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Stop Investing in IT Skills

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Mar 26, 2023
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INSIGHT

Deep Budget Cuts Force Radical Priorities

  • When budgets tighten, organizations force deep reprioritization and often cut aggressively rather than trimming slightly.
  • Big cuts remove 'wiggle room' and force leaders to eliminate low-value projects and roles quickly.
INSIGHT

Skills Shortage May Be Structural

  • Gartner's Mavric Research argues organizations should 'stop investing in IT skills' and focus on outcomes instead of hiring more talent.
  • They predict unfilled roles rising from ~25% today to ~75% by 2030, implying hiring can't close the gap.
ADVICE

Shift From Skills To Outcomes

  • Reframe hiring focus from accumulating IT skills to delivering measurable IT outcomes and leveraging vendors when possible.
  • Prioritize using specialized providers, cloud services, or vendors to achieve outcomes instead of chasing every skill in-house.
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