My Personal SWOT

SWOT stands for Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities and threat analysis. I have completed my Bachelors of Technology in the year 2007 and I have been working in IT services sector ever since. My experience is my strength, along with my “can do” attitude and optimistic outlook. I have always worked in customer-facing projects as a part of a team. So, understanding customer needs, communication and team playing are important qualities one need to succeed. Stating during the recession I learned early in my life the importance of being lean and agile, clients appreciate what saves them time and money, identifying those areas is a great skillset to have any time. Lately, my weakness is not being able to allocate enough time for my work and for my studies. I was managing my work and studies just fine. But, 2 weeks back I came to India to visit my parents. Ever since because of the change of situation, I am noticing that I am finding it difficult to concentrate and finish my tasks. But, I have recognized the problem and taking steps to fix it. Otherwise, I am an occasional procrastinator too. Other than that, I do not see any major weaknesses. Opportunity is after completing MBA applying the knowledge in m current job or getting a new job where I would be able to apply my newly acquired skills. The world has come closer, cultural awareness is very critical for any business. Identifying opportunity and capitalizing on that takes knowledge and skill. I believe the MBA program has equipped me with such skills. As the economy is reaching the top, every organization is preparing for a slowdown, so there is an opportunity in identifying areas that can be automated, reducing the need for manual intervention and maintenance cost. The threat is any possible change in the economy for negative. Competition too has increased multi-fold. Providing the best quality for the cheap price is going to be challenging but we have competing organizations as threats too. Who needs to be dealt, building long term relationship with clients, adding value to processes and technology as subject matter experts and help them meet their goals. I found the strengths using my course thus far. How some qualities are resource-based strength, unit 4 helped me understand that. My strengths of being a team player and understanding customer needs will come handy in the IT services sector. The habit of procrastination is not good for anything or any industry. The industry will see more cost-cutting and automation, which is an opportunity and experiences with those will be a valuable asset, especially in an economy that might slow down soon.