Strategies and Trends for Information Technology Leaders
As a driver of future revenue growth for the technology industry, the U.S. market has rebounded to first place from third just a year ago — ahead of China and India, according to the results of the annual Technology Industry Business Climate survey by KPMG LLP, the audit, tax, and advisory firm. Yet, while the…
There’s no end in sight for the jobless recovery in business functions such as corporate finance and IT, in large part due to the accelerated movement of work to India and other offshore locations, according to new research from The Hackett Group. The dramatic job losses seen by U.S. and European companies in 2008 and…
Instead of an outright war, smaller less conspicuous battles will be waged for a new class of people — the neglected warriors of the recession. These people are likely to be recruited away and quickly conferred with the hero status they so richly deserve by their new bosses. These newly minted heroes will help their…
If yours is like many companies, new IT projects are on the horizon. In a recent survey by Robert Half Technology, more than one-third (37 percent) of CIOs interviewed said, post-recession, they plan to implement software and hardware upgrades deferred because of the downturn. Others plan to follow through with virtualization projects (16 percent), website…
IT organizations are under continuous pressure to operate efficiently and effectively and to do so with transparency and an explicit value proposition. This is increasingly difficult when every budget line item is closely scrutinized. According to Gartner, 2010 will be about balancing the focus on cost, risk, and growth. For more than 50% of CIOs,…
While the pace of announced workforce reductions is about 40% ahead of last year, a surprising new report shows that, through September, employers have already announced plans to hire more workers than they did in all of 2008. The report released Monday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas indicates that some employers feel…