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Cushing Anderson
Program Vice President, Project-Based Services

Team: Consulting Services
Corporate Learning and IT Education
Directions 2012 (U.S) Participating Analysts
Integration
Worldwide Services Research
Cushing Anderson is program vice president for IDC's Project-Based Services research. In this role, Mr. Anderson is responsible for managing the research agenda, field research, and custom research projects for IDC's Business Consulting, Human Resources and Learning research programs.

Mr. Anderson has been actively investigating the link between strategic business planning and training in the extended enterprise. He has also extensively researched the value of partner certification programs to software companies, and the key motivations to engaging business consulting firms.

Mr. Anderson speaks on a variety of topics including business consulting drivers, talent and the impact of certification on organizational performance. He was selected by IDC clients as the "Analyst of the Year" in 2008 and was named as one of the "Top 20 people to watch in corporate training, 2003" by Lifelong Learning Market Report. He is on the editorial advisory board and writes a regular column for the industry magazine CLO - Chief Learning Officer and has been on the steering committee for the Technology Learning Group for the industry association CompTIA. Mr. Anderson also co-authored IDC's best selling bulletin in 2000 predicting the rise and challenges facing the corporate elearning market.

Before rejoining the Worldwide Services research team, Mr. Anderson was a research director in IDC's Software Business Strategies group, and was responsible for managing the Partnering, Alliances and Licensing research services and IDC's Software Alliance Executive Council. Mr. Anderson worked with clients to identify key business challenges and opportunities and to uncover the impact of alliance relationships to improve a company's go-to-market success.

Prior to joining IDC, Mr. Anderson worked as a consultant for the Center for Educational Leadership and Technology (CELT, Corp.). Mr. Anderson was responsible for evaluating and developing strategic curriculum and technology plans, as well as professional development and personnel evaluation programs for public school districts nationwide. Mr. Anderson also worked as a technology and management consultant with Coopers & Lybrand LLP, providing technology analysis, planning and benchmarking services to businesses in a variety of industries. Mr. Anderson was also a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy where he coordinated ocean-going transportation during the first Gulf War.

Mr. Anderson received a bachelor's degree in Government from Connecticut College and earned his M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from Boston College's Graduate School of Education.

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Top 5 Service Firms Grow Salesforce, Google Apps, and Workday Certifications Combined by 71%
Gard Little, Cushing Anderson
Jan 2013 - Doc # lcUS23909913      IDC Link
It’s predictions season at IDC, but before the services team starts the 2013 cycle, I wanted to update you on the accuracy of my 2012 predictions. While in part this is about accountability, the real focus is to spotlight how seriously the ...
Several Opinions, Same Result: Increased Value of High-Skilled Tech Workers
Cushing Anderson
Dec 2012 - Doc # lcUS23843612      IDC Link
Build or buy, it’s the same story. Should CIOs hire the best talent (and subject themselves to market rates), or train their high-potential employees on the new and emerging technologies the company needs to compete. I think the logic is cl ...

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Training Effectively — Who, What, and How of Enterprise Application Training
Cushing Anderson
May 2013 - Doc # 241126      Customer Needs and Strategies
This IDC study presents the results of 2013 SAP Training Survey of about 1,200 users — various managers of SAP modules and recent students in SAP classes. It is challenging for most enterprises to determine who must get trained, o ...
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IT Organization Skills: Increasing Importance of High-Skilled Technology Workers
Cushing Anderson, Marianne Kolding
May 2013 - Doc # 241056      Customer Needs and Strategies
This IDC study is the second part of a three-part series of documents that examines changes to IT organization staffing and explores the current trends with the biggest impact on the IT employment picture. Should CIOs hire the best talen ...
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Predictions 2013: New Models Take Hold and Opportunities Emerge in the Global Services Market
Framingham, MA United States
February 05, 2013

Worldwide Sustainability Services Revisited in Manufacturing
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September 26, 2012