Tomorrow’s IT Leaders: The role of the IT leader today

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On the panel:
John Lyons, leader of the Distribution Technology Strategy Area at IBM UK
Neil Ward-Dutton, Research Director at analyst firm MWD Advisors
Kevin Berry, Systems Director at retailer Waitrose

Firms are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit IT managers with the skills needed to improve their business through technology. Nearly 40 per cent of CIOs are now sourced from outside IT departments. At the same time, thousands of IT staff have lost their jobs in the recession, and many more are affected by the growth of outsourcing. As a result, the traditional career development routes from professional to manager to leader are disappearing.

Yet all this is happening as technology becomes more exciting and fashionable than it has ever been. The future of the UK economy lies in its technology industries, but all the evidence shows that a potential time bomb is emerging that will leave businesses bereft of suitably skilled IT leaders.

In this Computing web seminar, in association with IBM, we examine the challenges facing IT leaders today. Our panel of experts will discuss the changing demands of the role and the key skills needed to successfully lead IT-enabled change.

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