Comments on: Industrialization of IT Will Create a Blue-Collar Sub-Class of IT Workers http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/20/industrialization-of-it-will-create-a-blue-collar-sub-class-of-it-workers/?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= Career, Personal & Commercial Development for IT Professionals, IT Leaders & IT Freelancers Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:46:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Mark McClure Coaching http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/20/industrialization-of-it-will-create-a-blue-collar-sub-class-of-it-workers/#comment-424 Mark McClure Coaching Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:21:10 +0000 http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=136#comment-424 @Simon - isn't the net effect that wages for the surviving "blue collar" IT grunts (used in the 'military' sense of that word) will continue to fall until there's some sort of 'global' parity across regions where the human capital supply is being sourced from? That is, in simple terms, the combined effects of increasing automation, remote access via Internet connectivity and large numbers of educated developing world IT peeps, will mean enrollments by developed world students in CS and related disciplines will continue to decline? On the brighter side I do see emerging roles for the IT-literate business-facing staffers who can help to define deliverables, set expectations and then see that those get done to the satisfaction of the business. So, what would a student study if they decided on such a career? Project Management engineering? Or if someone in the "blue collar" firing line wanted to start retraining before the changes come? Maybe join an outsourcing corp and get some PM certs/experience?? There must be a 'black swan' event lurking in the global business soup too, you know... @Simon - isn’t the net effect that wages for the surviving “blue collar” IT grunts (used in the ‘military’ sense of that word) will continue to fall until there’s some sort of ‘global’ parity across regions where the human capital supply is being sourced from?

That is, in simple terms, the combined effects of increasing automation, remote access via Internet connectivity and large numbers of educated developing world IT peeps, will mean enrollments by developed world students in CS and related disciplines will continue to decline?

On the brighter side I do see emerging roles for the IT-literate business-facing staffers who can help to define deliverables, set expectations and then see that those get done to the satisfaction of the business.

So, what would a student study if they decided on such a career? Project Management engineering?

Or if someone in the “blue collar” firing line wanted to start retraining before the changes come? Maybe join an outsourcing corp and get some PM certs/experience??

There must be a ‘black swan’ event lurking in the global business soup too, you know…

]]> By: Bruce Lewin http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/20/industrialization-of-it-will-create-a-blue-collar-sub-class-of-it-workers/#comment-73 Bruce Lewin Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:46:41 +0000 http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=136#comment-73 >and maybe one that a lot of organizations aren’t fully aware of Sure... seeing your industry move into a commodity mindset can't be easy to take on. That said, there is always a silver lining and plenty of opportunities for those that want to act :-) >and maybe one that a lot of organizations aren’t fully aware of

Sure… seeing your industry move into a commodity mindset can’t be easy to take on. That said, there is always a silver lining and plenty of opportunities for those that want to act :-)

]]> By: simonstapleton http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/20/industrialization-of-it-will-create-a-blue-collar-sub-class-of-it-workers/#comment-71 simonstapleton Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:46:41 +0000 http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=136#comment-71 @Bruce: It is an interesting development - and maybe one that a lot of organizations aren't fully aware of. I think there will be room though for the seasoned experts as these folks will be the decision makers on how the services and underlying processes will be engineered, and in fact their responsibility and contribution is going to increase significantly @Bruce: It is an interesting development - and maybe one that a lot of organizations aren’t fully aware of. I think there will be room though for the seasoned experts as these folks will be the decision makers on how the services and underlying processes will be engineered, and in fact their responsibility and contribution is going to increase significantly

]]> By: Bruce Lewin http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/20/industrialization-of-it-will-create-a-blue-collar-sub-class-of-it-workers/#comment-69 Bruce Lewin Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:14:17 +0000 http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=136#comment-69 This is a very interesting industry dynamic, the shift from high value to commodity... Nick Carr's 'Does IT Matter' etc. Its also very interesting to see the changes from a staffing and people perspective as things move on... This is a very interesting industry dynamic, the shift from high value to commodity… Nick Carr’s ‘Does IT Matter’ etc.

Its also very interesting to see the changes from a staffing and people perspective as things move on…

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