This document discusses using benefits as a way to differentiate an employer and attract top talent. It provides examples of how benefits can be aligned with an organization's employee value proposition. Specifically, it outlines ITC's approach of aligning benefits like pension plans, medical coverage, housing, and work-life balance perks to their goals of long-term engagement, talent development, and employee wellness. The document also discusses externalizing versus internalizing human capital and how benefits strategies may differ depending on whether a job is considered core, ancillary, or compulsory human capital.
The document provides an overview of Info-Tech Research Group, including:
- They have been serving IT professionals since 1997 and focus on making their work easier and helping them achieve greater success.
- They provide action-oriented advice, practical tools and real solutions to help IT professionals assess trends, make technology decisions, implement new technologies and processes, and manage and improve IT operations.
- Their research includes step-by-step solution sets, access to benchmarking and metrics programs, workshops, and on-demand phone consultations with their research
This document discusses key aspects of knowledge management including:
1. It introduces knowledge management, knowledge strategies, and the knowledge management systems life cycle.
2. It explains the knowledge management process which involves capturing, organizing, refining, and transferring knowledge through a progressive cycle.
3. It discusses how knowledge management drives organizational benefits like new products, markets, solutions, and more efficient processes.
Ingrid Lotze @ 3rd Annual Intranet & Portal Management Conferencepuruma
The document discusses how an intranet portal can be used to improve employee engagement, knowledge sharing, and business performance. It outlines key benefits like superior customer service, motivation, team management, knowledge management, skills transfer, and internal communications. Objectives include knowledge management, business excellence, HR functions, training, and retaining talent. Features like connecting employees to strategic roles, sharing information, collaborating, recognizing contributions, and keeping content fresh and engaging are recommended.
This document discusses building a high-performance top management team in an international joint venture (IJV). It identifies several critical challenges IJV top management teams face, including differing shareholder influences and IJV structures, weak organizational identification, lack of cross-cultural understanding, and poor communication. It also discusses the importance of having a shared business focus. The document suggests that to achieve higher potential, IJV top management teams must improve their competence in cross-cultural teamwork. It provides characteristics to consider for Chinese counterparts and notes how collaboration with Chinese partners has changed over the last 10 years.
Panzer Solutions provides PeopleSoft consulting services through experienced consultants. They have a rich pool of consultants across many PeopleSoft applications and services, including HR, benefits, payroll, and technical architecture. Panzer utilizes a thorough screening process to ensure consultants meet qualifications before placement, including skills assessments, background checks, and work authorization verification. They are located in Norwalk, Connecticut and have been in business for over 8 years providing PeopleSoft consulting across the United States.
The document introduces Generator, a national partnership in the UK comprised of various educational organizations, and lists its nine business areas of focus: engaged and empowered learners; enhanced learning experience; e-confident and effective provider; confident leadership and workforce; innovative use of resources; flexible delivery and pathways; personalized assessment; proactive support; and equitable access. It was initiated by Becta and is chaired by John Stone from the Generator Design Authority and Chief Executive of the Learning and Skills Network.
This document discusses using benefits as a way to differentiate an employer and attract top talent. It provides examples of how benefits can be aligned with an organization's employee value proposition. Specifically, it outlines ITC's approach of aligning benefits like pension plans, medical coverage, housing, and work-life balance perks to their goals of long-term engagement, talent development, and employee wellness. The document also discusses externalizing versus internalizing human capital and how benefits strategies may differ depending on whether a job is considered core, ancillary, or compulsory human capital.
The document provides an overview of Info-Tech Research Group, including:
- They have been serving IT professionals since 1997 and focus on making their work easier and helping them achieve greater success.
- They provide action-oriented advice, practical tools and real solutions to help IT professionals assess trends, make technology decisions, implement new technologies and processes, and manage and improve IT operations.
- Their research includes step-by-step solution sets, access to benchmarking and metrics programs, workshops, and on-demand phone consultations with their research
This document discusses key aspects of knowledge management including:
1. It introduces knowledge management, knowledge strategies, and the knowledge management systems life cycle.
2. It explains the knowledge management process which involves capturing, organizing, refining, and transferring knowledge through a progressive cycle.
