Master of Science in Software Management

Development of the software leader

The master of science in software management at Carnegie Mellon University prepare you for asuccessful reformer in the software industry. We teach you the necessary skills to build a career inproduct management, managing a software development organization, and for innovation inbusiness or in your own startup.

Like an MBA, this degree offers you the business skills that you want. Unlike a MBA, we have designedthe levels of management software for the people in technical careers, provide the parts of a businesseducation you need and will use. You will learn marketing and operations, so you can design andimplement your product strategy. You will study accounting and finance, so you can navigate the financial report and understand the financial health of a business. You will not study the classicthemes in isolation because we know that students learn better in a real context. Our courses are designed to integrate the business skills in realistic contexts, the actual project. You practice the skillsof the project team, so you can apply them confidence in your work.

To really stand out in the competitive software industry, you will also need to master modernapproaches to people management software, processes, and projects. This skill set requirescompetency in both business and technology areas, equipped for you whether you will work in asmall or large company, or whether you are a businessman.

Foundation course in people making software, process and project management, combined with ouradvanced course in the development of software products and Enterprise innovation, prepare you fora wide range of leadership roles in a software business:

Product management software

Project management software

Program Management

Director of software development

VP/Director of engineering

Entrepreneurs

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Whether you want to innovate in the business, is a product manager, became a businessman, Manager of a software development organization, or is a Manager or project lead-software development, you need to move beyond the technology only thinking, and gain the knowledge and confidence to apply their business skills to :

Constantly reviews the product's competitive position in a growing market.

Continually evaluate the quality of a product (your own or your company's).

Give up or improve a product idea (known as a "pivot") based on customer feedback, the estimatedviability, or new ones or the cases on the market.

Diversified teamwork to solve many of the problems arising in the software industry.

Become a leader capable of resolving the differences of perspective and inspiring the people aroundyou.

Students with graduate programs in management software with a background in software engineering firm, gained through education and experience. While in the program, they build business knowledge and leadership skills on top of their software development and technical background.

All of our courses-in product innovation, business, and technical management-designed specifically for the needs of the software industry. All faculty teaching in the program management software hasextensive industry experience in the field, in addition to their academic information.

Unique graduate programs are offered through the CMU of the Integrated innovation-a joint venturepartnership in support of the Technical University, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon and ofDesign in the College of fine arts, focusing on education and research innovative methods and practices. Three schools have links with students training to become elite creators, improve the efficiency of the results and create. Currently, the software management program is only available inCMU Silicon Valley School, campus or through distance education programs in our interactions.