The Future of IT Jobs Lie in Three Types of Roles

August 4, 2011
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Interesting take on the future landscape of IT jobs, as seen by Jason Hiner over at ZDNet’s Between the Lines. Hiner says:

More and more of traditional software has moved to the web, or at least to internal servers and served through a web browser. Many technophobic Baby Boomers have left the workforce and been replaced by Millennials who not only don’t need as much tech support, but often want to choose their own equipment and view the IT department as an obstacle to productivity. In other words, today’s users don’t need as much help as they used to. Cynical IT pros will argue this until they are blue in the face, but it’s true. Most workers have now been using technology for a decade or more and have become more proficient than they were a decade ago. Plus, the software itself has gotten better. It’s still horribly imperfect, but it’s better.

So where does that leave today’s IT professionals? Where will the IT jobs of the future be?

His take is interesting and fairly difficult to argue, especially in light of the emerging trends of the last 7-10 years. Hiner sees the following roles moving taking the IT limelight in the future:

Consultants
Project Managers
Developers

Hiner’s entire piece is worth reading, and you should. But independent of that, over the course of our daily conversations, we find very much the same changes, challenges and trends.

It ain’t your daddy’s IT department anymore.

What’s your take?

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