How to Gamify Your Job Search to Get Hired Faster
Job searching can feel overwhelming—endless applications, unanswered emails, and long waits between interviews. One of the most effective ways to stay motivated and make real progress is to gamify the process. Enter the 100-Point Job Search System: a simple framework...
Scaling Global Delivery – Welcome Debasish Das
Consistent, high-quality global delivery depends on leadership, accountability, and tight integration—not scale for scale’s sake. As ProFocus continues to mature its Global Talent Services and consulting delivery, experienced leadership ensures every engagement meets...
Who Owns AI and How We Platform It
AI is no longer a “pilot project” conversation—it’s an operating model conversation. Who Owns AI and How We Platform It has become a defining leadership question, as AI strategy increasingly shapes next year’s priorities, platforms, and people across organizations. At...
The Innovation Tradeoff: GenAI, Technical Debt, and the Future of Tech Leadership
At our most recent Tech Leaders Roundtable, a group of tech leaders came together to share candid perspectives on where AI is delivering impact today—and where the road is bumpier than expected. The conversation revealed a clear theme: moving from personal...
2025 Planning Best Practices
2025 Planning Best Practices As technology leaders look ahead to 2025, planning involves more than setting budgets or defining projects. It requires aligning tech priorities with business goals, navigating budget constraints, leveraging emerging technologies, and...
Introducing the ProFocus Tech Connect Series
Why join the Tech Connect Series? ProFocus Technology is excited to present our Tech Connect Series, an exclusive opportunity for tech professionals to connect and engage with their peers. Our events are invite-only, with a strict no vendors and no sales pitch policy,...
Tech Leaders Lunch: Investing in Culture & Team Building
Tech Leaders Lunch: Investing in Culture & Team Building Known for its natural beauty and vibrant neighborhoods, the City of Roses lives up to its reputation as a great place to live and work. Once again, Portland firms get high marks for company culture from tech...
Tech Leaders Lunch: IT and Business Alignment on Tech Priorities
Are IT and Business fully aligned on tech priorities? Our 2020 Tech Trends Survey found that 81% of tech leaders say IT and Business are aligned but only 54% of tech employees feel the same. In June, 2021, ProFocus hosted a discussion with technology leaders to...
Tech Leaders Lunch: Remote Workforce Hiring Insights
How is remote work dramatically shifting the talent landscape? And how are managers approaching wage leveling in technology across the U.S. regardless of the local region’s cost of living? In February 2021, ProFocus hosted a discussion with technology leaders...
How Will Tech Leadership Transform After the Pandemic?
On August 27, 2020, ProFocus hosted a roundtable discussion of Portland-based technology leaders. John Boone, the President of ProFocus Technology, moderated the discussion. The leaders in attendance offered various advice, best practices, and lessons learned. The...