The Information Technology Workforce: Trends
and Implications 2005 - 2008
Date and time: 11.30am-12.30pm, Friday 18th August, 2006
Venue: 10.08.04
Chair: Xiaodong Li
Abstract:
In 2005, a team of researchers sponsored in Europe
& the USA
surveyed senior executives in IT departments about their current and future
skill requirements. The results were: More organizations are increasing their
in-house IT staffs than are decreasing them. The use of offshore workers is
increasing, but mainly via domestically headquartered providers. IT executives
see business and project management skills as the most critical to own, and
they seek these skills in their mid-level hires. Technical skills are more
likely to be outsourced, but they are also sought in entry-level hires. The
study raises questions about how to transform technically-skilled entry-level hires
into mid-level IT managers with strong business and project management skills.
About the speaker:
Keith Frampton is a senior lecturer at the School of
Computer Science and IT, RMIT University.
Seminar Organisation
Seminars are free and open to the general public. No booking is necessary.
If you are interested in giving a presentation in this seminar series, or to
make suggestions for speakers, please contact Xiaodong Li, the seminar
co-ordinator.