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	July 30, 2007 The Pending Legacy IT Skills Shortage Baby Boomer Retirement Sets Stage For A "Perfect Storm" by Phil Murphy with Alex Cullen, Samuel Bright, Bo Belanger	Average: 2  (1 rating)

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Executive Summary

The Baby Boomer retirement phenomenon will drive the legacy skills issue in IT to new heights. IT organizations that have yet to determine their exposure to the combined threat are playing with fire. Replacing staff members won't solve the problem — literally decades of business and application knowledge will walk out the door as Boomers retire. CIOs should take steps to assess and mitigate the effect before this perfect storm cripples IT.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Retirement Will Have A Sweeping Impact On The IT Ecosystem
• Population Projections, Waning Roles, Indicate Likely Shortages
• Finding The Balance Between Developer Supply And Demand
• Tackle The Skills-Management Imperative Head-On

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Determine Your Exposure To The Double-Threat
• Supplemental Material
• Related Research Documents

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