A summary description of an article featuring many IT managers and their wishes for 2006
This article called ” What matters most” in the Australia-based The Age newspaper gets to the heart of what IT Managers wish for most in 2006. At the top of many of the manager’s list is an even closer alignment of business and IT. Many have already seen the value of business services managed with IT service, and want to expand on that idea in 2006.
Managers also talk about the hiring landscape and wonder if the talent they need will be available in the coming year. Many saw a shortage in skill sets they needed in the market. Others note that finding the right people takes a lot of time and effort and wish for recruiting efficiency.
A manager in the banking business said that compliance work was a real pain point for 2005, and wishes for 2006 to have smooth compliance efforts while learning to live with regulators across the world.
BMC’s own Tom Bishop says that “His management wish list has already come to pass – “the recognition that in order to really deliver on the vision on IT service management, you need a good library of best practices [ITIL] that represent the collective wisdom of a set of IT”.” IT governance definitely fulfills the wishes of many IT managers. And on a personal note, congratulations Tom on an adopted daughter on the way December 27th! Now that’s a great wish to come true.
I also would note that it seems like more than half of these IT managers wish to improve their golf score. I read recently that statistically speaking, you can get a hole in one at least 1 in 5,000 tries. So by going golfing three times a week for fifty years, you should be able to get a hole in one. That ought to improve your game!
How about you? Any personal or professional wishes for the new year?