Strategies and Trends for Information Technology Leaders
Today’s technology is nothing short of amazing. As a CIO or other top level IT professional, this presents an interesting dilemma. On the one hand, you see so many technological opportunities for your organization, from new ways to communicate with customers to new revenue streams, that the possibilities for business growth seem endless. On the…
When a company hires a consultant to assess their systems, they are really asking if everything is being done well. They’re also asking is there anything that should change — and therein lays the rub. Change is difficult for many people and particularly hard if you don’t know why things should change. I’ve had the…
Business income gets generated in two basic flavors: higher sales or lower costs. This year, sales growth is clearly the focus as customer wallets start to open a bit wider. And to support growth across the business, most IT leaders now face a conundrum: how to meet higher user demands with budgets still very tightly…
The latest CompTIA IT Industry Business Confidence Index reveals that optimism over future business conditions remains strong and the majority of IT companies ― solution providers, value-added resellers, hardware and software firms, IT consultants and others ― view their prospects favorably. After a big jump of 6.3 points in December, overall the CompTIA IT Industry…
Having a loyal, motivated team can make all the difference in your company’s ability to not just survive but also succeed. IT leadership plays a key role in making this happen. As the economy improves, it will be critical that your employees are satisfied because the risk of turnover will grow exponentially. In fact, in…
As the economy gains momentum, employees will have greater job opportunities, increasing the risk of turnover. These factors make retention a growing concern for technology leaders. In fact, 43 percent of CIOs surveyed by our company said that keeping existing workers will be their No.1 staffing priority in 2010. When you think of retaining employees,…
With competition for open positions fierce, the pressure is on for job seekers to have flawless interview skills. Sometimes that pressure can cause candidates to make unusual, and sometimes unfavorable, interview mistakes. A new CareerBuilder survey of more than 2,700 hiring managers reveals the outrageous and common mistakes that some candidates have made in job…
International Data Corp. (IDC) recently issued a provocative study proclaiming a period of austerity it’s calling the “new normal”. Based on a survey of 140 CIOs and IT managers from Fortune 1000 companies, it suggests that organizations steel themselves as follows: Re-review the 2010 project portfolio. Assume that by mid-year, the funding outlook will turn…
No investments can be effective in the long term without consideration of risk. Business risks can be both internal to the firm, such as rolling out an inadequately tested system, as well as environmental, in the form of an unanticipated natural disaster. This creates a challenge for business and technology executives in that while the…
According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2009 was the year of the ox. Those born last year, the calendar says, are endowed with qualities of stability, endurance, perseverance and tenacity. This year, however, is the tiger’s year, a year of courage, fearlessness and fighting spirit. The tiger, the ancient Chinese say, wards off the most common…