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Solve the skills shortage: employ the right people
Comment Witness last week's poll of 250 UK IT directors which showed a lack of staff with the relevant technical know-how was stalling projects (http://www.silicon.com/a33724 ). Skills shortage or skills glut? [09 Nov 1999]
The Bloor Perspective: Why Win2000 could fail; why the skills shortage is a myth; and the rise of e-procurement
Comment It showed that over half the respondents were delaying projects because of the lack of skilled staff. Fifteen per cent claimed that projects had been cancelled because of difficulties finding suitable staff. [08 Nov 1999]
One-and-a-half cheers for the ecommerce director
Comment It shows, according to Collins, that an increasing number of companies despair of the business skills of their technical staff and are looking to employ people without a technical background to liase with IT departments. [01 Nov 1999]
Ask the lawyer @ Silicon.com
Comment Finally, special care should be taken when drawing up the legal documents used by contract staff to contract with the entity which will start out owning the copyright - this could be the programmer, the company used by the programmer for tax... [06 Sep 1999]
IT and the culture of blame
Comment But while the vendors should indeed take responsibility for their part in these cock-ups, they should not be used as scapegoats for the failings of inhouse IT staff and processes. When IT projects go wrong - and it's safe to assume that for every... [28 Aug 1999]
The Directors' Cut: David Taylor on... the new age of IT
Comment The great irony for those with a focus on finance is this: by releasing people's energy, by aligning individuals more closely with their organisations, and by improving the real quality of life for their staff, companies are bound to improve their... [18 Aug 1999]
State of Independence? The myth of consultant impartiality
Comment It plans, after all, to dedicate 4,000 staff to its Cisco relationship. The US Government has said it will look into Cisco's proposed $1bn stake in services and consultancy company KPMG (http://www.silicon.com/a32003 ). [12 Aug 1999]
Why IT must earn its place on the board
Comment Given that board-level business personnel aren't listening, if technology staff want to be included at that level, they must earn it. Eighty per cent see very little staff transfer between IT and the business. [27 Jul 1999]
The end of client/server as we know it?
Comment Human resources (HR) departments are beginning to employ kiosks to allow staff to update their personnel records. Back in the mid-90s, client/server was the 'paradigm' of the moment, and the PC was at its heart. [22 Jul 1999]
Telecoms vs datacoms: the battle is on for the converged high ground
Comment But once the dust has settled on the technology itself, the datacoms companies may find themselves sitting pretty - unless the telecoms outfits manage to attract the right staff with the right skills. [25 Jun 1999]
Why IR35 is bad for business
Comment Permanent staff will be cheaper to employ than their temporary counterparts. The legislation should also make it less attractive for trained and experienced staff to leave full-time employment with a company on a Friday, and go back in on Monday as... [23 Jun 1999]
Can Madge change its spots?
Comment A recent survey of 100 IT and network staff in large corporates, carried out by reseller, Black Box, showed that 95 per cent have yet to complete any integration whatsoever. Convergence will undoubtedly be one of the major buzzwords at Networks... [21 Jun 1999]
Transatlantic Cable: Let the great job hunt begin!
Comment While stock options are primarily used in the UK as a way to persuade employees to stay around, here they are part of the package that is used to attract new staff, and almost everybody expects to get them. [16 Jun 1999]
Directors' Cut: David Taylor on people power
Comment IT staff employed on the supply side do not have the security or choice they once did. Over 50 per cent of IT staff now work for suppliers, as opposed to corporate IT departments. "The opinion of the strongest is always the best" (La Fontaine... [26 May 1999]
Linux Special: Why doing nothing is a wise IT strategy
Comment Microsoft proponents say the lack of support for Linux will lead to escalating costs for users in terms of staff training, server downtime, and application development. Microsoft is to spend £25m training 150,000 IT staff in Windows 2000. [21 May 1999]
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