Tag: IT organization and talent

When it comes to skills, the secret to future-proofing any IT career is diversification. In a recent Deloitte survey , a majority of CIOs said that one-third of their staff’s current skill sets will not be relevant in the next three years.

Organizations are embracing technology to optimize individual and team productivity, collaboration, and the employee experience at large. The abrupt, COVID-19-driven shift to remote work as the default for much of the labor force has altered work as we know it—and with the work-from-home cat out of the bag, it could prove challenging to coax these professionals back to prepandemic levels of in-office work.

Fifteen months after the US and Europe went into lockdown for the first time, many office-based employees have still not returned to their pre-pandemic workplaces. During that time, videoconferencing apps have continued to see an unprecedented — and unsurprising — level of popularity.

This structure defines goals, ensures that agility’s principles stick, and keeps the focus on value. Three design decisions are the key.

New technology solutions are enabling organizations that want to take a closer look at how they address workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion opportunities and challenges. Using these tools may also create new considerations requiring ethical decision-making and actions. Even before social justice protests drew the world’s attention in the summer of 2020, business leaders understood the case for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Since 2017, the number of skills required for a single job have increased by 10% every year, as a result of constant digital disruptions. However, Gartner surveys of CIOs and CEOs suggest there isn’t enough digital talent to support the increase in need.

Today’s data scientists need more than proficiency in AI and Python. Organizations are looking for specialists who also feel at home in the C-suite. Credit: Maksym Yemelyanov via Adobe Stock The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists jobs in data science in the top 15 fastest growing occupations with projected  31 percent job growth  over the next 10 years.

Software engineering leaders are keen to hire talent with an already developed skill set, but it’s increasingly difficult to find people with advanced software developer skills who can work on modern cloud architectures and digital initiatives. “To overcome the developer skills shortage, software engineering leaders need to upskill and reskill their existing employees and new hires.

Automation technologies can offer considerable value to organizations, but only if they are implemented strategically, on a large scale, and in support of business goals. They also require the businesses using them to actively monitor performance and make adjustments over time.

Organizational demands for data and analytics (D&A) are growing, but many EA and TI leaders remain focused on data management programs that aren’t linked to business priorities. Instead, they should leverage their unique enterprise view to ensure that decision makers have the data they need to drive business outcomes.

Australian industrial organisations recognise data as a critical asset, but many are struggling to convert that potential to benefit their bottom line. Faced with the dual obstacle of changing choices and complex legacy systems, organisations fail to take action or else embrace piecemeal investment in technologies without clear direction.

In a year defined by shifts and surprises in every walk of life, online learning providers found themselves in a somewhat enviable position: at the center of a global discussion of their craft.  While every organization learned lessons on agility in 2020, online learning found itself front and center, thrust into the spotlight overnight by the sharp spike in demand.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, flexible work was a benefit that a lucky few employees, or especially innovative employers, had the luxury of experiencing. Yet within a year, lockdowns leaving little choice but to work from home has changed the way we think.