ICS news and events November 2018

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13 November 2018

 

IVI and the Irish Computer Society join forces to demonstrate the value of IT

Free access to IT-CMF Knowledge base for Professional ICS Members

For too long IT has been perceived as just an overhead, something that organisations just have to have — a burden like rent or wages that the business has to carry. For those, like us, who work in IT, we know the IT bill is not so simple to describe and that we deliver a lot more than just overheads.

To help our members show the value they deliver, we have teamed up with the Innovation Value Institute (IVI). ICS members of professional grade or higher will now have free access to the IT Capability Maturity Framework (IT-CMF).

ICS president, Declan Brady said, “For the first time, this internationally recognised framework will be available to individual IT professionals. Now we are putting it in the hands of IT teams at both large and small organisations alike and letting them drill down into highly specific areas.”

Organisations, both public and private, are constantly challenged to innovate and generate real value. The IT function needs to manage an array of discrete but interdependent disciplines focused on agility, innovation and value.

IT-CMF helps IT teams to understand their level of IT capability for a specific area, like Analytics, Risk Management or Strategic Planning, to name but three of the 37 IT-CMF critical capabilities available.

IT capability is the ability to develop and deploy IT resources for a specific outcome or task. “Put simply, IT capability is your organisation’s ability to create business value, by virtue of your IT team, systems, software and know-how,” said Brady.

“IT-CMF is the gold standard for the management of IT value and innovation. It is a framework specifically created to aid CIOs derive real, measurable business value from IT. It helps organisations devise more robust strategies, make better-informed decisions, and perform more effectively, efficiently and consistently”, said Martin Delaney, Technology Leader and General Manager at IVI.

“We take a holistic, business-led approach that helps organisations develop IT capabilities that last. It can be used to guide performance improvement in organisations of any size and in any sector”, continued Delaney.

Currently used by companies such as EY, BearingPoint, ESB and the HSE, the IT-CMF has saved companies like these millions while providing a catalyst for innovation in the IT Department.

“When your organisation’s IT capability is mature, you can derive the full benefits promised by the technology. This is a world away from being described as part of the ‘cost-of-sale’”, said Delaney.

“The opportunity for value creation and the risk of loss needs to be understood and managed across the organisation. IT-CMF enables a continual drive for operational excellence and accountability for business-value results,” said Brady.

“Combining this with CareerPlus, our CPD system for IT Professionals (also free to members), means that organisations and individuals now have the tools they need to assess the resources they have, the resources they need and the areas where they are both succeeding and in need of improvement,” concluded Brady.

IVI is supported by Enterprise Ireland and the IDA. For more information about getting free access to the IT-CMF assessment tools please contact memberservices@ics.ie or call (01) 237 77 99

 

Developing Leadership in a Digital World

The ICS Leaders Conference took place on 11 October, tackling the theme of developing leadership in a digital world.

We would like to offer our sincerest thanks to everyone who contributed to the programme committee, speakers and conference delegates.

The programme included informative presentations from some of Ireland’s top CIOs and the related panel sessions/breakout sessions raised interesting and engaging discussions around the conference’s main themes.

Members can access all presentations from the Leaders’ conference and our other events in their members’ area at ics.ie/signin

 

Applications now open for the MSc in Applied IT Architecture – Funding Available

Our award-winning part-time MSc in Applied IT Architecture programme starts in January. Current and potential software architects will learn the skills, theory and recognition they need to develop in their role.

We are proud to have received the Professional Development Award at the TechExcellence Awards for this MSc programme this year.

Applicants should have a primary degree in computer science/science/mathematics or they can be considered on their merit. Funding for the programme is available for members of the Technology Ireland Skillnet.

Apply online at ics.ie/training or email training@ics.ie

 

Upcoming courses

CDPP Certified Data Protection Practitioner – 3-day (Dublin) – 19 Nov/10 Dec – Dublin – €198 off for members

CITA-A Solution Architect Course27 Nov – €300 off for members

European Certified Data Protection Officer Training26 Nov – Dublin- €330 off for members

GDPR & Data Protection Essentials28 Nov/10 Jan – Cork – 10% off for members

DevOps Foundation Certification5 Dec – Dublin – €200 off for members

Certificate in Business Analysis (QQI level 8) – 24 Jan – Dublin- Funding available

ICS Leadership Development Programme25 Jan – Dublin – €189 off for members

Software Asset ManagementJan 2019 – Dublin – €219 off for members

MSc in Applied IT ArchitectureJan 2019 – Funding available

 

Events

Public Sector ICT Conference 20185 Dec

 

For more information, or to sign up for any of our training courses, visit www.ics.ie/events or e-mail training@ics.ie

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