Tomorrow's IT Leaders

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Our campaign aims to to identify the key skills required by tomorrow's IT leaders and help today's IT staff to map the personal and career development path they need to reach the top of their profession

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The UK faces an increasing threat of having insufficient skilled IT leaders to take the technology profession forward, according to a growing number of industry experts.

The wave of redundancies prompted by the recession, the growth in outsourcing and technology changes have created a potential time bomb as traditional career paths to IT management disappear.

For these reasons, Computing has launched Tomorrow’s IT Leaders, a campaign aimed at analysing the impact of these changes and providing a career roadmap for aspiring IT managers.

This online special report collects all out campaign content into one place - and gives you an opportunity to tell us what you think. Join the debate by clicking on the red "Add your comments" button at the end of this article.

Developing the IT leaders of tomorrow

We kick-off the campaign by looking at the latest research and expert opinion on the scale of the challenges faced by UK IT.

Help us to avert a leadership crisis

Computing's leader article explains why we have launched the Tomorrow's IT Leaders campaign and what we hope to achieve.

British Airways devises a new programme to develop the IT high-flyers of the future

We look at how BA is maintaining its focus on IT staff development despite huge budget cuts caused by the downturn.

Video Q&A: Paul Coby, CIO at British Airways - Part one

Video Q&A: Paul Coby, CIO at British Airways - Part two

Computing senior reporter Angelica Mari talks exclusively to BA's IT chief about developing the IT leaders of the future.

Podcast: Q&A with Whitbread CIO Ben Wishart

Podcast: Q&A with Robin Young, former retail CIO at financial services giant Citibank

Two influential IT leaders give their views on the challenges facing their profession.

Technology chiefs must evolve into information leaders

IT leadership expert David Chan explains how changes in the way firms are organised will affect CIOs.

IT management requires a focus on the business and its customers

Tomorrow's IT Leaders: Whitbread Group IT director Ben Wishart gives his views.

Leadership means managing staff commitment and motivation

Tomorrow's IT Leaders - Domino's Pizza IT director Jane Kimberlin gives her views.

Think long and hard before deciding

IT leaders must adapt their decision-making processes to the current economic turmoil, says Nick Smith of CIOnet.

IT professionals back our campaign

Computing's Tomorrow's IT Leaders campaign gains support.

Video Q&A: Jane Kimberlin, IT director, Domino's Pizza - Part one

Video Q&A: Jane Kimberlin, IT director, Domino's Pizza - Part two

Domino's Pizza IT director Jane Kimberlin talks to Computing senior reporter Angelica Mari and George Lawrie, principal analyst at Forrester Research.

Podcast Q&A: John Bovill, CIO, Aurora Fashions

On IT staff development at his firm and career advice to technology professionals.

Podcast Q&A: Guy Kawasaki, technology guru

On the future of IT leadership, industry trends, and innovation.

IT staff development programmes fail to make the grade

Current staff development strategies are not good enough to solve the IT leadership skills gap, according to a global study by Deloitte.

Virgin on success as media and technology are brought together

Virgin Media’s chief technology and information officer talks about his ambitious plans to converge IT.

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