3. It discusses how knowledge management drives organizational benefits like new products, markets, solutions, and more efficient processes.
Ingrid Lotze @ 3rd Annual Intranet & Portal Management Conferencepuruma
The document discusses how an intranet portal can be used to improve employee engagement, knowledge sharing, and business performance. It outlines key benefits like superior customer service, motivation, team management, knowledge management, skills transfer, and internal communications. Objectives include knowledge management, business excellence, HR functions, training, and retaining talent. Features like connecting employees to strategic roles, sharing information, collaborating, recognizing contributions, and keeping content fresh and engaging are recommended.
This document discusses building a high-performance top management team in an international joint venture (IJV). It identifies several critical challenges IJV top management teams face, including differing shareholder influences and IJV structures, weak organizational identification, lack of cross-cultural understanding, and poor communication. It also discusses the importance of having a shared business focus. The document suggests that to achieve higher potential, IJV top management teams must improve their competence in cross-cultural teamwork. It provides characteristics to consider for Chinese counterparts and notes how collaboration with Chinese partners has changed over the last 10 years.
Panzer Solutions provides PeopleSoft consulting services through experienced consultants. They have a rich pool of consultants across many PeopleSoft applications and services, including HR, benefits, payroll, and technical architecture. Panzer utilizes a thorough screening process to ensure consultants meet qualifications before placement, including skills assessments, background checks, and work authorization verification. They are located in Norwalk, Connecticut and have been in business for over 8 years providing PeopleSoft consulting across the United States.
The document introduces Generator, a national partnership in the UK comprised of various educational organizations, and lists its nine business areas of focus: engaged and empowered learners; enhanced learning experience; e-confident and effective provider; confident leadership and workforce; innovative use of resources; flexible delivery and pathways; personalized assessment; proactive support; and equitable access. It was initiated by Becta and is chaired by John Stone from the Generator Design Authority and Chief Executive of the Learning and Skills Network.
The three Enterprise Innovation Networks The Irish Software Association (ISIN), Industry Research & Development Group (IRDG) and the Construction IT Alliance (CITA) EIN, all funded by Enterprise Ireland hosted a joint seminar on Tuesday 23rd October 2012 in the Dublin City Council offices on Wood Quay from 08.00am - 11.00am. There were 80 delegates in attendance and an additional 20 viewing the event online. The intention of this event was to focus on the need to Collaborate to Innovate for a successful future.
The Opening address was given by Mr Greg Treston from Enterprise Ireland. Greg is Head of Research & Innovation. There was then a short Introduction to each of the Enterprise Innovation Networks. Speakers included Paul Sweetman of ISIN, Denis Hayes of IRDG and Suzanne Purcell of CITA EIN. This was followed by presentation on Collaborating with Third Level Research Institutes by John Whelan, Trinity College Technology Transfer Office and Tom Flanagan, DIT Hothouse. Three case Studies followed. Case Study 1: Dr. Yvonne Traynor, Henkel Case. Study 2: Sean Giblin, Cylon Controls. Case Study 3: Anthony McCauley, Fujitsu
This document provides information about an upcoming event hosted by Iasa, including an agenda with presentations on architecture topics, information about Iasa as an organization for enterprise architects, and details on certification opportunities through Iasa including the CITA program. The event will include lightening talks on architecture, a networking session, and close with information on how to get involved with Iasa activities and certification.
Integrating ITSM Frameworks, Standards and Processes - ITSM Academy WebinarITSM Academy, Inc.
To successfully achieve IT Service Management (ITSM) best practices, organizations need to adopt multiple ITSM frameworks and standards.
This presentation describes when and how to integrate the most widely used ITSM frameworks and standards, such as ITIL®, COBIT, ISO/IEC 20000 and Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF).
The document discusses building capabilities for future growth through innovation. It mentions assessing innovation approaches, managing global networks, validating business cases, and developing absorptive capacity and market learning capabilities. The goal is linking relationships, networks, and the different parts of innovation to stimulate progress across three time horizons through peer-to-peer support and developing entrepreneurial mindsets.
