Many businesses want to develop web and mobile applications but don’t have the internal resources to support this type of project. If your company isn’t yet ready to abandon the project or hire a team of full-time, in-house developers, you could benefit from a third option: outsourcing the application development. Outsourcing has many advantages; it…
York Solutions recently launched a new service, Blueprint, that helps organizations develop a comprehensive talent strategy in order to hire and keep the best employees. Through our work offering IT talent training, project delivery, and workforce development services to diverse organizations, we have gained insight into common HR challenges. Blueprint addresses those obstacles and helps…
For IT professionals, up-to-date technical skills are a clear necessity. You must actively develop key tech qualifications in order to advance in your field and serve your organization well. But don’t forget to work on your soft skills at the same time. Employees in technical positions sometimes neglect or underestimate the value of non-technical skills…
What challenges does your organization face in addressing Data Quality issues? Last Friday at our IT Leadership Group meeting Divakar Khanna, Director at Optum Data Solutions and Ansh Sarkari, Principal Engineer at Optum Data Solutions lead an informative discussion on the topic, Open Source Technology Solution for Addressing Data Quality. A huge thank you to Optum for…
To fill just one open position in an organization, hiring managers have to read through resume after resume. And when you are reviewing a large pool of applicants, the challenge is often learning how to streamline your process and identify the standout candidates at first glance. LinkedIn Talent Solutions recently published a guide to high-performance traits…
At last week’s IT Leadership Meeting, we learned who makes up the Board of Directors and what we need to do in order to speak to them as well as join them. I want to thank Karen Fedyszyn for sharing her knowledge with us on the topic Preparing and Presenting to the Board of Directors. …
If your company has decided to outsource an IT project, you’ve determined that your internal team doesn’t have the time or resources to complete it, or that working with an outside partner is a more efficient or cost-effective solution. Outsourcing is the answer to many IT problems, but it comes with a common challenge: how…
By Tom Parker, Vice President of Consulting Services Recently York Solutions published the results of a survey that asked Chicago’s top IT executives about their initiatives on diverse hiring for 2019. We found that building diverse teams was one of the top priorities for executives, but they are struggling to make that happen. Of the…
Jon Pederson joined the Barriers to Entry program after spending time in the Marines and then as a Technical Analyst as a civilian. After graduating from Barriers to Entry, Jon worked as a PMO analyst where he was able apply what he learned in B2E, as well as utilize his technical skills and knowledge he gained from the Marines, working as a Technical Analyst.
Jon Pederson joined the Barriers to Entry program after spending time in the Marines and then as a Technical Analyst as a civilian. After graduating from Barriers to Entry, Jon worked as a PMO analyst where he was able apply what he learned in B2E, as well as utilize his technical skills and knowledge he gained from the Marines, working as a Technical Analyst.
