Technofunctional Career Path

In the present era of globalization and liberalization, to deliver consistently and as per business expectations, technical experts are required to reorient their historical approach of concentration on the technology and code development, and convert their expertise to a professional who is not only technically sound but who can understand the language business speaks.

Why Technofunctional Career Path (TFCPTM)?

In the present era of globalization and liberalization, to deliver consistently and as per business expectations, technical experts are required to reorient their historical approach of concentration on the technology and code development, and convert their expertise to a professional who is not only technically sound but who can understand the language business speaks. Similarly it is becoming important for a functional expert to gain technical excellence by understanding technical capabilities, development standards and controls to recommend good and sustainable functional design for the business.

Technofunctional Professionals are in great demand as they play a vital role in ERP Implementation projects. Companies always prefer experts who have the ability to understand both technical and functional challenges, as they prove to be more effective and less costly.

(TFCP^TM) Foundation:

A quick glance through the TFBOK Framework helps in identifying the competencies that represents the expectations of businesses from Technofunctional Professionals around the globe and provides an assurance that the person possessing these skills will be able to drive the ERP Implementations in the right direction to ensure robustness, minimum customization, sustainability, efficiency, standardization and effectiveness. Listed below are the areas constituting core competencies expected out of Technofunctionals:

1. Process Areas:
2. Methods:
3. Technical Areas:
4. Attributes:
5. Related Fields:
6. ERP Terminology:

Technofunctional Career Path:

Technofunc proposes following draft of model that identifies Technofunctional Career Path (TFCP^TM), by way of representing globally applicable framework of core competencies needed for career development as a Technofunctional Professional. This also includes behaviors, which combined with required Skills & Knowledge attribute to successful performance against business expectations. 

The cube in the figure depicts the framework and specifies the competencies, behaviors and certification paths that can build a strong foundation for a successful Technofunctional Career.

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