Transcript IT Professionalism - Adam Thilthorpe

Delivering IT Professionalism /
IT as a Profession
Adam Thilthorpe
BCS Professionalism in IT Programme
Manager
The IT Profession
Past
Present -
Future
- Technical solution provider
IT (Information and Technology)
doesn’t just support business it
powers business
- A business focussed profession,
with a base of both technical and
business competencies; a
transformation partner with
business
Transformational Change Failure
42%
Danger: A project
27%on business
based
23%
outcomes or for the
sake of it (IT)?
4%
Leadership
Organisation
and Culture
"Organisation Dynamics" - Jim Markowsky
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People
Issues
Technology
The Changing Role of IT in Business
The changing role of IT in business. Economist Intelligence Unit September 2006.
Scope of the Profession
Technology at the heart
Groceries,
of business
knowing your
WH Smiths,
Amazon and the
incredible shrinking
market share..
VISA, Mastercard
and no other
relevant threats..
customer and real
time delivery..
Collaborative
working and
booze, or how
to get ahead in
Columbia..
A Maturity Model for a Profession
Derived from the Carnegie Mellon University Capability Maturity Model®
£1 Trillion
pound
Statutory
economy
based on
knowledge
Public
services
4
3
Google and the
third industrial
revolution..
Established
Levels
5
A global
industry with
unique
challenges..
Governed
Qualified
1
Chartered Status,
qualifications,
Organized
experience and
competence
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IT
Developing
Levels
2
Positioning Chartered Status
CSci
for those who advance
knowledge and understanding
of computer science
CEng for those who apply IT to the
/IEng solution of engineering
problems
CITP for those who exploit IT to
deliver business advantage
Outcomes
Improvements in:
• Exploitation of I and T
• Reliability of project and programme
delivery
• Reliability of critical systems
• Enterprise security & governance
• Returns on investment
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Establishing IT as a
Profession
• Professionalism of IT practitioners and
organizations
• The IT profession must be a full partner in
IT enabled business change programmes
and projects
• Industry-wide collaboration
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Delivering IT Professionalism /
IT as a Profession
Adam Thilthorpe
BCS Professionalism in IT Programme
Manager