Summary:
A new shortage of skills and talent in IT and business is threatening business growth, according to Gartner. Traditional technical IT skills will not suit the burgeoning demand for developing IT and business together, as several forces are coming together to create a competition for talent. Companies need to adjust their plans for a new reality of constrained resources, the company says. "What constitutes ’qualified people’ will change. The intersection of business models and IT requires people with varied experience, professional versatility, multidisciplinary knowledge and technology understanding ­ a hybrid professional, in other words," says Diane Morello, vice-president and Gartner Fellow. "There are simply not enough such people available," says Andy Kyte, vice-president and Gartner Fellow: "This is a massive and devastating skills shortage, and it is coming when there is a surge in the number of projects that are required from IT."