Innovators will usually have four main goals:

• Developing or creating new applications, relationships, systems, or products.
• Providing creative ideas or artistic contributions.
• Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
• Benchmarking, experimenting and testing novel approaches to solving problems.

Most strategists should excel at:

• Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

• Keeping abreast of changes in industry practices and emerging telecommunications technology by reviewing current literature, talking with colleagues, participating in educational programs, attending meetings or workshops, or participating in professional organizations or conferences.
• Estimating costs for system or component implementation and operation.
• Developing, maintaining, or implementing telecommunications disaster recovery plans for ensuring business continuity.
• Testing and evaluating hardware and software for determining efficiency, reliability, or compatibility with existing systems.
• Supervising maintenance of telecommunications equipment.
• Providing user assistance by diagnosing network and device problems and implementing technical or procedural solutions.
• Preparing system activity and performance reports.
• Preparing purchasing requisitions for computer hardware and software, networking and telecommunications equipment, testing equipment, cabling, or tools.