This document provides an overview of Equitas Micro Finance India Pvt Ltd, including its mission and culture, operational model, and approach to developing trustworthy employees. The key points are:
1) Equitas' mission focuses on improving quality of life for those not served by formal financial sectors through transparent and trustworthy access to financial products.
2) Its operational model emphasizes fairness, governance, efficient operations, and responsible pricing.
3) It develops trustworthy employees by acquiring them through referrals, aligning them through training, and retaining them through engagement programs that address physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs.
This document discusses how organizations can develop a culture that supports radical innovation. It argues that having a general "culture of innovation" is not enough, and that a whole systems approach is needed where the entire organization is aligned behind radical innovation through its strategic mandate, leadership, metrics, structures, resources, processes, skills, and continuous evolution. The document also examines some key cultural differences that do and do not matter for radical innovation, such as an organization's orientation to talent, network richness, and resource fluidity. It notes challenges around leadership, metrics, early market participation, and governance that can get in the way of successfully incubating and accelerating radical innovations.
Regardless of size, budget or structure, many organizations struggle with understanding and managing the numerous ITSM roles and responsibilities. This session provides clarification and practical tips to manage and optimize ITSM roles and responsibilities with particular emphasis on using RACI models to map roles and responsibilities to activities.
This document provides a guide for IT hiring managers and recruiters on Microsoft Certification. It discusses how Microsoft Certification can help validate IT skills and plays an important role in continued skills development and differentiation. The guide outlines Microsoft's certification framework, which includes Technology Series, Professional Series, Master Series, and Architect Series certifications. It provides details on specific certification titles and requirements. The document also discusses how certification helps organizations through improved productivity, greater efficiencies, and reduced costs. Certification is presented as a way to develop talent and address the lack of qualified IT professionals.
The document provides an agenda and overview for Éclat, an IT solutions and staffing company. The agenda includes sections on executive summary, industry expertise, benefits of Éclat, recruitment process, Oracle and PeopleSoft service offerings, Siebel managed services, SAP services, and client overview. Éclat provides IT solutions, staffing, and professional services to corporate clients across various industries. Their service offerings span application development, management outsourcing, business intelligence, and more. They have expertise in Oracle, PeopleSoft, Siebel, SAP, Microsoft, and Java technologies.
Éclat provides IT solutions and staffing services. It offers Oracle/PeopleSoft, Siebel, and SAP implementation, management, and support services. Éclat's benefits include an experienced in-house team, highly skilled consultants, and reliable prompt service. The recruitment process involves identifying qualified candidates for clients and presenting them for review.
This lecture was delivered to our students at the Faculty of Computing & IT at King AbdulAziz University. It was fun and students response and participation was great. I wish you will benefits out of it specially of you are a student.
Experis IT provides IT talent and workforce solutions to help companies harness technology and drive innovation. They have a reputation for finding the right IT professionals quickly through their extensive talent networks and optimized recruitment processes. Experis IT delivers both contract and permanent IT staffing solutions across a wide range of in-demand skills. They also offer specialized project solutions and services to help align technology with business needs.
Experis IT provides IT talent and workforce solutions to help companies harness technology and drive innovation. They have a reputation for finding the right IT professionals quickly through their extensive talent networks and optimized recruitment processes. Experis IT delivers both contract and permanent IT staffing solutions across a wide range of in-demand skills. They also offer specialized project solutions and services to help align technology with business needs.
Foresquare aims to be a leading consulting company focused on software development. Its vision is to establish itself among the most esteemed consulting companies in the corporate sector. Its mission is to build a professional team with strong core values that drive the company towards its targets. The core values include committed customer service, integrity, quality focus, innovation, empowerment, and self-responsibility.
SFIA and SFIAplus are frameworks for defining IT skills and competencies. SFIA provides a high-level 2D framework while SFIAplus provides more detailed 3D models including additional skills, tasks, and training resources. The document discusses how organizations in both the public and private sectors in the UK have used SFIA/SFIAplus for skills management, career development, and ensuring IT professional standards. Tools like the IT Job Describer, Skills Manager, and Career Developer leverage SFIAplus to help with tasks like creating job descriptions and developing skills.
