Advice for my career

Question

Hi Expert i am having around 10 years of experience and now i am working as Project Lead in CMM Level 5 company. I grown my career in developing aspphp.net and still working on the same (VS 2010). I am not interesting in estimation project planning and other PM works. I would like to solve the technical problems and want to continue on the same ladder. Please advice which route should i follow go to PM ladder or an architect ladder. Thanks in advance Kumar

Vidya Vrat Agarwal · Answer

Hello Kumar You have a valid question this is most commonly asked Q Well 1st of all ask yourself what you are good at read my blog-post http://www.mypassionfor.net/2013/07/421/ Reply with your views and I would love to answer In short both the fields have good future

Keyur Patel · Answer

Hi Kumar If you are in management side then less option available in market and you have to stick with company for long time because company are always looking stability in management position. but if you are in technical side and your skill are boom in market. For example  if you are working in Big data  cloud computing tech. etc. then you will get better pay compare to other position. Techie person set anywhere in market. Just we need to update with market and technology. I can't say anything on better career. It is dependent on many factors like your skills market situation your interest bla bla... :-)

Kumar Duvvarapu · Answer

Thanks Keyur for your advice but as you know once we are busy with the Management work we get very little time to work on the technical side.From past 2 years i am towards the management side prior to that i am in technical side. As you said i will try to accomplish both but which will have better carrier. Please let me know.

Keyur Patel · Answer

Hi Kumar You are having 10 years of experience. I think you are enough mature about your career. As you mentioned your more interest on technical side. It seems that you are techie person. You can choose architect ladder but my advice is that we have to know both side because many companies are looking versatile role. Many small companies doesn't have special position of architect. Hence they are looking techno-manager person. Keep update with technical as well management side.