Multi-Disciplinary Programs

Advice to position yourself for success in 2008. ...

... "Or, if you can, get assigned to a boundary-spanning role, and seek some relief from daily operational duties so you can focus on the big picture. " ...

Via PC World: Career Tips

Project Management Career Path

Benchmarks for project manager's career path are discussed. ...

Hybrid Skills for IT Project Success in Europe

European perspective on IT skills highlights need for hybrid skills that blend business and IT. ...

... "Price said the gap in skills could not be plugged by offshoring and outsourcing, due to the importance of proximity to suppliers for IT projects. " ...

Via Business Week: Brains

CIO Career: Vendor Network

Tips for those aspiring to the CIO role, such as use of branding and marketing. Leveraging your external networks, such as vendors, is good advice. ...

... "Your best salespeople are generally well-connected, he says. They typically have better networks than you do and for them, there is nothing better they can do than find an old customer a new home. " ...

Via InterGovWorld: CIO job

Challenge IT Talent Poaching With Development Strategy

The battle for IT talent rages and is particularly acute in Asia. Consider exciting training programs, career path tracks, and other soft incentives, such as telecommuting to provide some work-life balance. The enterprise that masters talent development is sure to succeed in the future and have fun doing it. ...

... "To provide a continuous supply of IT staff and retain existing IT talent, the company started to establish various initiatives on staff development. " ...

Via MIS: The Asia IT Talent Challenge

IT Talent: Business Career Path

The conventional IT career path ladder has faded away to a zig-zag path across business and IT roles. Careers will be much more exciting and business acumen will be natural. ...

... "What really matters, then, is knowing how to apply technology to improve business performance. " ...

Via Computerworld: Link