Sally Bradt provided me with a link to this article,
IT Roles Facing Extinction. While the title sounds pretty dramatic and negative, I find the article to be more hopeful. Yes, some roles might be facing extinction, but there are more coming along to replace them.
Some emerging and expanding roles, according to author Kerry Doyle, include project management, public speaking, and mathematical expertise. Moreover, the author sees IT as evolving to become more outward looking and focused on helping the larger enterprise leverage technology to improve. Many of these skills are related to what we learned earlier this month in our leadership training from MOR and Associates.
Areas that the author describes as changing are these:
- Programming
- Data Center
- Data Technology
- Security
I encourage you to read the article in full and think about the impact on your own career. I predict that we will continue to need a strong IT staff in the coming years, but many jobs will change. Be prepared to change with them. And in order to avoid becoming too concerned about this change, look back over your career and think about how much your job has changed since you started.
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