If you’re a traditional IT specialist such as a systems administrator, developer or service manager, then you are probably already thinking about long-term career development. As more roles consolidate and functionality automates, you’ll likely have lots of questions. How do I get more strategic? How do I get closer to the business, and how do I add value so that I can’t be outsourced?
Read moreOrganizations that strive to ensure their IT departments can successfully add business value can derive numerous benefits from utilizing and deploying IT skills frameworks. IT skills frameworks provide a foundation for identifying the core IT skills that are necessary to support the strategic direction of the business. The increasing trend toward business transformation in which CIOs are tasked with demonstrating business value from IT resources requires a holistic insight into the current state of IT skills readiness, the future state of IT skills readiness and the gap that exists between the two endpoints.
Read moreJust getting back from Building Business Capability 2014 and we had a great time meeting business analysts (BAs) from across the globe and other people who care about business transformation. It was the perfect opportunity to research workforce enablement solutions. Overall, the show was great, and it was really interesting to compare and contrast presentations; it was a great way to experience a slice of life of the BA across a wide range of verticals including insurance, pharma, finance and manufacturing.
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