IT Specialist Profession © 2009 IBM Corporation 9/10/2015 IT Specialist Certification A coaching program for certification candidates and their mentors India/SA IT Specialist Profession Office

IT Specialist Profession © 2009 IBM Corporation 9/10/2015 IT Specialist Certification Package Preparation – Giveback India/SA IT Specialist Profession Office

IT Specialist Profession © 2009 IBM Corporation 39/10/2015 Overview  In this package we focus on understanding what is involved in completing the ‘Giveback’ section of the L1/L2 Certification package

IT Specialist Profession © 2009 IBM Corporation 49/10/2015 Giveback - Overview  Giveback covers everything beyond your day-to- day job –Increase your own technical vitality –Increase the vitality of other people at IBM –Contribute to IBM’s intellectual capital –Make an impact to the company

IT Specialist Profession © 2009 IBM Corporation 59/10/2015 Giveback - Requirement  For L1 Certification it is required that you provide details of your involvement in 2 areas of Giveback.  For L2 Certification, it is required that you provide details of your involvement in 3 areas of Giveback.  In either level of certification, one area of Giveback must be mentoring.

IT Specialist Profession © 2009 IBM Corporation 69/10/2015 Giveback - Areas  Instruction  Mentoring  Certification  Specialized Chair Assignments  Contribution to IBM’s intellectual capital on IT Specialist-related topics

IT Specialist Profession © 2009 IBM Corporation 79/10/2015 Giveback - Instruction  Instruction on a topic outside of your regular job –Training team members on day to day work does not count  Wide variety of topics –What’s new in DB2 version X –How to use a Wiki in your team –Tips on passing a technical review –Lessons Learned from Project Y –Installing Notes 8  Wide variety of formats –Formal classroom – to customers, business partners, internal teams –Teleconference, web cast, etc –Lunch’n’Learn –Podcast

IT Specialist Profession © 2009 IBM Corporation 89/10/2015 Giveback - Mentoring  Mentoring is mandatory for both levels of certification.  Ideally, mentor several candidates at once  Mentor/ mentee relationships can take many forms –Hands-on assistance, e.g. reviewing presentations –Career advice –Developing networks and relationships  A broad stable of mentees is even better – across lines of business, geography, job roles

IT Specialist Profession © 2009 IBM Corporation 99/10/2015 Giveback - Certification  Participation in ITS Certification Review Boards –Note: Participation on the IT Specialist certification review board is by nomination only.  Contributing to the quality, effectiveness and vitality of the IT Specialist certification process –For example, by participating in task forces to review and recommend updates to certification processes and requirements.

IT Specialist Profession © 2009 IBM Corporation 109/10/2015 Giveback – Specialized Chair Assignments  Serving in a formal position recognized within your department/ business unit –Asset Reuse Coordinator –Software Security Auditor  Leading or participating in a cross-departmental/ cross- business unit team –Web Services Guidance Council –Technical Leadership Team –TEC A/NZ, Academy of Technology  In general, you’re working with people outside of your normal project team

IT Specialist Profession © 2009 IBM Corporation 119/10/2015 Giveback - Intellectual Capital, publishing and patents  Covers all items that grow IBM’s intellectual capital: –Submissions to IC systems such as iRAM, Practitioner Portal –Patents Include patent grants, patent applications filed and ideas published but not patented –Publishing of books and articles –Business related blogs and Wikis

IT Specialist Profession © 2009 IBM Corporation Examples of Giveback

IT Specialist Profession © 2009 IBM Corporation 139/10/2015 Giveback - Instruction

IT Specialist Profession © 2009 IBM Corporation Giveback – Mentoring

IT Specialist Profession © 2009 IBM Corporation Giveback –Chair Assignments & Intellectual Capital