
This course is for beginners such as students about to graduate, freshers ready to join an IT industry, anybody keen to kick-start an IT career. This course covers certain key aspects that gives you a foundation that will propel you towards a better growth path, avoid pitfalls and will act as a guide throughout your beginners journey.
This lecture will walk you through the entire course content in short and help you decide if this is a course for you.
This lecture covers what is the qualification beyond your certification or degree required by industry for your career growth and organizational benefits
This lecture introduces to you what is an organization structure, why is needed and where you fit in the bigger picture. Followed by its relevance to your growth.
This section points out an important stakeholder or person in your career who can propel your growth.
This lecture introduces you to the most common Project Types in IT industry and nourishes you with key inputs on the choices that will be required for you to make when you are inducted into a project in an IT company.
This lecture leaves a quick view on what does a role imply in an organization and what forethought is required so you fully understand the scope of it.
This lecture introduces you to what is performance metrics, its importance and how important a tool it can become to navigate your career path within an organization.
This lecture describes in the simplest terms about what is a deliverable and why this is a keyword of interest.
This lecture explains a service level agreement with a short story to break down its definition and why it is important to know before you kick-off your activity in any project.
This lecture covers the importance of knowledge vs gaps and how one can fill-in those gaps benefiting not just ones-self but also the organization. Mutual interest is key to faster growth.
This last lecture talks about the importance of saying "No" and ends with a thank you note hoping this content will add value to your life and career.
This is a quick peek into introduction to SDLC
We try to understand in simple English about the word "life-cycle" and how this can help connect the dots in a product or software perspective
This lecture provides examples of lifecycle and its parts with examples
This lecture is an indirect attempt to explain the first step in SDLC, called planning.
A high-level walk through of Analysis phase
This lecture explains what one would do in the design phase of any product lifecycle.
An overview of Implementation and what is done on a high level.
An overview of Testing and what is done in this phase and its importance.
An overview of Maintenance and what is done in this phase and its importance.
A detailed descriptive lecture on what Software development lifecycle is and covers every step in good detail.
A final summary of SDLC to recollect the various components and what to expect in real life.
A big thank you note for the viewers and appreciations to take time and learn and share.
This course is a career guidance for anybody looking to start their career in Information Technology (IT) or IT Services. It covers certain key concepts and fundamentals to help you take the faster growth path. These are simple yet highly effective ways to grow in your career.
Some of the important topics covered include:
1. Qualification
2. Organization structure
3. Reporting manager
4. Project type
5. Role
6. Performance metrics
7. Deliverable
8. SLA (Service Level Agreement)
9. Technology & knowledge
10. Knowing to say “no”
Each topic is covered based on experience and not mere text-book coverage. This course does not just help you but also organizations who invest on inducting you into their family.
Under qualification we cover 5 key skills that can be nurtured and how this will help pivot through your career, with suitable examples.
In organization structure we cover a generalized view of how an IT Organization is structured. This helps also understand the relevance to an individual and why its important in your growth path.
It covers the importance of a Reporting Manager, Various project types in IT, Roles and so on.
In performance metrics we cover how IT organizations help you manage your growth based on metrics that are mutually constructed.
A Deliverable is defined so you understand its importance.
SLA or service level agreement is explained with a simple example and how you should track this document and how this help you achieve the required quality standard of your customer.
We cover how to recognize knowledge gaps in this industry and stay relevant.
And finally the importance of saying "No". A polite "No" and benefits of reasoning is covered in the final section.
Overall, this crash course gets you inducted at lighting pace and drafts you a mental plan for your career growth.