The New IT: How Technology Leaders are Enabling Business Strategy in the Digital Age

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Fighting the Talent Wars

                  If you think I’ll sit around as the world goes by,

                  You’re thinkin’ like a fool ’cause it’s a case of do or die.

                  Out there is a fortune waiting to be had

                  You think I’ll let it go you’re mad

                  You’ve got another thing comin’.

             —Judas Priest, “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’” (1982)

Here’s what we know: there’s a growing shortage of tech talent. Executives routinely report that finding and keeping skilled workers is their biggest challenge. The demand for programmers, data scientists, statisticians, database administrators, ...