- IT is an employee’s market.
- Automation, outsourcing, and emerging technologies are widening the skill gap and increasing the need for skilled staff.
- IT departments must find new ways to attract and retain top talent.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- Improving talent management is the way forward, but many IT leaders are approaching it the wrong way.
- Among the current climate of automating everything in the workplace, we need to bring the human element back into talent management.
Impact and Result
- Using talent management strategies that speak to employees as individuals, rather than cogs in a machine, produces more effective IT departments.
- IT leaders who make use of these strategies see benefits across the talent lifecycle – from hiring, to training, to retention.
2020 IT Talent Trend Report Research & Tools
Start here – read the Executive Brief
Read our concise Executive Brief to find out why you should focus on talent management and get an overview of what successful IT leaders are doing differently heading into 2020 – the six new talent management trends.Besides the small introduction, subscribers and consulting clients within this management domain have access to:
- 2020 IT Talent Trend Report – The Six Trends
- IT Talent Action Plan
1. IT takes ownership of talent acquisition
IT leaders who get personally involved in recruitment see better results. Read this section to learn how leader are getting involved, and how to take the first steps.
- 2020 IT Talent Trend Report – Trend 1: IT Takes Ownership of Talent Acquisition
2. Flexible work becomes fluid work
Heading into 2020, flexible work is table stakes. Read this section to learn what organizations offer and how you can take advantage of opportunities your competitors are missing.
- 2020 IT Talent Trend Report – Trend 2: Flexible Work Becomes Fluid Work
3. The age of radical transparency
Ethics and transparency are emerging as key considerations for employees. How can you build a culture that supports this? Read this section to learn how.
- 2020 IT Talent Trend Report – Trend 3: The Age of Radical Transparency
4. People analytics is business analytics
Your staff is the biggest line item in your budget, but are you using data to make decisions about your people they way you do in other areas of the business? Read this section to learn how analytics can be applied to the workforce no matter what level you are starting at.
- 2020 IT Talent Trend Report – Trend 4: People Analytics Is Business Analytics
5. IT departments become their own universities
With the rapid pace of technological change, it is becoming increasingly harder to hire skilled people for critical roles. Read this section to learn how some IT departments are turning to in-house training to fill the skill gap.
- 2020 IT Talent Trend Report – Trend 5: IT Departments Become Their Own Universities
6. Offboarding: The missed opportunity
What do an employee's last few days with your company look like? For most organizations, they are filled with writing rushed documentation, hosting last-minute training sessions and finishing up odd jobs. Read this section to understand the crucial opportunity most IT departments are missing when it comes to departing staff.
- 2020 IT Talent Trend Report – Trend 6: Offboarding: The Missed Opportunity