Greetings from Gardner Resources,

Change happens. This month, we explore the ever-changing technology landscape and present strategies to help your firm counter this unpredictability in order to keep business initiatives moving forward.

It's nearly impossible to plan for change. Paradoxically, however, with so many factors out of your control, flexibility becomes an important strategy to remain in control. In fact, we are adapting to change right now. In a down economy, we did not expect to be as busy as we are.

In our September newsletter, we will continue to explore the theme of change by looking at our increase in demand, explain why our industry is bucking a weak economy, and examine any inherent lessons for employers and their businesses. Stay tuned to learn more.

Most IT experts cannot possibly keep pace with the breakneck developments in technology. Nor can their organizations afford the continual investment those developments would cost. So they hold in place. They watch as technology zips forward, turns around, dodges behind, and eventually land many squarely in the maw of extinction.

Today, the speed with which technology shifts is so rapid that the actual pool of talent is shrinking. IT graduates and professionals are turning to other careers where specialties are not as vulnerable to change and far less likely to be outsourced, off-shored, or just plain deleted.

Read more to learn four critical strategies to counter the threat of unpredictability in IT. 

A dominant healthcare provider was preparing to launch an enterprise-wide initiative using third party software applications. The successful installation and implementation of the applications and their integration with existing clinical programs, infrastructures and services had to be flawless or patient satisfaction and safety could be compromised.

Our client decided to contract with three consulting firms to provide a team of consultants to integrate these purchased systems. These consultants had to be healthcare industry experts in Knowledge Management, System Analysis and Program Management. The challenge was how to find quickly 12 industry experts with the knowledge, skills and experience to bring the integration to a successful implementation.

Read more to learn the approach Gardner took to deliver core team members for this project.