For CIOs (Length: 15 pages)

July 30, 2007

The Pending Legacy IT Skills Shortage

Baby Boomer Retirement Sets Stage For A "Perfect Storm"

This is the second document in the "Baby Boomer Retirement Threat" series.

by Phil Murphy

with Alex Cullen, Samuel Bright, Bo Belanger


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

The Baby Boomer retirement phenomenon will drive the legacy skills issue in IT to new heights. IT organizations that have yet to determine their exposure to the combined threat are playing with fire. Replacing staff members won't solve the problem — literally decades of business and application knowledge will walk out the door as Boomers retire. CIOs should take steps to assess and mitigate the effect before this perfect storm cripples IT.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemRetirement Will Have A Sweeping Impact On The IT Ecosystem

itemPopulation Projections, Waning Roles, Indicate Likely Shortages

itemFinding The Balance Between Developer Supply And Demand

itemTackle The Skills-Management Imperative Head-On

recommendations

itemDetermine Your Exposure To The Double-Threat

itemSupplemental Material

This research includes population projections and employment figures from US government agencies and predictions of problems based on job search data provided by Monster.

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Analyst: Phil Murphy
Technology: Application Development, Application Infrastructure Technologies, Architecture & Technology Strategy, Human Capital Management, IT Management, IT Organization
Geography: North America

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