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Big Data, Cloud Demand Drive IT Job Growth – InformationWeek

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IT job numbers grew in July, but not as fast as they did during the rest of 2016. Yet big data and cloud trends will continue to drive job growth going forward, according to CompTIA researchers.

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IT Project Manager is still one of the top 5 IT Job Posting Titles. Whoo Hoo. My perspective is that leadership views project management as adding value to project outcomes. Why? Because of our leadership in driving to project frameworks that provide agility and therefore the organizations’ competitive advantage.  

My perspective is that leadership views project management as adding value to project outcomes. Why? Because of our leadership in driving to project frameworks that provide agility and therefore the organizations’ competitive advantage.  

The market is seeing a hiring shift away from technology  to XaaS e.g., Everything as a Service and is looking to pick up talent with those skills.

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4 intelligent elements of successful digital transformation

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Don’t flirt with digital – give it the respect it deserves. Those who don’t act will fall behind quickly

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Digital transformation is a whole-scale change to the foundational aspects of a business – from the business operating models to infrastructure – through the application of digital technology.

In Sopra Steria’s recent survey of 120 FTSE 500 companies, the majority (64%) said they implemented digital projects to update their existing legacy infrastructure, streamline processes and reduce costs.

However, many (60%) also said they are seeking to increase customer engagement by improving the experience they offer their customers.

But according to research by Sopra Steria, it is not necessarily a determinant of success – 84% of organisations confess they could be better exploiting digital.
There are four intelligent elements that form the basis of a rewarding relationship with digital.

  1. ‘Deep thinking’ about the business context
    Always make sure you have a clear understanding of the business goals you are pursuing.

  2. Commitment to ‘sustained value’
    Deliver results – however minimally viable – early and keep focusing on building outcomes forever. There is no steady state.

  3. Rely on ‘networked knowledge’
    Build a platform of partners that will enable you to get the best help when you need it.

  4. See your relationship with digital in terms of building a ‘fluid enterprise’
    A successful digital venture is agile, lean and able to adapt to the future demands of business change.

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People.ai is using machine learning to rewrite the sales ops playbook

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People.ai, a company bringing machine learning algorithms to sales operations, is emerging from stealth. The platform uses machine learning tech to give..

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Remarkable start-up provides an example of combining multiple sources of information about the sales process to provide a dashboard of sales success.    

 

The details:

  • Love that Y Combinator which is in my hometown is a startup accelerator based in Mountain View, CA. invests a small amount of money in a large number of startups (most recently 68). People.AI is part of their summer run.

  • People.AI is working with 50 organizations to gain access to  email, calendar, phone, WebEx, conference tools and other data sources to automate what is a traditionally manual and error prone sales tracking process. Solution provides insight into  what deems to be the average best way to close a deal. So not only is the tech able to see what a salesperson did correctly, but also where they deviated from the playbook.

  • The solution provides insight into what deems to be the average best way to close a deal. So not only are you able to see what a salesperson did correctly, but also where they deviated from the playbook.  

  • This insight is providing a hugh amount of transparency and insight that hasn’t been available before. This is a powerful value proposition.