Professional Development
153 Stories
A '30-year headstart' connecting people
Insight newsmaker SAP's Asia-Pacific and Japan CEO on attracting talent and why the ERP giant can stand unfazed in light of new Web 2.0 entrants to the market.
Tags: Recruiting, Professional Development, Personnel management, Web 2.0, SAP AG, Google Inc., India, Business Process, Japan, CEO
CIOs 'out of the loop', survey finds
News Confusion reigns over exactly what the executive is supposed to do in a company, according to a survey by Deloitte and the Cranfield School of Management.
Tags: Organizational structure, Professional Development, Trends, Role, Survey, CIO, performance, Deloitte LLP, information technology, analyst
Staying relevant in new tech world
News Tech workers must analyze marketplace to identify skills that are in demand, and get training and commercial experience in these areas.
Tags: Trends, Personal development, Counsel, Compensation, Professional Development, Business, Technology, India, Training, Skill
Gartner: IT bosses must prepare for cloud computing
News The analyst says IT managers must start planning now if they want to avoid implementing tech from Google and closing down their own data centers.
Tags: Data centers, Business Strategies & Functions, Data warehousing/business intelligence, Google Inc., IT Manager, Cloud Computing, Gartner Inc., Business Process, performance, professional development
S'pore unveils national media blueprint
News Singapore Media Fusion Plan aims to propel the sector forward and help local players take advantage of global opportunities.
Tags: Digital media, CommunicAsia 2009, Games, Professional Development, SingTel, Training, Animation, Singapore, Digital media, partnership
IT illiteracy drags on UK economy
News The United Kingdom is losing millions of working hours a week due to a lack of basic IT literacy among employees, according to City & Guilds.
Tags: Professional Development, Personnel management, Human resources, Training, Worker, job, U.K., information technology, call-center, Human resources
Yale MBA dean to found Apple University
News Apple will have a new program early next year called Apple University, and while it is not clear what that will entail, Yale's Joel Podolny has been tapped as its leader.
Tags: Human resources, Professional Development, Apple Inc., Yale University, Apple Macintosh, Apple II, CEO, News.com, MBA, Pixar Animation Studios Inc.
Hong Kong to launch new IT certification
News The territory's IT credentialing body is expected to introduce three new entry to mid-level professional qualifications Tuesday.
Tags: Certification, Professional Development, Certification, Hong Kong, Information Security, QA, job, hiring, information technology, consultant
Tech skills not enough to be top dog
News IT execs are just as ambitious as anyone else but they lack information on how to make that next step up to become a director, says the British Computer Society.
Tags: IT Management, Leadership
UK tech grads get fast-track training scheme
News The Masters-level IT Professional Development Program aims to help recruits to the industry rapidly build skills and experience.
Tags: Human resources
Hard for techies to learn soft-skills
Insight Although it is becoming crucial for techies to develop communication and business skills, many companies aren't providing the training, according to a US report.
Tags: IT training
Groups address storage industry needs
News update Information technology pros focused on networked data storage are being courted on two fronts.
S'pore appoints high-level panel to spearhead IT industry
News Singapore has taken the first step in a 10-year masterplan to grow its infocomm industry.
Tags: Mission and vision statements
Employee performance management tips
Techguide Learn how to conduct employee evaluations, give employees valuable feedback, and implement effective reward systems.
Microsoft Popfly service does mashups
News The Web service lets consumers create and share mashups using a visual authoring tool.
Tags: Web services, Web 2.0
