Management Sklls onsultant (ERP, CRM. SCM. EAD ERP application development, change control, UNIX shell scripting, object security, CRM ng, inventory mgt, DB modeling, Web and client server design lava, SQL, interface design, B2B software, EDI, SCM experience, warehouse mgt, network modeling) Project manag (project planning, issue/risk mgt, scope management) Proiect Analyst 6% (UNIX, NT, database mgt, SQL, front-end applications(eg-, SAS), Lotus Notes, relational DB, object- oriented design(UML), interface development, Web development) (industry knowledge(e. g, healthcare, telecom, retailing), Web-based tools, integration of Web with industry knowledge) Marketing Manager mktg communications, project mgt, organizational skills, communication skills, use of Web in brand building) nical sklls (SAP, People Soft, Oracle, Baan, One World, Arba, Commerce-One, MS Site Server, EDL, Java, XML, ariety of Web-based Networking and Systems Professional (Windows, PC and server hardware, Exchange mail systems, UNIX admin and shell scripting, Solaris or HP UX, WANs, Cisco router configuration, network security (e. g, firewalls), Web servers) Web administration (on-call, off-hours support, UNIX or Windows support, ASP, Java, Visual Basic, COM/DCOM, project mgt, Sun Solaris, HP UX, AIX, LANs, WANS, DNS, Web development tools, database) Web programmer (Web development software(.g, Dreamweaver, Frontpage, Photoshop, Fireworks, Drumbeat, Flash), Java, Java script, Visual Basic, ASP, HTML, XML, Cold Fusion, Active X, C++, COMDCOM, Oracle, SQL erver, PERL, Apache, UNIX) Mobile Web Engineer(WAP, WML. Wireless) (ava, RMI, CORBA, WML, XML. ASP, CDMS. WAP, GRPS, Palm OS Windows CE, TCP, UDP, IP network protocols, traffic engineering, broadband equipment, IETF, IEEE, ITU standards Each percentage value represents the percentage of the total number of job listings reviewed within each category Table 3. High ranking management and technical skills from job listings these example lists are not exhaustive, they do provide an indication of the types of skills demanded within each career track Fit-Gap Analysis A fit-gap analysis was performed to identify industry needs that are being met by the e-business curricula and those industry demands that are not covered. These fits"and COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM December 2003/ol. 46. No. 12ve 73these example lists are not exhaustive, they do provide an indication of the types of skills demanded within each career track. Fit-Gap Analysis A fit-gap analysis was performed to identify industry needs that are being met by the e-business curricula and those industry demands that are not covered. These “fits” and COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM December 2003/Vol. 46, No. 12ve 173 Management Skills Consultant (ERP, CRM, SCM, EAI) (ERP application development, change control, UNIX shell scripting, object security, CRM process analysis, sales ordering, customer service, DB marketing, inventory mgt., DB modeling, Web and client server design Java, SQL, interface design, B2B software, EDI, SCM experience, warehouse mgt., network modeling) 10% Project Management (project planning, issue/risk mgt., scope management) 8% Project Analyst (UNIX, NT, database mgt., SQL, front-end applications (e.g., SAS), Lotus Notes, relational DB, object￾oriented design (UML), interface development, Web development) 6% Consultant (Vertical Industry Specialization) (industry knowledge (e.g., healthcare, telecom., retailing), Web-based tools, integration of Web with industry knowledge) 4% Marketing Manager (mktg. communications, project mgt., organizational skills, communication skills, use of Web in brand building) 4% Technical Skills High-End Programmer (ERP, CRM, SCM, EAI) (SAP, People Soft, Oracle, Baan, One World, Ariba, Commerce-One, MS Site Server, EDI, Java, XML, Oberon, and a variety of Web-based development software) 12% Networking and Systems Professional (Windows, PC and server hardware, Exchange mail systems, UNIX admin and shell scripting, Solaris or HP UX, WANs, Cisco router configuration, network security (e.g., firewalls), Web servers) 12% Web Administration (on-call, off-hours support, UNIX or Windows support, ASP, Java, Visual Basic, COM/DCOM, project mgt., Sun Solaris, HP UX, AIX, LANs, WANs, DNS, Web development tools, database) 12% Web programmer (Web development software (e.g., Dreamweaver, Frontpage, Photoshop, Fireworks, Drumbeat, Flash), Java, Java script, Visual Basic, ASP, HTML, XML, Cold Fusion, Active X, C++, COM/DCOM, Oracle, SQL Server, PERL, Apache, UNIX) 9% Mobile Web Engineer (WAP, WML, Wireless) (Java, RMI, CORBA, WML, XML, ASP, CDMS, WAP, GRPS, Palm OS, Windows CE, TCP, UDP, IP, network protocols, traffic engineering, broadband equipment, IETF, IEEE, ITU standards) 6% Each percentage value represents the percentage of the total number of job listings reviewed within each category (management and technical). Table 3. High ranking management and technical skills from job listings