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I am in total agreement with MindCrime. If you are both technically savvy and business savvy and have solid communication skills, being able to understand and translate the needs of both business groups back and forth is a very valuable skill set.

Project Management is a place that you can leverage all of your skills while contributing materially to a business and still continue to be a generalist, assuming that is what you want to continue to be. In your particular case it sounds like you enjoy being more hands on, so a business analyst role might not be the best fit for you, however it is always something to consider, if the job were at a company that you felt you just had to be part of.

There has been significant demand for technical project managers over the last decade and I didn't see that changing anytime soon, which is always encouraging for those that like to change jobs regularly or are worried about their long-term employment prospects. Plus it is a great way to be involved in many different projects across the breadth of a company.

Project Managers often find their way into upper management over the long haul because of their intimate knowledge of so many different corporate functions. So if long term, senior leadership is something you have a desire for, this is not a bad route to go.

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Project management is another good option, though I wouldn't want technical things being replaced by paperwork.

Thanks for your thoughts.