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The IT Professionand a
Professional IT Industry
Adam ThilthorpeBCS Professionalism in IT Programme Manager
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change
Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882)
© 2007 The British Computer Society
The IT profession
Past - Technical solution providerPresent - IT (Information and
Technology) doesn’t just support business it powers business
Future - A business focussed profession, with a base of both technical and business competencies; a transformation partner with business
Transformational Change Failure
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Leadership Organisation and Culture
People Issues
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"Organisation Dynamics" - Jim Markowsky
The IT profession
BCS ambition
To build a profession that will take its place alongside established professions such as
Accountancy and Architecture
Scope of the Profession
The PastEssentially an Engineering/Technical profession, responsible for the effective delivery of systems to meet requirements specified by ‘the business’
The Future A business focussed profession, with a base of both technical and business competences, playing a full part at all stages of IT enabled business change programmes and projects
e-Skills UK IT Workforce Professional Competency Model
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CITP
Chartered IT Professional (CITP) – the gold standard for IT
• Awarded by BCS since 1984
• Current revision to recognise the wider scope of the profession and the business focus
• Other institutions will be licenced to award CITP allowing a single open regime
A Maturity Model for a Profession
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Derived from the Carnegie Mellon University Capability Maturity Model®
A Mature IT Profession
Will deliver improvements in:• project and programme success
• IT enabled business transformation capability
• business returns from IT investment
• competitive edge for both IT suppliers and their customers
• service delivery for both public and commercial organisations
• IT staff recruitment and retention
• exploitation of information assets
• career challenge and development for professionals© 2007 The British Computer Society
The New Profession for the 21st Century
IT (Information and Technology) doesn’t just support business it powers business.
Success is measured by business outcomes
© 2007 The British Computer Society
The IT Professionand a
Professional IT Industry
Adam ThilthorpeBCS Professionalism in IT Programme Manager
