[CTQ Smartcast] How Should Consultants and Business Analysts Think About Future Relevance, with Arun Iyer

Arun Iyer is Executive Vice President, Hexanika and a published author. He is a Business and IT leader  with 22+ years of experience in the Banking and Financial Services industry as former Global Head of Financial Services at Tech Mahindra and Director – Business Consulting at Cognizant Technology Solutions prior to that. He is also the author of the wonderful mystery series for children- the Nainapur Adventures.

In this Smartcast with CTQ co-founder BV Harish Kumar, we talk to him about how consultants and business analysts can think about future relevance, changing the mindset while working in startups vs big companies, and the role of being well-read, curious in such industries.

 

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Some of the things we spoke about

  • How offshoring/ IT services industry has evolved

  • The Two-In-A-Box model at Cognizant

  • Upleveling skills business analysts should look out to pick

  • Coping with transitions from big to small / product to service companies

  • Advice for would-be Product Managers

  • Lessons from becoming a published author

AND

  • Arun’s favourite mystery books

PLUS

  • The Future Relevance Rapid Fire

  • Quiz Questions for Arun


If you enjoyed this Smartcast, watch How Mid-Career Professionals Can Keep Themselves Relevant.