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Three Ways to Build Business Knowledge in an IT World
The need to understand how your organization’s business works are the keys to your success. This statement would hold valid truths from the administrative assistant up to the CIO. Everyone in the IT organization MUST understand what it’s role in the business environment in order for that organization to be effectively implementing IT across the enterprise. I recently came across a slide show on CIOInsight that discusses the Top 10 Management Concerns of CIOs. In this report they interviewed CIOs from 112 different companies to find out what most CIOs are concerned about in the coming year. The top three rounded out at Recruitment being first, Aligning Business with IT as second, and Building Business Skills as the third most important concern for CIOs. This means that companies are facing an enormous demand for IT talented professionals that not only understand the nuts and bolts of IT Services but also how IT Services can provide value to the Business.
