Deloitte Survey Reports that Lack of Talent Still Troubles the IT Sector

With economy still reeling from the effect of recession, one would have thought that IT companies will have plenty of talent to choose from. But research from Deloitte (News - Alert) Consulting LLP has stated that the IT sector still suffers from lack of talent.

 

As the recession slowly fades off, many companies have ambitious growth plans in the coming years. But according to the Deloitte survey, they may end up not having enough manpower to support their growth plans. This gap is more visible in the senior IT employees as there is a severe shortage of experienced IT staff.

 

The research from Deloitte has identified two major IT talent gaps: growing talent gap for IT leaders and project managers and the critical need for improved IT talent strategies and program execution. Also, according to the survey, 51% of the respondents believed that the efficiency of their company had dwindled due to lack of talent.

 

Jeff Schwartz, principal, Deloitte, said that even in the midst of hiring freezes and layoffs, organizations continue to face talent shortages in critical areas such as IT.

 

“We believe differentiation is key when trying to attract, develop and retain top IT talent,” Schwartz said. “This means organizations will need to revitalize their efforts and focus on areas such as company brand, workforce flexibility, multi-generation workforce strategies, job rotations, and virtual management.”

 

Deloitte recommends various measures such as implementing clear roles and responsibilities, improving workforce analysis and planning capabilities, refining global sourcing strategies, strengthening alignment between IT and business priorities and learning to manage a multi-sourced, global workforce, to combat this lack of talent in IT companies.

 

Recently, the company published a survey which stated that most business leaders think cloud computing is the next big disruptive technology. Others argue it is simply a natural evolution of distributed computing virtualization and automation, but with the potential to enable fundamental new ways of doing business and fundamentally new businesses.