1.5. Exercises

Exercise 1.1

Define your career plan for the next two years. As your career progresses to higher levels of seniority, you will be expected to require redirection on a less frequent basis, with the maximum being about once a year. We believe that planning is essential, so making a career plan at this early stage of your reading would be a positive step. Identify your goals, and then identify what you need to know in order to achieve your goals (i.e., knowledge gaps). Be brutally honest.

Example Solution:

Three years ago, my goal was to continue in technical architecture roles and increase my knowledge in several areas, so that I could be a more complete contributor. In particular, I wanted to gain extensive experience in UML ...

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