A competency model for the information technology workforce: Implications for training and selection
With a new wave of demand for information technology (IT) staff, it is time for the IT community to discover what competencies are needed for IT workers in the new millennium. Most organizations have outsourced their IT projects to low-cost centers in developing countries, and this has changed expec...
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ftanucanberra:oai:openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au:1885/64551 2024-01-14T10:10:37+01:00 A competency model for the information technology workforce: Implications for training and selection Ho, Shuk (Susanna) Frampton, Keith Mackenzie http://hdl.handle.net/1885/64551 https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/64551/5/01_Ho_A_competency_model_for_the_2010.pdf.jpg unknown Association for Information Systems 1529-3181 http://hdl.handle.net/1885/64551 https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/64551/5/01_Ho_A_competency_model_for_the_2010.pdf.jpg Communications of the Association for Information Systems Keywords: Competency model Iceberg models IT architects IT Workforce Knowledge Motive Self-concept Skills Traits Architecture Developing countries Sea ice Information technology Competency models The Iceberg Model of Competencies Journal article ftanucanberra 2023-12-15T09:34:57Z With a new wave of demand for information technology (IT) staff, it is time for the IT community to discover what competencies are needed for IT workers in the new millennium. Most organizations have outsourced their IT projects to low-cost centers in developing countries, and this has changed expectations about local workers-organizations need, and expect, to employ highly skilled IT professionals. This article draws on the competency model to explore what competencies are needed to successfully equip the IT workforce. This research uses the example of IT architects to illustrate how to use the competency model to identify important sets of competencies. We interview professional architects, analyze the content of the discussions and derive a list of fourteen competency attributes important to IT architects. Some competencies are easy to develop, others are difficult to change, and this has implications for university education and industry hiring. This article also discusses the general use of competency models for IT workforce training and selection. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sea ice Australian National University: ANU Digital Collections |
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With a new wave of demand for information technology (IT) staff, it is time for the IT community to discover what competencies are needed for IT workers in the new millennium. Most organizations have outsourced their IT projects to low-cost centers in developing countries, and this has changed expectations about local workers-organizations need, and expect, to employ highly skilled IT professionals. This article draws on the competency model to explore what competencies are needed to successfully equip the IT workforce. This research uses the example of IT architects to illustrate how to use the competency model to identify important sets of competencies. We interview professional architects, analyze the content of the discussions and derive a list of fourteen competency attributes important to IT architects. Some competencies are easy to develop, others are difficult to change, and this has implications for university education and industry hiring. This article also discusses the general use of competency models for IT workforce training and selection. |
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A competency model for the information technology workforce: Implications for training and selection |
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