It Career Opportunities 5584b74974b83

IT career opportunities
Witman Hung
Executive Vice President and
Co-founder
Next Horizon Company Ltd.
• BA(Hons) MBA MA FHKIoD FFA FiProA FHKCS MBCS MCMI
• Chartered IT Professional
• Vice President of Hong Kong Internet Professionals Association
witman.hung@nexthorizon.com
• Executive Vice President and Co-founder, Next Horizon Co. Ltd.

• 20 years experience in IT
• Director – Corporate Markets, Jardine OneSolution
• Regional VP North Asia and Country Manager Hong Kong, Atos
Origin (Largest European IT Services Firm)
• Regional Manager, Systems Integration, AT&T Asia Pacific
• MIS Consultant - KPMG
Specialization
Why are you in IT?
Network Hardware
If you cannot do what
you like, try to like what
Software Security you do.
In-house Vendor Local

Government
Employer
Service Start your

Consultant MNC own
Provider
business
Job Nature Employer

Specialization
What are
Network

Hardware my
options?
Software Security
 
In-house Vendor Local

Government
 Employer

Service Start your

Consultant MNC own
Provider
   
business
Job Nature Employer

The IT Trend
Era V: Web 2.0
High Externally
Focused Era IV: IT Enabling New
Business Models
Ubiquitous Information Access
Era III: Value Creation and

IT’s Business Effectiveness
Impact on
Business Internet/Network Computing
Structure Internally
Focused Era II: Productivity and End-User
Empowerment
Client/Server Computing
Era I: Automation, Cost Control

and Efficiency
Mainframe/Midrange Computing
Low
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
Source: Gartner Group
Changing Role of IT
• IT skills has become
necessary but not
sufficient in any
business.
• IT has become the 2nd
•何東爵士 language of Business
•怡和洋行翻譯 ~1880 • Pure IT players will
•怡和火險公司經理
1882 (20 歲 )
become like translators
•華人首富 ~1930 and copywriters
• End-user Computing +
• Business Analyst
Changes brought from IT
• The World is Flat

– 7x24x365
• Some Jobs are Disappearing
– Secretary, Reception etc
• Some New Jobs Appearing
– Content Manager/Web Master etc
• Some Jobs are changing
• Change in competitive landscape
– David and Goliath, which one is you
– Winners Takes All
IT Needs Pyramid
Decision
Support
Cost$
Value + Reporting +
Requirements
Operation Support
Vendor/Service Provider v.s. In-house
• Longer working hours • Better career security

• Higher pressure on • Less Pressure
performance and • In-depth understanding
quality of a business and
• Better exposure industry
• Better pay • Can get into business if
• Broader future you can think like them
opportunities
• Better career path
Multinationals v.s. Local
• Better career path • Better career

security
• Better exposure
• Same culture
• Better pay
• Flexibility
• Cultural conflicts • Less IT spending

• Career insecurity • Limited growth
What Employers look for
• Ability • Integrity
• Business Sense • Initiation
• Communication • Intelligence
skills
The Value3
• What value do you get? (Value)
• What value can you bring to the Boss ?

(Value2)
• What value can you bring to their

customers ? (Value3)
• WIIIFM (What Is In It For Me)?
• WIIIFM (What Is In It For Me)?
What Value – The So What Test?
• For any business, the creation of additional

value can only be achieved through
1. Additional Revenue
2. Decreased Cost
• All other value (customer satisfaction, image,

efficiency, effectiveness, accuracy etc.) can be
translated into the above 2.
• And this is the only thing business people

care! – Otherwise SO WHAT!
Advance to the Next Level
• Speak the Business

Language
• Improve
Communication Skills
• Understand Challenge
& Opportunities in your
industry
• Become the Industry
Experts
Strategist Advocate Listener
•Understand strategic •Explain the value of IT •Listen to business
value of IT and its impact
•Advocate change •Seek first to understand
to business
then to be understood
Follower Team Player

•Follow business direction •Work with other teams in
new organisation
•Alignment
The New IT
Professional
Leader Coach
•Lead change through the Bridge •Coach team and oneself
use of technology •Bridge between •Skill up / train up
•Understand trends and business and
technology •Resource planning
new development
•Monitor progress
Think Business
Think China
Think Global
Thank you!
witman.hung@nexthorizon.com
Facebook: Witman Hung
URL: www.nexthorizon.com

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IT career opportunities

• Executive Vice President and Co-founder, Next Horizon Co. Ltd.

In-house Vendor Local

Service Start your

Job Nature Employer

In-house Vendor Local

Service Start your

Job Nature Employer

Era III: Value Creation and

Era I: Automation, Cost Control

• The World is Flat

• Longer working hours • Better career security

• Better career path • Better career

• Cultural conflicts • Less IT spending

• What value can you bring to the Boss ?

• What value can you bring to their

• For any business, the creation of additional

• All other value (customer satisfaction, image,

• And this is the only thing business people

• Speak the Business

Follower Team Player

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