Friday May 27, 2005

The incredible shrinking IT staff?

news.com :

By 2010, the number of IT staff in the profession will shrink by 15 percent, Gartner predicted Tuesday. Apart from the rise of outsourcers - who often provide their services from lower-cost countries like India - IT departments also face the diffusion of tech skills throughout an organization, Gartner said.

... in its latest report, Gartner forecasts increased involvement by IT staffers in business matters. By 2010, the firm said, 60 percent of the people affiliated with the information systems group will assume "business-facing roles around information, process and relationships." As a result, Gartner predicted, "the size of the IS organization will decrease, and...by 2010, IT departments in midsize and large companies will be at least one-third smaller than they were in 2000."

See also :

1. Tech jobs to be replaced by new tech?
2. Indian outsourcing news
3. Africa: A New Outsourcing Frontier
4. Race to the Bottom

(2005-05-27 13:02:54 SGT) [Biz] Permalink

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