While CIOs plan to hire more staff in several areas critical to meet changed consumer and employee expectations, most will not be able to meet their planned talent strategy goals without also upskilling or refocusing their existing teams
Bengaluru: Around 55% of chief information officers (CIOs) plan to increase their total number of full-time employees in information technology (IT) to drive digital initiatives throughout 2021, according to a recent survey by research firm Gartner, Inc. The roles will predominantly focus in the areas of automation, cloud and analytics platforms, and support for remote work.
“The critical role IT played across most firms’ response to the pandemic appears to have had a positive impact on IT staffing plans,” said Matthew Charlet, research vice president at Gartner. “The initial pessimism around the 2021 talent situation that many CIOs expressed mid-2020 has since dwindled.”
Source: Mint