The Strategic Alignment Model is a framework that consists of 4 domains: Business Strategy, IT Strategy, Business Infrastructure, and IT Infrastructure. It is used to align IT with business strategy and leverage IT to achieve competitive advantage. The domains influence each other and decisions in one domain affect the others. The model helps identify strong and weak domains, understand cross-domain relationships, and assess different roles and performance criteria for business and IT executives.
CDI IT Solutions provides IT consulting, outsourcing, and staffing services to optimize clients' IT infrastructure and reduce costs. Their core services include IT consulting, outsourcing, and staffing. They take a consultative approach to understand clients' needs, design solutions, and deliver integrated solutions. CDI aims to free up clients' resources and drive efficiency through proven methodologies and experienced consultants.
South Florida HDI Virtual Event: IT Alignment and Value Network MetricsEddie Vidal
South Florida HDI is continuing to expand their presence outside of South Florida with their first ever webinar, sponsored by Cherwell. Our goal is to increase contributions and knowledge to the IT professional community in Latin America and Caribbean markets. In addition, this allows us to take advantage and reach other HDI members and non-members throughout the United States. The South Florida HDI chapter has been commended for their innovation and growth within the HDI community and this is another step in our growth.
Keynote Presentation by Dell's Bill Payne
Session Name: IT Alignment and Value Network Metrics: A Wake-Up Call.
Bill’s session will challenge IT executives to transform and elevate the way they measure, manage, and communicate the value of their IT services. By leveraging key concepts from the underleveraged ITIL service strategy area, IT alignment and value network metrics have the potential to clearly communicate business value in terms that are meaningful to the business.
The document discusses TalentGuard, a provider of talent management software and services. It aims to build the Social Talent Management Enterprise by empowering organizations to connect with and develop people through innovative software, learning content, and a coaching community. The software suite integrates key talent management functions like performance management, 360 feedback, and career development planning. TalentGuard also provides related content and a global coaching community.
Version 1 is Ireland's leading IT consulting and outsourced managed services company, established in 1996. It has 330 IT professionals across offices in Dublin, Cork, and Belfast serving clients in all industry sectors. The document provides details on Version 1's mission, sectors served, partnerships, areas of expertise including Microsoft and Oracle, technology partners, hiring process, benefits offered to employees, and contact information.
TalentGuard provides a social talent management software platform and services to help organizations develop their employees. The platform includes modules for performance management, 360 feedback, development planning, career pathing, and analytics. TalentGuard also offers content like career resources and coaching from professional career managers. Case studies demonstrate how TalentGuard has helped clients strengthen succession planning, identify high potentials, and increase the percentage of key roles filled internally.
DBS is a global provider of technology services based in Anchorage, Alaska. It delivers a variety of offerings including application development, staffing solutions, business process outsourcing, and document management. DBS focuses on building relationships with clients and consultants to understand strategic objectives and leverage experience and skills to provide uncompromising service and customized solutions. It has expertise across various IT areas and a flexible business model.
The three Enterprise Innovation Networks The Irish Software Association (ISIN), Industry Research & Development Group (IRDG) and the Construction IT Alliance (CITA) EIN, all funded by Enterprise Ireland hosted a joint seminar on Tuesday 23rd October 2012 in the Dublin City Council offices on Wood Quay from 08.00am - 11.00am. There were 80 delegates in attendance and an additional 20 viewing the event online. The intention of this event was to focus on the need to Collaborate to Innovate for a successful future.
The Opening address was given by Mr Greg Treston from Enterprise Ireland. Greg is Head of Research & Innovation. There was then a short Introduction to each of the Enterprise Innovation Networks. Speakers included Paul Sweetman of ISIN, Denis Hayes of IRDG and Suzanne Purcell of CITA EIN. This was followed by presentation on Collaborating with Third Level Research Institutes by John Whelan, Trinity College Technology Transfer Office and Tom Flanagan, DIT Hothouse. Three case Studies followed. Case Study 1: Dr. Yvonne Traynor, Henkel Case. Study 2: Sean Giblin, Cylon Controls. Case Study 3: Anthony McCauley, Fujitsu
This document provides information about an upcoming event hosted by Iasa, including an agenda with presentations on architecture topics, information about Iasa as an organization for enterprise architects, and details on certification opportunities through Iasa including the CITA program. The event will include lightening talks on architecture, a networking session, and close with information on how to get involved with Iasa activities and certification.
