IT The new requirements

Dont make the mistake of thinking that being a technical geek with IT is enough!

Computer World recently examined with the help of three research groups, the most sought after IT skills. The findings gave us at the baldchemist reason to open yet another bottle of Bollinger.

Basic programming and technical support work are disappearing to automation and outsourcing. The opportunities will be for those who understand business processes, can design and execute technology plans that create business value and can cultivate relationships both in and outside an organisation.

These hot in demand skills cross traditional boundaries, combine technical know how with a high demand for business and communications savvy.

Most in demand, those who know how to face clients, design advanced and sophisticated applications customized to add business value in a specific Industry or organisation.

More collaboration, interdisciplinary and much broader skills than the code crunching programmers presently in abundance are called for.

The requirement, solid technical competence combined with fabulous business, organisational knowledge as well as outstanding people and communication skills.

Service skills will become more and more in demand. What is service you may ask? Well any thing that is economic that cannot be dropped on your foot. More precisely service is the application of skill to solve a particular problem. IT service in particular.

Of course there are those who doubt whether these skills can be taught. That they are the results of years of learning and experience. It remains to be seen.

We at the baldchemist are particularly glad that we have, over the years, acquired such skills. Much to the joy of our clients who want to get on with what they do best and leave this type of stuff to us.
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