IT staff development and retention
IT staff development and retention planning is critical for CIOs trying to successfully compete in this global market. Some retention incentives CIOs should consider include time off, stock options, flex time, pay increases and more. Find the latest IT staff development and retention information and advice for CIOs, including IT staffing news, tips and other resources, here in this topic section.
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Answer
15 Feb 2023
What does a customer success manager do?
The customer success manager is an essential CX role that takes a proactive approach to ensuring customer loyalty and retention when the sales process is complete. Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Dec 2022
How companies can overcome the IT worker shortage
Research shows organizations are still struggling to bring in IT talent. We identify the reasons why there's a shortage and what CIOs and other IT leaders can do to combat it. Continue Reading
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Tip
01 Nov 2012
Free IT organizational structure chart templates for the CIO
Use these free IT organizational structure chart templates to illustrate the relationships and hierarchy between various IT roles in your enterprise. Continue Reading
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22 Oct 2012
SAP Pumps Up Mobile Analytics Power
Financial planning app, SAP Business Planning and Consolidation, goes mobile, in continued build out of mobile analytics portfolio. Continue Reading
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22 Oct 2012
Are CFOs Turning Into CIOs -- and Should They?
The use of Big Data for effective decision-making has many CFOs questioning where their role ends and the CIO's role begins. Continue Reading
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22 Oct 2012
Some CFOs Still Find Cloud Ominous
A new survey says most CFOs are aware of the cloud’s benefits, but still resist making the move. What’s up? Continue Reading
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22 Oct 2012
Email-Based Collaboration Ineffective, Frustrating for Businesses
Collaboration and email are critical components to a successful business, but companies are unsatisfied with the way the two fit together. Continue Reading
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22 Oct 2012
User site visits aid with ERP implementation prep
Learn how user site visits and proper executive education are critical to ERP implementation success in this tip. Continue Reading
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22 Oct 2012
How Can CFOs Help Fix Talent Management?
When accounting professional organizations start sponsoring surveys looking at human capital management, things are reaching the tipping point. Continue Reading
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22 Oct 2012
Smarter Automation in Recruiting and Sourcing
If used correctly, the right technology in the right areas of your process can help free up your recruiters' time for more important tasks. Continue Reading
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22 Oct 2012
2013 budget outlook: The two faces of the tech hiring crunch
Two CIOs have different 2013 budget outlooks, but one problem in common: Tech hiring is tough. Continue Reading
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22 Oct 2012
Impressions From HR Technology Conference 2012
Collecting my thoughts from this year’s conference, I focus not on the substantive trends in HR technology but rather on the show’s gestalt. Continue Reading
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22 Oct 2012
Pump the brakes on cloud adoption, except SaaS
Cloud adoption is going strong, but could never live up to the hype around it -- except when it comes to SaaS. Continue Reading
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03 Jul 2012
Girls who code may become women in computer science
Girls Who Code seeks to give teenage girls the skills to pursue degrees in technology and join the sparse ranks of women in computer science. Continue Reading
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Quiz
21 Jun 2012
Millennials 101: Test yourself with our generational diversity quiz
As the Millennial generation enters the workforce, CIOs are balancing a lot of generational diversity. Test your knowledge about managing Millennials. Continue Reading
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19 Jun 2012
Buddying up to HR to solve your tech hiring headache
CIOs looking for allies in the IT revolution will want human resources on their side in facing the challenge of tech hiring. Continue Reading
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18 Jun 2012
What the Queen of Soul can teach about social CRM
In this week's roundup of interesting items from around the Web, we present a musical key to social CRM, Google's search for love and more. Continue Reading
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13 Jun 2012
Relocated, remote workers may be worth financial risk
Fearing the financial risk, many companies are missing out on IT talent by not considering hiring remote workers or paying for relocation. Continue Reading
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01 Jun 2012
Filling soft skills gap may be easier than you think
Some of our readers responded to a recent story about the perceived soft skills gap in IT suggesting the talent leaders are seeking could be all around them. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
03 May 2012
Enterprise CIO project management resources guide
Project management success requires proper planning, a dedicated team and a deft CIO touch. Learn more in this project management resources guide. Continue Reading
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28 Apr 2012
Promoting innovation, from boss-less offices to tweaking big data
This week's roundup of tidbits from the Web includes ways of promoting innovation, as well as talent in the workplace. Continue Reading
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30 Mar 2012
Teamwork is important, folks at the top say
Teamwork is important. Two born leaders tell CIOs why. Continue Reading
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16 Mar 2012
Where are the women in computer science?
