Overcoming the Skills Gap the Focus of ISG Presentation at All Day DevOps
October 28 2021 - 12:04PM
Business Wire
Session today will explore the hard and soft
technology skills in highest demand
Enterprises should seek support from experienced service
providers, invest in training and consider overlooked professionals
to help overcome a skills gap in a range of important IT areas,
says an expert with Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III),
leading global technology research and advisory firm.
Ola Chowning, partner, ISG Digital Strategy and Solutions, will
review her three-pronged strategy to combat talent shortages in the
most in-demand IT areas during a 30-minute online presentation,
“Skill Shift 2021 - From Deep to Wide, Hard to Soft,” today at 4
p.m., U.S. Eastern Time, as part of the All Day DevOps conference.
This is Chowning’s fourth consecutive appearance at the annual
event, the largest of its kind in the industry.
“New technology has always triggered some form of skill
shortage, but in the past, fewer choices and fewer solutions
allowed us to follow a linear path to technology maturity,”
Chowning said. “Today, newer technologies emerge in pockets,
resulting in more complex environments and requiring multiple
skills. Enterprises need to add, rather than replace, skills and
employees, as the need for heritage skills doesn’t abate quickly or
even at all.”
Chowning said the biggest skill gaps are currently in data and
applied intelligence, cybersecurity, modern architecture and
operations and modern software development. Skill premiums are
emerging in functions and industries that are rapidly deploying
technology as a cornerstone of the business model, such as FinTech,
MarTech, MedTech and more.
“Organizations should address skill gaps with a three-prong
strategy,” she said. “Leverage new and existing service provider
ecosystems to cover skills that will be scarce in both the short-
and longer-term; invest heavily in skills development and retention
of the current workforce and, when needed, be prepared to pay top
dollar for lower-experienced but skilled workers in unique
areas.”
Chowning notes the labor shortage and the so-called "great
resignation of 2021" has created a perfect storm of need outpacing
capacity. “Generalists are in high demand, yet specialization
remains important,” she said.
“Today’s gaps are a result of the growing velocity in emerging
technologies, an under-investment in skills development and a
pandemic-fueled explosion of companies scrambling to modernize
their environments and transform to digital- and data-led
operations,” Chowning said. “While top tech skills are in demand,
strong relational—or soft—skills will always make candidates stand
out.”
The sixth annual All Day DevOps 24-hour live stream event
started at 3 a.m., U.S. Eastern Time, today. The conference
features 180 practitioner-led sessions, across six tracks: CI/CD
Continuous Everything; Modern Infrastructure; DevSecOps; Cultural
Transformations, Site Reliability Engineering and Government.
Registration and information are available on the event
website.
About ISG
ISG (Information Services Group) (Nasdaq: III) is a leading
global technology research and advisory firm. A trusted business
partner to more than 700 clients, including more than 75 of the
world’s top 100 enterprises, ISG is committed to helping
corporations, public sector organizations, and service and
technology providers achieve operational excellence and faster
growth. The firm specializes in digital transformation services,
including automation, cloud and data analytics; sourcing advisory;
managed governance and risk services; network carrier services;
strategy and operations design; change management; market
intelligence and technology research and analysis. Founded in 2006,
and based in Stamford, Conn., ISG employs more than 1,300
digital-ready professionals operating in more than 20 countries—a
global team known for its innovative thinking, market influence,
deep industry and technology expertise, and world-class research
and analytical capabilities based on the industry’s most
comprehensive marketplace data. For more information, visit
www.isg-one.com.
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