Re:Go for "Software Architecture" for 200, Alex (Score 1)

I couldn't agree more - but be prepared to get to know the business you're in, and understand the big picture. If you're worried about being offshored, stick to positions higher up the food chain that require direct end user contact - Architect, Analyst, Technical Project Manager (keyword there is "technical" - not just some bozo with a PMP.) As for the argument that you have to be a keyboard banger before you can move to architect, well, I don't buy it. I doubt most building architects don't know the ins and outs of the HVAC or exactly how to plumb a building correctly, but they know enough about how those things work that they can design them into the building without a catastrophe.