The People Problem: Making a Case for Headcount in IT

Oct 15, 2025

IT is often tasked with more than what they actually have bandwidth for -- you've likely been asked to find time to take on extra projects, work with other teams to determine how they plan to implement necessary software and hardware, and actually do the day-to-day legwork of supporting a full organization's technology needs.

Unfortunately, IT leaders might feel like they have no options and that an overloaded plate full of projects and tasks is the only way forward. But it doesn't have to be that way! In this stream, we heard from three different IT leaders about their experience making a case for headcount and how you can have these conversations with your own executives.