Current Information Technology (IT) market realities necessitate that all IT professionals assess   their current positions, available career paths and accordingly devise appropriate career   advancement plans. Whether you are a technology specialist such as software developer,   network/database engineer, IT architect, Project Manager, Director or CIO, this report can help you   assess your skills and the skills that you require to move to future IT positions. The many IT titles, job   positions and skill requirements in the IT industry can often confuse IT professionals and prevent   their effective career advancement. This guide identifies the seven core professions in the IT industry   and highlights the core professional as well as people/interpersonal skills that the IT industry   requires at a minimum to be successful in the IT industry. As evident by the table of contents, this   report also includes career advancement tips for each of the seven core IT professions along with   some general advancement tips for the various IT professions. Summarized career planning steps at   the end of the report can help an IT professional plan his/her career appropriately. This report can   help HR professionals as well to refine the IT career tracks of their organizations.