Developing Hard-to-Hire IT Skillsets

This brief profiles tactics that CIOs, HR, and hiring managers can use to support current digital strategy and activate the IT workforce, by developing hard-to-hire skillsets. Check out our resource center for additional tools to build digital transformation capabilities on your campus.

Hiring cannot solve IT workforce gaps

The IT environment is undergoing once-in-a-generation change. Long employed mainly at the periphery, cloud services increasingly provide core business and infrastructure services. AI is beginning to have real-world impacts, and Agile development methods are reshaping the way IT interacts with customers. Taken together, these changes are driving down demand for some familiar IT roles, while putting a premium on emerging skillsets.