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A mere 60 companies that were in the Fortune 500 in 1955 still exist today, and most of the leading businesses, like Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon, are less than 30 years old.
The reason for this change in fortune and silicon valley dominance? The proliferation of technology and software, and the speed at which large organisations can adapt to change, or ‘agility’ as it is widely known.
ClearHub have recently published a study on the Future of Work to advise large organisations on how they can compete with smaller, more agile businesses.
The study explores the evolution of development teams, offers practical advice on building an agile team and makes the case for distributed teams.
In a recent Deloitte Human Capital Trends report, commissioned last year, 94% of the companies interviewed said that ‘agility and collaboration’ are critical to their organisation’s success, yet only 6% say that they are ‘highly agile today’.
When it comes to agility most companies don’t have a choice. To meet the demands of a better customer experience, faster customer service and right-now delivery, businesses need to adapt or be left behind.
Studies have shown smaller, more agile companies push code to production faster and, from a recruitment perspective, they can be far more flexible which makes them more competitive than their larger counterparts.
CIO for ClearHub, Simon Wood, said: “Our clients are having to rethink their recruitment strategies to stay ahead. With constant disruption from young startups looking for their slice of the pie, it truly is a case of adapt or die.”
“This is particularly pertinent in recruitment. With the skills shortage as it is many large organisations are choosing to outsource the pain point of finding highly specialised IT professionals, which is often cheaper and quicker for the business.”, he added.
The white paper cites A 2018 report by Kingston University that the number of highly skilled
freelancers in the UK has grown by 46% to two million since 2008, and is outpacing overall self-employment growth.
In addition to outsourcing recruitment many IT teams are also exploring the opportunities with distributed teams, especially with Brexit looming.
Sometimes called remote workers, distributed teams are often used in IT, especially software development, to drive down costs and scale up resource.
Specialist contracting companies like ClearHub, with their network of vetted contractors around the world, are used to find the right resource, regardless of location.
About ClearHub
ClearHub specialises in IT contractors for the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence, etc), DevOps, Agile and more. Ideal for recruiters looking for specialist skills for a project or to support an existing team on a medium to long-term basis.
To download the white paper mentioned in this press release, and other free resources, visit: https://clearhub.tech/resources/. To discuss hiring a contractor contact Paul Bestic on +44 (0) 2381 157811 or email pbestic@clearhub.tech.