CIO OPINION
Running IT as a business Digitalization relies on adequate skills
As a driver of organizational change and innovation , the IT team must operate as a strong , capable , multidisciplinary business within the larger company . Most IT employees however , have technical backgrounds with little business skills training or experience . IT leaders often struggle to provide a basic level of business , communication , business analysis , project management , management , leadership and other ‘ non-technical ’ skills to their teams .
This is what makes collaboration with other business units , as well as strategic hiring and training practices , of the utmost importance . CIOs need to put time into establishing personal relationships with business peers to take a truly multi-disciplinary approach to running the IT business while they grow talent within their own units .
CIOs must break down any existing barriers between themselves and the rest of the C-suite to show marketing , finance , human resources and the other senior executives that IT plays a role in enhancing other business units .
In the past , it was common practice to outsource large portions of IT services , but in order to address the new expectations placed upon IT , organizations are now looking to bring more workers and skills back in-house .
However , as companies look to fill more in-house IT openings , they are faced with a skills shortage . CIOs looking to transform their business cannot get far without the right talent but demand for certain skills often greatly exceeds supply .
As a driver of organizational change and innovation , the IT team must operate as a strong , capable , multi-disciplinary business within the larger company .
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