August 29, 2006
You need a “versatilist” to ride the outsourcing storm
IT professionals in America are constantly living in fear of losing their jobs; at least, that's the feeling one gets after reading articles about jobs migrating offshore because of outsourcing. This might be just going over-the-board a bit, but the concern is certainly there, and the fraternity of IT professionals has accepted the fact that outsourcing is here to stay, and is devising ways of getting around the outsourcing storm and keeping IT jobs afloat.
The consensus is that the specialized IT professional will find it difficult to survive, because his or her specialization can lend itself to only a limited number of jobs. A more practical solution is to specialize in a particular area of IT expertise, and then diversify to other related areas of business processes, thus widening the job profile. In other words, if you are a versatilist, you can find favor with company CEOs.
To effectively surf the outsourcing wave, companies are looking for greater maneuverability and agility in their workforce; if one employee can fit into different job portfolios, that employee is much more valuable than the specialist who has a fairly narrow job path to traverse. Datamation quotes Morello of research firm Gartner:
The versatilist can look like many things. While a combination of business and tech is one excellent choice, there are other versatile skill sets a tech professional can acquire to be more marketable.
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