Question 1

Keval Bharat Tanna

Working at Atos for nearly three years now has given me an insight into the
functioning of the large organization as a business unit rather than just a
technology center. It made me realize that coming from a firm technical
background per se is not sufficient to grow spherically in today's IT world which is
driven by processes. It requires the ability to analyze competitive strategy in a
structured way along with knowledge of the technology. I've realized that
businesses seek rapid solutions to take care of the ever growing demands of the
marketplace and only newer technology with deeper research provide hope. The
advent of newer tools and techniques also require professionals like me to
understand and implement them.
Today my career aspiration is to move on from a functional and technical role to
more mature managerial roles by gaining an understanding interaction of
technology with business processes, strategy, and policy. The Masters in
Information Systems at Georgia State University can give the required push to
my career in the right direction by strengthening my understanding of the
business needs of an organization, by providing me with more insight on the
intelligent application of technology and empower me with the right tools for
pushing the boundaries of decision-making and problem-solving.

Question 2
Keval Bharat Tanna
Steve Jobs once famously quoted that Everybody should know how to program a
computer because it teaches you to think. Today, after working for three years
in Atos India, I find this quote extremely profound and true. In conjunction with
my interests and view of the bustling IT environment, I too want to participate
and be a significant contributor to this revolution that is taking place.
My current role as a Senior SAP Basis Consultant in the AkzoNobel project has
been a tremendous learning experience. My team has not only worked with 800+
servers, its UI & database but also functioned as a part of the Bridge that
collaborates with different teams to resolve a problem in the least amount of
time. During this project, I had several opportunities to interact with the client
directly. It helped me to understand the problem from their perspective, and
come up with an innovative solution to the existing problem. I drafted these
solutions for future use; that reduced the response time to a problem and
increased the efficiency of the entire team. Leading from the front, I took
ownership in training the new team members. This role was well appreciated by
the client, and this paved the way for my second promotion within 18 months.
Comprehensive curriculum, group projects, and workshops at Georgia State
University offer a befitting combination that I seek to apply in my career after
completing my graduate course. Looking forward to being a part of the
intellectually stimulating environment and hope you will find me deserving and
credible student for your renowned University.