1. The IT Profession and a Professional IT Industry Adam Thilthorpe BCS Professionalism in IT Programme Manager

2. 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

3. The IT profession Past - Technical solution provider Present -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

4. Transformational Change Failure © 2006 The British Computer Society

5. The IT profession BCS ambition To build a profession that will take its place alongside established professions such as Accountancy and Architecture

6. Scope of the Profession The Past Essentially 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

7. e-Skills UK IT Workforce Professional Competency Model © 2006 The British Computer Society

8. 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

9. A Maturity Model for a Profession 1 2 3 4 5 Public Statutory Governed Qualified Organized Established Levels Developing Levels IT © 2006 The British Computer Society Derived from the Carnegie Mellon University Capability Maturity Model®

10. 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

11. The New Profession for the 21 st Century IT (Information and Technology) doesn’t just support business it powers business. Success is measured by business outcomes © 2007 The British Computer Society

12. The IT Profession and a Professional IT Industry Adam Thilthorpe BCS Professionalism in IT Programme Manager