Management information systems: conceptual foundations, structure, and development (2nd ed.)
Management information systems: conceptual foundations, structure, and development (2nd ed.)
MIS careers—a theoretical perspective
Communications of the ACM
Career paths in a changing IS environment: a theoretical perspective
SIGCPR '95 Proceedings of the 1995 ACM SIGCPR conference on Supporting teams, groups, and learning inside and outside the IS function reinventing IS
MIS Quarterly - Special issue on IS curricula and pedagogy
Employment outsourcing in information systems
Communications of the ACM
Management challenges in IS: successful strategies and appropriate action
Management challenges in IS: successful strategies and appropriate action
The impact of e-commerce on the role of IS professionals
ACM SIGMIS Database
Information systems outsourcing: a survey and analysis of the literature
ACM SIGMIS Database
Transferability of skills over the IT career path
Proceedings of the 2005 ACM SIGMIS CPR conference on Computer personnel research
Proceedings of the 2006 ACM SIGMIS CPR conference on computer personnel research: Forty four years of computer personnel research: achievements, challenges & the future
Critical risks in outsourced IT projects: the intractable and the unforeseen
Communications of the ACM - Entertainment networking
Journal of Management Information Systems
The requisite variety of skills for IT professionals
Communications of the ACM
Proceedings of the 2010 Special Interest Group on Management Information System's 48th annual conference on Computer personnel research on Computer personnel research
Legacy job titles in IT: the search for clarity
Proceedings of the 50th annual conference on Computers and People Research
Skills in the management oriented IS and enterprise system job markets
Proceedings of the 50th annual conference on Computers and People Research
IT Professionals: An Iberian Snapshot
International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals
Linked Data: Perspectives for IT Professionals
International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals
International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals
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It is now commonplace for an organization to turn to external firms for the provision of IT services and software. As technology advances and the business environment continues to evolve, a key challenge facing IT software and service providers is identifying critical skill sets, both today and in the future. The challenge is compounded as a result of the continuing growth of outsourcing and the increasing demand for technology solutions. This paper explores that challenge through a survey of IT software and service providers. We extend and complement previous studies of non-IT firms by comparing skills sought by non-IT organizations with those of IT services and software providers. Results indicate that, surprisingly, software and services providers place more emphasis on business domain and project management skills than on technical skills. This has implications for the hiring and retention practices of managers, and for academic curriculum and course offerings.