Manager Scrum Master at Capgemini.
Mr. Sahil Kadam, Currently working as Project manager Scum master at Capgemini conducted a wonderful session with the students. Sir has great 14 years work experience of Test manager/ Scrum master in industry. Also have significant experience of software deliver at client location and customer relationship management. Sir also has worked in HCL technology, Travelex, JPMorgan Chase and Atos. Expertise in product development and software delivery of both in traditional as well as agile methodology, predominantly in BFSI domain.
The session, Sir conducted a workshop full of knowledge on the test cases management with Jira/ALM for a powerful work management tool for all kinds of use cases. In which he briefs about all the requirements and test cases management to agile software development.
Students got insight to the profile, roles and responsibilities of tester and also got families with testing terms and understood working and importance of ALM work management tool. Students got knowledge with the terms of testing, test case management, knowledge about ALM tools, brief information of automation and manual testing, etc.
Key Learnings for the students
- A complete Overview of Testing and parts of testing
- Testing management and test organization
- Test monitoring and control
- Configuration management
- Risk and testing in the test management.
- Defect management while testing
- Introduction to test management tool (ALM) and its functions
Financial Analytics Conducted by Mr. Ameya Abhyankar, Founder and Lead Trainer at FinQuest Analysis
An insightful session was conducted by Mr. Ameya Abhyankar, Founder and Lead Trainer at FinQuest Analysis on Financial Analytics for Finance and Systems students.
Sir talked about Traditional Finance vs. Financial analytics and gave us detailed insights to buzz word financial analytics. Sir covered the importance of statistics, regression, probability, high-margin business automation, technology – big data, ML, AI, robo advisors, etc. in finance domains. Sir also explained us the use of data mining in strategic decision-making, benefits and drawbacks of algorithm trading.
Sir guided us on skills necessary for applying AI in Finance. Sir also covered Regression model analysis and how it help in scalability, reusability, automation, saving cost and reducing burden.
Key Learnings for the students
- Learnt about recent developments in AI
- Got an idea about career map in fintech industry
- Roadmap for new learning/ certifications – Tableau, BI, C++, Python, VBA macros, R, SAS, etc.
- Understood tech systems in finance – CSA, Risk Management, ALM, Stress testing, etc.
- Wrote small program in VBA
- Interview Preparation Tips
Introductory Session on Interview tips, Preparation and polishing of resume Conducted by Mr. Sumedh Sawant, Sourcing Analyst-GEP
The insightful session was conducted by Sourcing Analyst, Mr. Sumedh Sawant on the importance of Resume preparation and polishing. Session was very insightful and very useful towards interview preparation for various companies.
Sir, has also given insights on placement procedures, various job roles and current market scenarios. Also, he has given exposure to the new trends and current market needs with respect to different domains in IT field. Also, students got an idea on how to tackle various questions in interview. For e.g., Weaknesses, Strengths etc.
Expectation mapping was done, how to improve ourselves for company’s aptitude tests, GD, and PI rounds. Resume preparation and polishing has been done. Also, got insights on various certification required, knowledge of business domains and skill sets required.
Key Learnings for the students
- Tips on preparing and polishing CV
- Got understanding of various job roles and company expectations
- Ideas for preparation of aptitude, GD and PI
- Know company details before sitting for interviews
- Got insights on different domains in IT fields.
- Learned how to tackle various questions in PI.