Women are nearly at parity with men when it comes to bachelor's degrees in science and engineering. So, why are so few women in computer science? Continue Reading
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19 Jan 2012
CIOs: Should your next IT hire be a consumer advocate?
How IT shops are changing and whom CIOs need to hire are big topics in the age of cloud and mobility. Should consumer advocates be on the list? Continue Reading
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Tutorial
04 Jan 2012
An enterprise guide to CIO roles and responsibilities
Get answers to questions about IT career issues, salaries, budgets, spending and staff development in this guide to CIO roles and responsibilities. Continue Reading
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23 Dec 2011
Overtime pay limit could put CIOs in a tough spot
A bill limiting overtime pay for IT workers is one more example of politicians putting corporate interests ahead of individual workers, opponents say. Continue Reading
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30 Nov 2011
A strong BYOD policy should be SOP
The desire for device flexibility is now a scary fact of life for IT managers. Now's the time to take control, before it becomes a beastly problem. Continue Reading
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11 Nov 2011
Less is more when presenting real-time BI
Technology staffing is not as high on the list of CIO priorities as it should be, experts warn. Continue Reading
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09 Nov 2011
Technology staffing gap causes alarming predictions
Technology staffing is not as high on the list of CIO priorities as it should be, experts warn. Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Sep 2011
A gut check on technology hiring turns out to be a gut wrencher
With Labor Day approaching, it's time to check in with CIOs on technology hiring and budgets. One CIO's response was startling. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
12 Jan 2011
Policies, tools and best practices guide for virtualization management
A guide to developing a virtualization management strategy with tips on policies to set, tools to select and best practices for optimizing your virtual environment. Continue Reading
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06 Aug 2010
New class of compliance professionals will drive new certifications
Legislation such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is creating a new class of compliance professionals, but coming up with new certifications for them may not be so easy. Continue Reading
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19 May 2010
Technology job openings surge, headhunters are on the prowl
Technology job openings are up, full-time positions are way up and headhunters are on the prowl. Is it time to talk nice to employees? Continue Reading
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07 Apr 2010
Gartner: Five phases of an M&A integration
Here is an early peek at forthcoming Gartner research on the five phases of an M&A integration, and tips for CIOs on their M&A role. Continue Reading
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09 Feb 2010
IT staff motivation: HR, tech leaders out of sync
The latest Dice report shows that HR and IT leaders are not in sync when it comes to IT staff motivation. Continue Reading
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16 Oct 2009
IT staff retention likely to become an issue in economic recovery
The economic recession has put everyone in a cost-cutting mind-set. But our blogger asks: Can companies continue to work that way during the economic recovery and expect to keep staff members? Continue Reading
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09 Oct 2009
Gen X, not Gen Y, leads adoption of social technologies in workplace
CIOs should look to Generation X, not Generation Y, to be the early adopters of new and social technologies within their organization. Continue Reading
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21 Aug 2009
Swine flu -- not hurricanes -- leads disaster recovery agenda
As Hurricane Bill bears down, our blogger looks at what's really topping the disaster recovery agenda for IT leaders -- swine flu. Continue Reading
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13 Aug 2009
Outsourcing IT jobs: Do U.S. companies and workers stand a chance?
According to a recent report, while IT leaders say they'd rather not outsource, they will for financial reasons. Our blogger wonders: Does this mean U.S. workers will continue to see jobs move overseas? Continue Reading
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05 Jul 2007
Skills gap holding up IT projects
Skills gaps in enterprise IT departments are hampering change management programs, IT leaders have admitted, according to a news study from a U.K.-based CIO networking forum. Continue Reading
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06 Sep 2006
Intel layoffs hit IT departments
The reported 10,000-plus layoffs will primarily hit the marketing and IT departments. The company hopes the move will help to save $2 billion in annual costs. Continue Reading
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30 Aug 2006
Skills shortage boosts salaries, study finds
Hiring managers are having just as much, if not more, difficulty finding IT professionals than they did last year, a new study reports. Two-fifths say they'll increase starting salaries in response. Continue Reading
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30 May 2006
Climbing the IT ladder: Old rules no longer apply
Incredulous, but true: Business meetings could be good for your career. Continue Reading
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09 Mar 2006
Enterprise CIOs see brightest hiring prospects
CIOs at large firms will be adding to their workforce--albeit gradually, according to a new report. And competition will heat up for those with skills in Windows administration, wireless network management and SQL Server management. Continue Reading
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22 Feb 2005
IT workers logging fewer hours
The typical IT worker is not likely to log round-the-clock shifts these days -- except in the gaming industry, where coders regularly pull all-nighters. Continue Reading