Spring 2009 Baylor MIS Orientation

1. Spring 2009 Baylor MIS Orientation Scott Vogan – Partner Jason Hamby – Senior Manager Kyle Kennedy – Consultant SunGard Consulting Services January 29, 2009

2. AGENDA • Introductions • Who is SunGard and SunGard Consulting • What Is MIS to Us • What Do MIS Graduates Do • Common Myths About MIS Careers • How Is The Current Job Market • Will I Have A Job When I Graduate • Companies Hiring Baylor MIS Graduates • After Landing The Job • Quick Recap • Questions

3. INTRODUCTIONS Scott Vogan • Baylor University, 1993 • BA Business with Emphasis on MIS and Pre-Law • Phi Gamma Delta • Worked my way through school selling and servicing PC’s at Computer Access in Waco • Ernst and Young LLP, Consultant - Sr. Consultant • Chose technical track • Worked on large, long term, team based projects at clients such as CompUSA, MidCon Gas, ANR Pipeline, and EY ADC • Focused on technologies and service areas such as SAP, Networking and Infrastructure, Relational Database Systems, and Data Warehousing • Informatica Corporation, Consultant (3rd in Company) - Director of Professional Services • Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence Software • Client relationship and employee management • Software and Services Sales and Delivery • Sungard Consulting Services, Partner • Primary responsibility is new business development • Leveraging relationships and contacts built over last 12+ years of project, services, and sales experience

4. INTRODUCTIONS Jason Hamby • Baylor University, 1997 • Bachelor of Business Administration, MIS • Baylor Men’s Volleyball (President) • Phi Kappa Chi (Intramural Chair) • Freshman Leadership Organization (FLO) • KPMG Consulting (Bearing Point), Consultant • Worked on large, long term, team based projects at clients such as SBC Wireless, Pacific Bell Wireless, Cellular One, and Southern New England Telecom (Now all AT&T Wireless) • Focused on technologies and service areas such as PL/SQL, Visual Basic, Relational Database Systems, Systems Integration, Data Cleansing, and Data Migration • Informatica Corporation, Consultant - Regional Manager of Professional Services • Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence Software • Client relationship and employee management • Software and Services Sales and Delivery • Sungard Consulting Services, Senior Manager • Primary responsibility is project management and delivery • Currently serving as the Texas Nodal Market Business Process project manager at Luminant Energy (Formerly TXU)

5. INTRODUCTIONS Kyle Kennedy • Baylor University, May 2008 • Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering • Minor in Mathematics • Baylor IEEE Engineering Webmaster • Baylor Engineering and Computer Science Community Member • AT&T, Network Planning & Engineering (NP&E) Intern • Analyzed and developed various web based systems within AT&T • Created multiple intranet websites written in HTML, CSS, ASP, PHP, ColdFusion, and JavaScript • Created Macros in VB in order to help improve process flow and quality assurance within AT&T • Art Starz, LLC (San Antonio), Consultant/Developer • Consulting services • Website development and IT • SunGard Consulting Services, Consultant • Primary responsibility is system analysis and code development • Currently working at Luminant (formerly TXU) on an Asset Management Analysis and Implementation project

6. WHO IS SUNGARD AND SUNGARD CONSULTING

7. WHO IS SUNGARD? • SunGard is a global leader in integrated IT solutions and a leading provider of high-availability infrastructure for business continuity • The 50 largest financial services institutions in the world use SunGard solutions • Recognized thought leader in Energy (Oil, Gas, & Power) • Currently the largest privately held technology company in the world - Taken private in August of 2005 • SunGard statistics from 2007: • 25,000 customers in 50 countries • Over 16,000 employees • Over $4 billion in revenue in 2007 • Fortune 500, privately held

8. WHO IS SUNGARD CONSULTING SERVICES? SERVICES • Business Process Consulting • Technology Advisory Services • Application Implementation • Data Management • Program Management SUNGARD SunGard Data Systems is a privately held Fortune 500 company. INDUSTRIES • Energy • Financial Services • Media LOCATIONS • New York • London • Charlotte • Paris • Mid-Atlantic • Houston • Dallas • Pune (India) • SunGard Consulting Services is a full-service business and information technology consulting company focused on the improvement of organizations through integration of people, process, and technology solutions solving complex business problems. • Oracle • Sybase • MS SQL Server • DB2 • OLAP TECHNOLOGIES • Java • C++ • C# • VB/VB.NET • XML • SQL/PLSQL • J2SE/J2EE • Microsoft .NET • COM/COM+ • ASP/ASP.NET • AJAX/SOAP • Spring • JMS • MQSeries • TIBCO • Business Objects • Informatica • Cognos • AlphaBlox

9. ON A SIDE NOTE… SunGard Culture

10. WHAT IS MIS TO US, WHAT DO MIS GRADUATES DO

11. WHAT IS MIS TO US • It is the application of people, procedures, and technologies — collectively, the information system—to business problems • It focuses on the best way to enable the organization to meet its goals and business challenges • Its purpose is to analyze, design, develop, and implement information strategy to solve business problems • It requires people that have strong analytical skills, business background, and technology savvy to make business processes more productive • It requires knowledge of organizational structures, business objectives, and business operations (including processes and the flow of data between processes), how to communicate effectively with users, and how to design systems that support their activities • It requires up-to-date and evolving knowledge of technology to facilitate selection of the appropriate technologies for implementation of information systems • At its core, it is Problem Solving

