Executive Report

Analysis by Amateurs

Posted January 31, 2009 | Leadership | Leadership |

Domain

Organizational matters

Assertion 179:

Many organizations are depleting their systems analysis staff -- or have no systems analysts at all. This is not a matter of job titles; this is an important loss of systems skill sets. While the world is demanding IT efficiency and effectiveness, many IT organizations are turning to amateurs, yet expect these novices to somehow magically be professionals.

About The Author
Tim Lister
 Tim Lister is a Cutter Consortium Fellow and a member of Arthur D. Little's AMP open consulting network. He is also a frequent keynoter and moderator of the ADL Summit, powered by Cutter. Mr. Lister, who has more than 40 years of professional software development experience, consults, trains, and lectures at enterprises worldwide. He assists IT organizations in tailoring methodologies and selecting tools for software development groups to… Read More
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Cutter Business Technology Council
The Cutter Business Technology Council identifies emerging trends in digital technology, and in the marketplace. Its members, business and IT specialists whose ideas have become important building blocks of today's digitally-connected global economy, offer the advantage of experience, eloquence, independence, and prescience in their Council Opinions and onsite in your enterprise.
Cutter Business Technology Council
The Cutter Business Technology Council identifies emerging trends in digital technology, and in the marketplace. Its members, business and IT specialists whose ideas have become important building blocks of today's digitally-connected global economy, offer the advantage of experience, eloquence, independence, and prescience in their Council Opinions and onsite in your enterprise.
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