Integrating ITSM Frameworks, Standards and Processes - ITSM Academy WebinarITSM Academy, Inc.
To successfully achieve IT Service Management (ITSM) best practices, organizations need to adopt multiple ITSM frameworks and standards.
This presentation describes when and how to integrate the most widely used ITSM frameworks and standards, such as ITIL®, COBIT, ISO/IEC 20000 and Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF).
The document discusses building capabilities for future growth through innovation. It mentions assessing innovation approaches, managing global networks, validating business cases, and developing absorptive capacity and market learning capabilities. The goal is linking relationships, networks, and the different parts of innovation to stimulate progress across three time horizons through peer-to-peer support and developing entrepreneurial mindsets.
This document provides an overview of Equitas Micro Finance India Pvt Ltd, including its mission and culture, operational model, and approach to developing trustworthy employees. The key points are:
1) Equitas' mission focuses on improving quality of life for those not served by formal financial sectors through transparent and trustworthy access to financial products.
2) Its operational model emphasizes fairness, governance, efficient operations, and responsible pricing.
3) It develops trustworthy employees by acquiring them through referrals, aligning them through training, and retaining them through engagement programs that address physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs.
This document discusses how organizations can develop a culture that supports radical innovation. It argues that having a general "culture of innovation" is not enough, and that a whole systems approach is needed where the entire organization is aligned behind radical innovation through its strategic mandate, leadership, metrics, structures, resources, processes, skills, and continuous evolution. The document also examines some key cultural differences that do and do not matter for radical innovation, such as an organization's orientation to talent, network richness, and resource fluidity. It notes challenges around leadership, metrics, early market participation, and governance that can get in the way of successfully incubating and accelerating radical innovations.
Regardless of size, budget or structure, many organizations struggle with understanding and managing the numerous ITSM roles and responsibilities. This session provides clarification and practical tips to manage and optimize ITSM roles and responsibilities with particular emphasis on using RACI models to map roles and responsibilities to activities.
This document provides a guide for IT hiring managers and recruiters on Microsoft Certification. It discusses how Microsoft Certification can help validate IT skills and plays an important role in continued skills development and differentiation. The guide outlines Microsoft's certification framework, which includes Technology Series, Professional Series, Master Series, and Architect Series certifications. It provides details on specific certification titles and requirements. The document also discusses how certification helps organizations through improved productivity, greater efficiencies, and reduced costs. Certification is presented as a way to develop talent and address the lack of qualified IT professionals.
The document provides an agenda and overview for Éclat, an IT solutions and staffing company. The agenda includes sections on executive summary, industry expertise, benefits of Éclat, recruitment process, Oracle and PeopleSoft service offerings, Siebel managed services, SAP services, and client overview. Éclat provides IT solutions, staffing, and professional services to corporate clients across various industries. Their service offerings span application development, management outsourcing, business intelligence, and more. They have expertise in Oracle, PeopleSoft, Siebel, SAP, Microsoft, and Java technologies.
Éclat provides IT solutions and staffing services. It offers Oracle/PeopleSoft, Siebel, and SAP implementation, management, and support services. Éclat's benefits include an experienced in-house team, highly skilled consultants, and reliable prompt service. The recruitment process involves identifying qualified candidates for clients and presenting them for review.
This lecture was delivered to our students at the Faculty of Computing & IT at King AbdulAziz University. It was fun and students response and participation was great. I wish you will benefits out of it specially of you are a student.
Experis IT provides IT talent and workforce solutions to help companies harness technology and drive innovation. They have a reputation for finding the right IT professionals quickly through their extensive talent networks and optimized recruitment processes. Experis IT delivers both contract and permanent IT staffing solutions across a wide range of in-demand skills. They also offer specialized project solutions and services to help align technology with business needs.
Experis IT provides IT talent and workforce solutions to help companies harness technology and drive innovation. They have a reputation for finding the right IT professionals quickly through their extensive talent networks and optimized recruitment processes. Experis IT delivers both contract and permanent IT staffing solutions across a wide range of in-demand skills. They also offer specialized project solutions and services to help align technology with business needs.
