Each year, Business Talent Group releases the High-End Independent Talent Report, looking across industries and business functions to analyze how business leaders deploy top independent talent to fill critical skill, expertise, and leadership gaps. Here are the key digital and tech trends for 2021.
2020 brought a wave of acceleration in digital transformation initiatives—a trend that will continue as companies harness technology to glean greater insights, optimize processes, and meet customers where they are. Independents deliver digital and tech leaders the cutting-edge skills they need for these critical projects and more
PROJECT CATEGORIES: Digital and Tech Leaders
50% Strategy |
19% Transformation |
16% Operations |
10% Organization |
5% Interim Executive |
MOST IN-DEMAND PROJECTS
IT and Tech Transformation
Business Processes
Digital Strategy
Business Intelligence and Analytics
Planning
Business Transformation
MOST IN-DEMAND SKILLS
Project Management
Corporate and Business Unit Strategy
Process Optimization and Transformation
Agile Transformation
Advanced Analytics
Tech and Systems Implementation
Product Launch
Data Science & Data Engineering
Digital Marketing
Manufacturing Strategy
SAMPLE DIGITAL AND TECH PROJECTS
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Redesign IT job profiles and organizational layers to ensure a business-centric function
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Prepare an organizational change management plan to minimize the impact of a technology implementation on staff and business processes
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Analyze the benefits and opportunities of various client support models
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Develop strategic insight and facilitate conversations regarding software contracts and licensing
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Provide business function insights using SQL, Python, and R