12. WHAT DO MIS GRADUATES DO • Solve Business Problems • Every business requires people that have the ability to: • Dissect a problem, • Analyze the parts, • Layout a plan for resolution, and • Work to implement its solution. • The strength of MIS majors lies in their ability to work with both business & technology managers and users in an organization to develop, implement, and manage the information infrastructure. Bridge the gap between Business and Technology

13. WHAT DO MIS GRADUATES DO • Career Opportunities Include (but are not limited to):

14. COMMON MYTHS ABOUT MIS

15. SIX COMMON MYTHS ABOUT MIS CAREERS • All I will be is a “Code Monkey” • You never get to work with people • You do the same thing day after day • IT careers aren’t fun because you don’t get to be creative • Programming is the number one skill needed to be successful in IT • All IT jobs are being outsourced MYTHS

16. HOW IS THE CURRENT JOB MARKET?

17. HOW IS THE CURRENT JOB MARKET • 47% year over year increase in recruitment of IT graduates by leading companies – a Texas university • “Today, MIS / Technology is one of the fastest growing segments of the economy and employers are vying for qualified candidates” – John Skubiak • “The most in demand positions…will be hybrids of management and technology” – National Center on Education & The Economy • Consulting, retail, and petroleum companies are looking for new hires. As a result, many of these industries offer sizeable salary offers to new graduates. – careerbuilder.com • “MIS / Computer Science graduates will be in greater demand than ever over the next 15 years. If there’s a field to go into, this is it.” – Bill Gates • While accounting jobs will grow at the same rate as the national average for all jobs, MIS job growth is estimated to grow at a rate 3 or more times as fast as the national average through 2012 – Bureau of Labor Statistics 2006 These are trends. The current job market is tougher than it has been in several years

18. HOW IS THE CURRENT JOB MARKET • 2008 Graduates – Nationally

19. HOW IS THE CURRENT JOB MARKET The Perfect Storm – The Perfect Opportunity for MIS • Three major factors:1) Baby boomer retirements2) A shortage of IT graduates3) Job growth rates for IT are 3X+ the national job growth average These create a “perfect storm” for graduates • More than 40% of the technology workforce will reach retirement age by 2010! • On average, universities are producing only 30% of the IT graduates that they did in 2001!

20. WILL I HAVE A JOB WHEN I GRADUATE?

21. WILL I HAVE A JOB WHEN I GRADUATE Unfortunate Timing: Headlines 1/26/2009 “Caterpillar to cut 20,000 jobs” “Home Depot to cut 7,000 jobs” “Spring to cut 8,000 jobs” “U.S. Business Climate worst in 27 years” • What should I do? • What does this mean to you? • How can I compete with experienced job seekers? • Is anyone hiring graduates with no experience? The jobs are there, it’s just much more competitive!

22. WILL I HAVE A JOB WHEN I GRADUATE • What should I do? • You’ve started by majoring in MIS • Work hard (external job included) • Prepare for the interview process! Practice! Study! • Remember, you are ALWAYS interviewing with a potential employer • What does this job market mean to you? • You must be aggressive • “Survival of the fittest” is about adaptation • Stand out from the crowd • Be “nervous”. • Consider resilient industries in down times Any Job You Have Now Can Be The Beginning Of Something Big

23. WILL I HAVE A JOB WHEN I GRADUATE • How can I compete with experienced job seekers? • Start thinking in ‘career mode’ TODAY. • Get out of your comfort zone • Begin resume building: get a job. • Learn from current jobs • Be willing to do whatever it takes • Is anyone hiring graduates with no experience? • YES Start Your Career Today, as an MIS Major at Baylor University

24. COMPANIES HIRING BAYLOR MIS GRADUATES (SAMPLING) • SunGard Consulting Services, and

25. AFTER LANDING THE JOB, RECAP, AND QUESTIONS

26. YOU HAVE YOUR JOB, NOW WHAT? • Make yourself invaluable • Businesses are in business to make money • Work to be viewed as being part of the revenue generation side of the business, not the cost side • Do whatever it takes • Learn as much as possible about as many things as possible • There are three things you take with you everywhere you go: • Your Ethics & Moral Fiber (Character) • Your Reputation • Your Personal Network

27. WHAT DID WE LEARN • Tremendous career opportunities exist in IT over the coming 10 years; both for incoming graduates and for experienced employees. • IT career opportunities are much broader than being a “Code Monkey”; at the core you are a problem solver looking at the entire business and envisioning solutions through people, process, and technology! • Problem solving ability, business acumen, leadership, communication, and organizational skills are as important as technology skills in MIS career fields. • Getting that first job is tougher now, but still very possible. Be aggressive! • Your moral fiber, character, and reputation are everything

28. QUESTIONS Will this be on the test? What should I do with my life? Where do thoughts go? Did I leave my car lights on? Do I have to raise my hand? Why is so much news just “info”-tainment?

29. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTIONSCOTT.VOGAN@SUNGARD.COM JASON.HAMBY@SUNGARD.COM KYLE.KENNEDY@SUNGARD.COM