1. Daniel Mooney MBCS CITP Chairs Report 2008-2009

2. STRATEGIC CONTEXT BCS Belfast Branch

3. Members convention 19 th and 20 th May First combined Branch and Specialist Group convention Announcement of significant change programme which is underway

4. BCS transformation programme 1.We will build a fully integrated IT education system – addressing and linking the knowledge needs of academics and practitioners alike. 2.We will support rewarding career development paths for all professionals – however and wherever they wish to work. 3.We will inform public policy on the role and social contribution of IT – becoming both an effective partner and a critical friend to government. 4.We will empower citizens to gain more value from IT – moving beyond simple user skills to help them to become effective information managers. 5.We will champion the relevance of the global IT profession – constantly reaffirming our relevance as a provider of solutions to global economic, social and environmental problems.

5. 5 strands of work delivering more interactive online services using Web 2.0 technology creating more relevant and accessible networking opportunities building greater recognition of Chartered status amongst employers enhancing our academic and government involvement increasing our public voice and presence in the UK and internationally

6. The “New” BCS Launches September 2009 Significant change programme with change in internal structures, offerings to members, alliances with “federated partners” Significant online presence – “world class”

7. THE LOCAL BRANCH BCS Belfast Branch

8. Branch Strategy Update 2007-2008 –Review initiated by previous chair, John Fowler Issues attracting sponsors – no sustainable relationships Events were not attracting young professionals – those interviewed cited no relevance to current job issues attracting new members (1,000 members of 14,000 ICT professionals in NI) Few members progressing to CITP/FBCS Absent from local initiatives

9. Survey of ICT Professionals in NI Source: FSAG 2008

10. The net result.. We had to work on creating something valuable Engaged with external stakeholders to see how they viewed bcs Value? Other ICT related bodies Universities/ Young Professionals GovernmentIndustry

11. Non-member views (07-08) BCS? It’s very academic Don't see the point.. What do you get for membership fee? I don’t have a degree in CS It’s not relevant to my job..

12. A Maturity Model for a Profession 1 2 3 4 5 Public Statutory Governed Qualified Organized Established Levels Developing Levels IT Derived from the Carnegie Mellon University Capability Maturity Model®

13. Other “professions” in Belfast

14. What was in the attic? Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA v4) Group Membership – discount for >10 HQ Staff –Marketing and Advertising Professionals –Web Specialists Chartered IT Professional (CITP) Centre Ground as Professional Body for ICT – no competition Professionalism Programme

15. The need for strategy The Branch needed strategy and direction Course of action was plotted against three strands 1.Internal Committee Effectiveness & Building long- term capability 2.Develop value proposition for stakeholders 3.Member events Internal Committee Effectiveness & develop capability Develop value proposition for stakeholders Value?

16. THE YEAR TO DATE BCS Belfast Branch

17. Committee Capability Meetings planned in advance and meeting rooms booked and paid for in Wellington park – aborted after poor attendance Online project management website – www.huddle.netwww.huddle.net Online PM – team discussion, task assignment, management and tracking and document storage and online update of documents – HQ pay for license!

18. Committee Capability Migrated Branch Website –locally hosted to the BCS corporate website – more corporate look and feel and additional features including: Enterprise scalability and capacity Member login from our site Event booking facility for future –Still needs content review Tried teleconferencing for remote attendance

19. Value for stakeholders DELNI Invest NI Future Skills Action Group (FSAG) Government MOMENTUM Group Membership companies Industry QUB UU Focus Groups/Committee Feedback Universities/ Young Professionals itSMF NIMTUG ISACA and various others Other ICT bodies

20. Value for stakeholders Professionalism – CITP, FSAG engagement BCS supplied student volunteers to Bring IT On campaign £2,500 in WHS Smith vouchers for schools Going forward - SFIA v4 DELNI Invest NI Future Skills Action Group (FSAG) Government Added Benefits... Is the branch becoming more relevant? Now consulted & Influencing government activity

21. Value for stakeholders Momentum Board are considering a joint pilot with BCS, with funding from DELNI/Invest NI to adopt SFIA v4 amongst member companies – BCS providing electronic services 2 x large local companies have signed up as group members this year 1 x SME considering proposal right now 2 x government bodies interested MOMENTUM Group Membership companies Industry Added Benefits... Is the branch becoming more relevant? Are we increasing members? How far until the tipping point?

22. Value for stakeholders QUB – Student of the Year award – Peter Sloan UU – Student of the Year award – Debbie Rankin (Coleraine campus) –Plans to establish student chapters at both universities Existing student activity brought together Students introduced to SFIA and CPD QUB UU Focus Groups/Committee Feedback Universities/ Young Professionals

23. Value for stakeholders itSMF – co-hosting events (will be 4 this year) NIMTUG – opportunities to publish events as part of a shared ICT events calendar ISACA (COBIT) – no presence here but providing events in security and ICT governance Dragon Slayers (QUB gaming club) – holds annual conference And we are talking too and seeking more! itSMF NIMTUG ISACA and various others Other ICT bodies

24. Summer in the City 2008 Dragon Boat Race 5 teams –Liberty IT x 2 –Lagan Technologies –ICS Computing –Northgate Managed Services 16 people and 1 drummer!

25. THE FUTURE BCS Belfast Branch

26. Member engagement Develop our website in terms of content review and additional services already planned – involvement in HQ extranet pilot and additional members services coming soon.. –Discussion groups –Whitepaper submissions and online debates on topics of relevance –The focus is on getting you involved Local quarterly dashboard on how we’re doing Events planned in reasonable numbers to cover the needs of the profession - SFIA

27. Events Calendar Plan P JulAugSepOctNovDec Strategy & Architecture Business Change Solution Development & Implementation Service ManagementXX Procurement & Management Support Client Interface Dragon Boating again on 31 st July!

28. Forward looking Financial climate will be a challenge in seeking sponsorship and group membership – we need to be realistic – there are ways through though Challenge is faced in running events and making it sustainable series of events across the ICT skills sector We have a huge opportunity in the re-launch of the society

29. Questions? Daniel Mooney Daniel.mooney@bcs.org