Global 2,000 companies are increasingly creating internal roles to facilitate responsiveness to HR needs within their IT organisations, according to a recent report from IT and e-business consultancy the META Group
IT business sophistication drives new HR roles
Global 2,000 companies are increasingly creating internal roles to facilitate responsiveness to HR needs within their IT organisations, according to a recent report from IT and e-business consultancy the META Group. It found that the role of the HR/IT manager, among other things, is to map skill-sets to the inventory of projects in the IT portfolio and ensure that appropriate sourcing actions are being undertaken. Responsibilities of this position include directing the various HR programs within the IT organisation and offering HR-related counsel for its various business units. With so many projects in any given corporate IT portfolio, business-unit leaders must ensure that they match the right talent with the right project, said META Group’s Maria Schafer.
In-house IT jobs pay off
Experienced IT professionals in Australia have the potential to earn in excess of 20 per cent above the general market, according to a recent study from Mercer Human Resources Consulting. It found that this ‘IT premium’ is the difference in pay for the IT function compared to other jobs at a similar career level, however the salary gap in IT closes as individuals progress through their careers. The IT premium suggests that companies may have to entice talented individuals with specialist skills with higher wages to join their internal IT departments, rather than lose them to careers in commercial IT consulting, according to Mercer principal Rob Knox.
DDLS launches PAYG computer applications training
Dimension Data Learning Solutions (DDLS) recently launched a program of computer applications training for organisations which enables them to ‘pay as they go’ for the skills needed. DDLS’s skills-based applications training teaches only topics individuals call for in their work day, rather than having to take a generic courses at a beginner, intermediate or advanced level on one application. Topics can be chosen from applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Access, Lotus Notes and the internet, and the training involves six, one-hour courses being taught over one day.
