Increasing Industry Increasing Industry Support for IIESupport for IIE

Roman HlutkowskyRoman Hlutkowsky

August 19, 2005August 19, 2005

Premise: IIE needs a well defined Premise: IIE needs a well defined industry advisory group to be industry advisory group to be successfulsuccessful

• Natural tendency to focus on CIE as Natural tendency to focus on CIE as this groupthis group

• CIE is a well established CIE is a well established organization that must continue to organization that must continue to provide input to IIEprovide input to IIE

• But many of the needs of an But many of the needs of an industry advisory board don’t industry advisory board don’t necessarily mesh with CIEnecessarily mesh with CIE

What are the objectives of an What are the objectives of an industry advisory group?industry advisory group?

• Provide an “industry voice”Provide an “industry voice”– Help define relevance of the institute to the Help define relevance of the institute to the

practitionerpractitioner– Identify needs of the industry consumer Identify needs of the industry consumer

• Small, medium, largeSmall, medium, large

– Ensure that the industry perspective is Ensure that the industry perspective is communicated to the BOT communicated to the BOT • Identify issues and concerns of the groupIdentify issues and concerns of the group• Respond to questions from the BOTRespond to questions from the BOT

– Represent all member organizationsRepresent all member organizations• Businesses, consultants, governmentBusinesses, consultants, government

– Promote Corporate IIE membershipPromote Corporate IIE membership

What are the objectives of an What are the objectives of an industry advisory group?industry advisory group?

• Help shape the IE graduate Help shape the IE graduate “product”“product”– Participate on Visiting CommitteesParticipate on Visiting Committees– Provide a consistent messageProvide a consistent message– Provide ABET evaluatorsProvide ABET evaluators– Nurture development of students in Nurture development of students in

student chaptersstudent chapters

What are the objectives of an What are the objectives of an industry advisory group?industry advisory group?

• Ensure that excellence in our fields Ensure that excellence in our fields are recognizedare recognized– Nominate deserving candidates for Nominate deserving candidates for

institute awardsinstitute awards– Actively recruit and develop successors Actively recruit and develop successors

to leadership positions within the to leadership positions within the instituteinstitute

– Recognize and promote best practices Recognize and promote best practices to all member companiesto all member companies

What are the objectives of an What are the objectives of an industry advisory group?industry advisory group?

• Help identify and develop our Help identify and develop our human resourceshuman resources– Female, minority recruitingFemale, minority recruiting– Alliances with sister organizationsAlliances with sister organizations

• NSBE, SWE, etcNSBE, SWE, etc

– Formalize co-op and internship Formalize co-op and internship – Create new funding sourcesCreate new funding sources

• Scholarships, grants, sponsorshipsScholarships, grants, sponsorships

What should an industry advisory What should an industry advisory group look like?group look like?

• Must reflect our industry Must reflect our industry membership and profilesmembership and profiles– Small companies/sole proprietorsSmall companies/sole proprietors– Medium CompaniesMedium Companies– Large companiesLarge companies– National and international focusNational and international focus– Government agenciesGovernment agencies– ConsultanciesConsultancies

What should an industry advisory What should an industry advisory group look like?group look like?

• Must span the plethora of industry typesMust span the plethora of industry types– ManufacturingManufacturing

• Steel, automobile, Steel, automobile,

– Consumer ProductsConsumer Products• Durable goods, soft goodsDurable goods, soft goods

– Service Service • Hospitality, transportation, banking, telecomHospitality, transportation, banking, telecom

– HealthcareHealthcare• Hospitals, PharmaHospitals, Pharma

– High TechHigh Tech• Electronics, computersElectronics, computers

Many challenges exist to Many challenges exist to successfully create and harness successfully create and harness such a groupsuch a group

• How to organize?How to organize?– 20 to 30 member “board”20 to 30 member “board”– Must include CIEMust include CIE

• Executive director or assigned repExecutive director or assigned rep

– Target director and above positionTarget director and above position– Ensure all constituencies representedEnsure all constituencies represented– Maybe form an “Industry Division”Maybe form an “Industry Division”

• Invite Society heads as appropriateInvite Society heads as appropriate

Many challenges exist to Many challenges exist to successfully create and harness successfully create and harness such a groupsuch a group

• How to meet and communicate?How to meet and communicate?– Session at annual conferenceSession at annual conference

• Morning or all day session Morning or all day session

– Conference callsConference calls• Quarterly, bi-monthly, monthlyQuarterly, bi-monthly, monthly

– Website, emailsWebsite, emails– Column in IE magazineColumn in IE magazine

What are the next steps to form and What are the next steps to form and launch the group?launch the group?

• Form a launch teamForm a launch team– Refine and extend charter from BOTRefine and extend charter from BOT– Recruit initial “board” membersRecruit initial “board” members

• Governance, interaction, etcGovernance, interaction, etc• Develop member communicationsDevelop member communications• Work with staff to raise awarenessWork with staff to raise awareness

– Gain BOT approval on plansGain BOT approval on plans– Prepare for first meeting in OrlandoPrepare for first meeting in Orlando

• Aggressive timetableAggressive timetable• Forum to solidify the function of the groupForum to solidify the function of the group• Active listening by the “board”Active listening by the “board”