Everybody’s trying to figure out how to ride out the current economic storm. The analysts and consultants at the global Hackett Group have come out with a broad plan almost any firm can follow.
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Tags: business value, IT, projects, recession
Hoping that IT would be immune from spending cuts in this lousy economy? Think again. It looks like critical IT services are going to be feeling the pinch soon enough.
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The Department of Labor is targeting wage and hour violations involving H-1B visa holders, many of whom work in IT.
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Tags: department of labor, HIB, IT
Now here’s an operation that’s sure to slaughter worker morale: The Connecticut-based drug behemoth Pfizer is reported to be making its IT workers train their replacements from an Indian outsourcing firm.
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A declining confidence in the nation’s economy is being mirrored by the shaken confidence of government IT decision makers.
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Tags: CDW, decision makers, government, IT, monitor
An IT pro spends a lot of time communicating with the rest of the organization – from managers and execs to users and vendors.
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Tags: Communication, conversation, finance, IT, writing
The ripple effects of the U.S. economic crisis will be felt in every industry, even the once-booming tech sector — which many have believed would be insulated from market woes.
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Tags: IPO, IT, public offering, start ups, technology, venture capital
OK, so IT gripes about every department. But there are some finance-specific behaviors that really seem to get their goat.
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Tags: Accounting Rules, communications, departments, finance, Finance departments, GAAP, IT, relationship, Reorganization, spreadsheets
Finance industry watchers are keeping an eye on how recent meltdowns among big brokerage and banking firms will impact impact the IT job market.
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Tags: employees, execs, finance, IT, job market
