Business: Operations and Technology Management, MBA - Master of Business Administration

Gain the leadership abilities, cross-functional business knowledge, and problem-solving skills needed to drive change and create value for organizations with the Wisconsin MBA Program in operations and technology management (OTM). The OTM specialization, supported by the Erdman Center for Operations and Technology Management, is for those with a background in engineering, science, or other areas of technology and operations who are interested in seeking advanced positions while priming themselves for future senior leadership roles. Gain broad and deep business and entrepreneurial skills from a flexible curriculum applicable to designing, managing, and improving processes and systems.Fast-Track Your CareerAccording to the consulting firm Spencer Stuart, more CEOs come from careers in operations than from any other field. The Wisconsin MBA Program in operations and technology management provides the comprehensive education and hands-on experience to prepare you for executive-level challenges. Operations and technology management students are hired by innovative and established businesses such as Intuit, Lands’ End, Amazon, Dell, and Google Fiber for leadership positions in a variety of management fields.Operations and technology management students in the Wisconsin MBA Program are offered full-time positions at major corporations such as Dow Agro Science, Whirlpool, DISH Network LLC, Oracle, Intuit Inc., Microsoft, Amazon, Dell, HP, Deloitte, Samsung, and SC Johnson and Son, Inc. Students have a very successful full-time and internship placement rate as operations managers, product managers, senior analysts, and consultants at an average starting salary of well over 100,000. An expansive curriculum covering a variety of industries, operations, and information technology systems qualifies operations and technology management students to start management careers across the business spectrum.Common Job Titles for GraduatesBusiness StrategistLeadership Development Program AssociateManagement ConsultantOperations ManagerProduct ManagerProgram ManagerSales ConsultantSenior Operations AnalystStrategic Planning ManagerSupply Chain AnalystLearning outcomesApply foundational theories and knowledge from core management and engineering disciplines to make effective business decisions based on cross-functional thinking whether in general operations and technology management or in a chosen specialty area (such as healthcare operations or technology product management).Apply core operations principles about processes and technologies to the design, justification, operation, assessment, and improvement of organizational and system performance from both financial and nonfinancial perspectives.Effectively lead and manage organizational and technological change that supports and improves business processes and creates value for customers.Develop enduring networks and relationships with industry partners.

A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a comparable degree from an international institution is required. International applicants must have a degree comparable to a regionally accredited U.S. bachelor’s degree. You must have completed your undergraduate degree, or similar, before starting graduate school. A minimum undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 on the equivalent of the last 60 credit hours (approximately two years of work) or a master’s degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 is required. The Graduate School will take into consideration different grade scales from institutions that do not have 4.00 scales (e.g., institutions outside the United States of America).