COMMON POWERUp 2021

Education in today’s IT and Business Environment challenges both the Company and the employee. What skills are needed to provide for today’s (and tomorrow’s) business needs? How does the company and the employee deal with these challenges? How to decide; what to learn, how to learn and when to learn, when planning for future needs. These challenges differ depending on where a person is in their careers path. Jim discusses these challenges and more in this presentation. Great presentation for managers and employees!_x000D_ • The question of being relevant?_x000D_ • How to know… your relevancy _x000D_ • Uh Oh… I’m not relevant (what to do)_x000D_ • Business vs IT Skills – the Balance_x000D_ • The Specialist vs the generalist – Let’s hire a consultant_x000D_

Learning Objectives:
1. Internalize the need to continue learning in Information Technology
2. Understand how your current skills can be leveraged into new skills
3. Have a better understanding of how to approach today's educational opportunities