Checkpoint in the IT Career
Change is coming fast and furious, and in the eye of the storm are applications. I’ve seen entire IT departments go into scramble drills to see if they possessed the necessary personnel and talent to bridge the gap as their organizations embraced digital transformation. And by digital transformation, I mean the ubiquitous app or service that can be consumed from anywhere on any device at any given time. For organizations, it’s all about making money all the time from every possible engagement. Remove the barrier to consume and make the organization more money is what digital transformation is all about.
There are new roles and responsibilities to match these new tech paradigms. Businesses have to balance their technical debt and deficit and retire any part of their organization that cannot close the gap. Ultimately, IT leaders have to decide on the architecture that they’ll go with, and identify whether to buy or build that corresponding talent. The buy and build talent question becomes THE obstacle to success.
There is a need for IT talent that can navigate the change that is coming. Because of the increased velocity, volume, and variety that apps bring, IT leaders are going into binge-buying mode. In the rush to accomplish their goals, they don't take the time to seek out latent talent that is likely already in their organizations. Have IT pros become merely disposable resources? Are they another form of tech debt?
Buy or build? This is the billion dollar question because personnel talent is the primary driver of innovation. That talent turns technology and applications into industry disruptors. Where does your organization stand on this issue? Are they building or buying talent? Let me know in the comments below.
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