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Comment And the great thing is we've got the skills in my team now and we are developing the skills around the business analysis piece - what we in IT would term as business process re-engineering. After that she headed up project delivery for the bank's...
[13 May 2008]
Comment But like business models of a 1960s/1970s recorded music industry, they're totally out of fashion and not listening to the listeners. We'll still be here when they run out of options, we'll still have the skills they need in depth and we'll still...
[17 Apr 2008]
Comment Equally, when I engage in conversation about strategy and the CFO firmly states that I don't understand the business enough to have an opinion, I'm also expected to bite my lip. So however much you know about the business you'll find it hard to...
[07 Apr 2008]
Comment The most in-demand skills are project managers and "business-savvy technologists". Business demands will continue to want greater agility but quality deliverables and the same or lower cost. Alastair Behenna, CIO at Harvey Nash, said "enhancing...
[04 Apr 2008]
Comment Open source projects can be split into at least three different business models. The most influential reason seems to be that developers seek to enhance their skills and experience. The open source brotherhood prides itself on its collaboration and...
[03 Apr 2008]
Comment And what that means is we need programme management capability and the business consulting skills which align to the industry. Certainly I'm very keen that we raise the profile of what we can do as a business both externally and internally.
[02 Apr 2008]
Comment Staffing, skills, costs and business dynamics are industry issues. This change of mentality has eroded a sense of community in IT and in the business environments servicing IT workers. IT skills shortages are ever increasing.
[31 Mar 2008]
Comment Of course the loss of data happens in business too - such as the loss by TK Maxx of 45 million customer credit files. While it is possible to crack some forms of encryption, the effort and skills required make it impractical.
[27 Mar 2008]
Comment Technology specialists are unlikely to be promoted into the senior hierarchy based solely on their technical skills. But how do you move from being seen as the techie in the corner to become the technical guru with the knowledge, vision and...
[20 Mar 2008]
Comment With most e-crime targeting UK business coming from servers in foreign countries, how does the UK police feel it is able to do this? UK 'seriously underestimating' tech skills crisis Trouble is, you can't run a viable business on less!
[20 Mar 2008]
Comment If he comes across as a maverick in this sometimes conservative IT business, his approach to change is straightforward and disciplined. Cutts replaced the hardware for existing core systems with a view to throwing that hardware away once the new...
[11 Mar 2008]
Comment If in doubt, remove all references to interpersonal skills or subjective views on your own abilities. A sharp CV really does count, says Cathy Holley of headhunters Boyden UK Global Executive Search - and certain facts matter more than your skills...
[17 Jan 2008]
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Photos: The super 3D body scanner ¦ Q&A: Julian David: IBM's vice president public sector business ¦ Why must IT go green?
[06 Dec 2007]
Comment They also offer new and very different business opportunities. So we now have the well-educated in the second world offering their tutoring skills online to students in the West. Written at London Heathrow and dispatched from a free wi-fi service...
[06 Dec 2007]
Comment At least as important is the fact China's own rapidly growing industries have a huge need for IT skills. Factors such as business process outsourcing (BPO), software as a service (SaaS), service-oriented architectures (SOA), along with the rise...
[22 Nov 2007]
Comment Computer games 'can help plug IT skills gap' So they want to plug the skills gap ! I've been an IT professional for nearly 20 years, I learnt Cobol, Pascal and others, but I've had to self learn my new skills without any help or assistance.
[25 Oct 2007]
Comment We all face this issue of how do you coach people out of a business. The other thing for me is a global vision, so I have to have a global team and that has to be represented in my business, so being UK-centric doesn't help.
[17 Oct 2007]
Comment Graham Linehan has written a string of popular UK comedy sitcoms, from Father Ted's eccentric group of Catholic priests on Craggy Island, to a grumpy bookstore owner in Black Books - and his most recent endeavour, The IT Crowd, about an IT support...
[12 Oct 2007]
AS Profile A respected statesman and valued spokesman for the CIO community, Paul Coby's much-used mantra is "there are no IT projects, only business projects". Coby also takes an active role in wider industry groups and is chairman of Sita, the airline...
[12 Oct 2007]
Comment Continuity: Keep the business moving. Skills Survey 2007Find out the results of this year's Skills Survey: & Ensure that business continuity is absolutely maintained at all costs and that there are no issues with service delivery as a result...
[25 Sep 2007]
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