Foresquare aims to be a leading consulting company focused on software development. Its vision is to establish itself among the most esteemed consulting companies in the corporate sector. Its mission is to build a professional team with strong core values that drive the company towards its targets. The core values include committed customer service, integrity, quality focus, innovation, empowerment, and self-responsibility.
SFIA and SFIAplus are frameworks for defining IT skills and competencies. SFIA provides a high-level 2D framework while SFIAplus provides more detailed 3D models including additional skills, tasks, and training resources. The document discusses how organizations in both the public and private sectors in the UK have used SFIA/SFIAplus for skills management, career development, and ensuring IT professional standards. Tools like the IT Job Describer, Skills Manager, and Career Developer leverage SFIAplus to help with tasks like creating job descriptions and developing skills.
The Strategic Alignment Model is a framework that consists of 4 domains: Business Strategy, IT Strategy, Business Infrastructure, and IT Infrastructure. It is used to align IT with business strategy and leverage IT to achieve competitive advantage. The domains influence each other and decisions in one domain affect the others. The model helps identify strong and weak domains, understand cross-domain relationships, and assess different roles and performance criteria for business and IT executives.
CDI IT Solutions provides IT consulting, outsourcing, and staffing services to optimize clients' IT infrastructure and reduce costs. Their core services include IT consulting, outsourcing, and staffing. They take a consultative approach to understand clients' needs, design solutions, and deliver integrated solutions. CDI aims to free up clients' resources and drive efficiency through proven methodologies and experienced consultants.
South Florida HDI Virtual Event: IT Alignment and Value Network MetricsEddie Vidal
South Florida HDI is continuing to expand their presence outside of South Florida with their first ever webinar, sponsored by Cherwell. Our goal is to increase contributions and knowledge to the IT professional community in Latin America and Caribbean markets. In addition, this allows us to take advantage and reach other HDI members and non-members throughout the United States. The South Florida HDI chapter has been commended for their innovation and growth within the HDI community and this is another step in our growth.
Keynote Presentation by Dell's Bill Payne
Session Name: IT Alignment and Value Network Metrics: A Wake-Up Call.
Bill’s session will challenge IT executives to transform and elevate the way they measure, manage, and communicate the value of their IT services. By leveraging key concepts from the underleveraged ITIL service strategy area, IT alignment and value network metrics have the potential to clearly communicate business value in terms that are meaningful to the business.
The document discusses TalentGuard, a provider of talent management software and services. It aims to build the Social Talent Management Enterprise by empowering organizations to connect with and develop people through innovative software, learning content, and a coaching community. The software suite integrates key talent management functions like performance management, 360 feedback, and career development planning. TalentGuard also provides related content and a global coaching community.
Version 1 is Ireland's leading IT consulting and outsourced managed services company, established in 1996. It has 330 IT professionals across offices in Dublin, Cork, and Belfast serving clients in all industry sectors. The document provides details on Version 1's mission, sectors served, partnerships, areas of expertise including Microsoft and Oracle, technology partners, hiring process, benefits offered to employees, and contact information.
TalentGuard provides a social talent management software platform and services to help organizations develop their employees. The platform includes modules for performance management, 360 feedback, development planning, career pathing, and analytics. TalentGuard also offers content like career resources and coaching from professional career managers. Case studies demonstrate how TalentGuard has helped clients strengthen succession planning, identify high potentials, and increase the percentage of key roles filled internally.
DBS is a global provider of technology services based in Anchorage, Alaska. It delivers a variety of offerings including application development, staffing solutions, business process outsourcing, and document management. DBS focuses on building relationships with clients and consultants to understand strategic objectives and leverage experience and skills to provide uncompromising service and customized solutions. It has expertise across various IT areas and a flexible business model.
The document discusses competency modeling and its benefits for human resource management. It defines competency as an underlying characteristic that enables superior job performance. A competency model identifies the key behaviors demonstrated by outstanding performers. It distinguishes competencies from traditional job analysis by focusing on behaviors rather than tasks. Competency modeling aligns HR systems like recruitment, performance management, training, and compensation with organizational goals. The methodology involves collecting data from top performers, analyzing it to identify competencies and behaviors, and building a model that defines competencies and their behavioral indicators.
Here are the key steps I would take:
1. Review the interview materials from Nigel, Ed and Rajesh to understand their perspectives and any challenges they mentioned.
2. Make notes on the main issues/challenges that came up across the different interviews.
3. Compare notes with my team members to get their perspectives and consolidate our understanding.
4. Prioritize the top 3 challenges to discuss with our project manager based on importance and impact to the business.
5. Prepare bullet points to briefly summarize each challenge for our discussion.
6. Practice presenting the challenges with my team to refine our discussion and ensure we fully understand each issue.
7. Be prepared to discuss how we identified each challenge and our rationale
Agile developers create their own identity by Ajay DanaitXebia IT Architects
This document discusses Ajay Danait's focus on building organizational culture around agility rather than just following Agile practices. It describes his work in strategic agile solutions, software delivery through craftsmanship and maintenance, and helping organizations transform through agility assessments and team coaching. The document also addresses topics like overcoming geographical and psychological distance in distributed teams, patterns in team members, and developing from a novice developer to a software craftsman through continuous learning and apprenticeship.
The document discusses skills mapping and development for information services staff. It introduces skills mapping as a tool to enhance team development, identify skills gaps, and support personal and professional development. The rest of the document outlines a proposed skills framework with 10 skill areas that can be broken down further. Staff would self-assess their skill levels, discuss with managers, and use it to guide continuing professional development.
Thanks everyone who attended the sessions offered by the Association of International Product Marketing and Management (AIPMM) at ProductCamp Austin 9.
With members in over 65 countries, the AIPMM is the worldwide certifying body of product team professionals. It is the hub of all things product management. It is where product professionals go for answers.
It is the world's largest professional organization of product managers, brand managers, product marketing managers and other product team professionals who are responsible for guiding their organizations, or clients, through a constantly changing business landscape.
The Association of International Product Management and Marketing is creating a culture of mentoring within the product management professions
— to assist current product professionals in successfully confronting obstacles in their day to day efforts
— to facilitate rising product professionals in gaining experience and becoming successful product management leaders in their organizations
— to forward the profession, individual practitioners and product teams in successfully bringing products through the entire product lifecycle process
AIPMM Premium Membership provides the foundation for building your own product professional mentor network with access to member-only mentor matching, mentor/protégé facilitation, leadership trainings and opportunities for continuing education, as well as the potential to join the distinguished AIPMM Product Management Ambassadors Council.
AIPMM also offers training courses that prepare product management and marketing teams to take the CPM® and/or the CPMM® certification exam(s).
AIPMM's Certified Product Manager (CPM®) and Certified Product Marketing Manager (CPMM®) programs are internationally recognized because they allow product professionals to demonstrate their expertise and provide corporate members an assurance that their product management and marketing teams are operating at a high competency level.
Contact Hector Del Castillo at http:/linkd.in/hdelcastillo for information about AIPMM membership benefits, certification courses in your area, or for help aligning your business and product strategy.
The Product Manager Pathfinder - H. Del Castillo, AIPMM - ProductCamp Austin 9
SFIA Conference validateskills
1. The Skills Context
• IT professional capability comes from a combination of
professional skills, behavioural skills and knowledge.
Experience and qualifications validate that overall
capability.
• Professional skills. Business process improvement
and Database design are just two examples of almost
100 fundamental professional IT skills defined by SFIA.
• Behavioural skills. Most organisations recognise a set
of behavioural skills. These vary considerably from one
organisation to another.
• Knowledge. Technologies, products, internal systems,
services, processes, methods and even legislation are
all examples of areas where IT professionals are
required to have knowledge.
IT recruitment broadly tends to focus on • Experience and qualifications. These validate the
understanding candidates behavioural skills, individual’s capability. Qualifications certify elements of
knowledge, experience and qualifications. skill or knowledge; experience gives practical
demonstration of capability. The right sort of experience
SFIA can be used to extend this to include an also acts as a powerful force for learning, thereby
assessment of candidates professional IT enhancing capability.
skills (sometimes referred to as professional
competence or tacit knowledge).
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