itSMFnz President Elections – Why I am standing; and what I am standing for
Posted on 23. Apr, 2009 by Sunit Prakash in IT Service Management
When Ralph Gray of Lucid IT said at a meeting recently that if ITIL processes provide the framework for best IT practices, then there is no reason why we, as itSMFnz, should not eat our own cooking – I could not argue with his infallible logic.
Accordingly I propose the itSMFnz National Exec carry out specific programmes of work based on the ITIL framework. Specifically these include constructing a “membership service catalogue”; putting together “financial management” processes & follow elements of “business relationship management”.
A key challenge facing itSMFnz is declining membership, with some members feeling membership does not provide value. I plan to address this by enunciating a clear value proposition and increasing the visibility of itSMFnz as a respected professional body.
The increasing numbers of attendees at the Wellington events, and the insistence of non-members to attend these sessions indicate that we are doing something right in Wellington.
With the strategy and programmes in place, it will address our raison d’etre of adding value to our members, and so not just maintaining our membership, but growing them (professionally) and itSMFnz (membership numbers) – be they individuals or organisations.
The 3-fold strategy:
- Putting steps in place to increase value to our individual and corporate members
- Increasing the visibility of itSMFnz at the CIO level; and also within the IT sector
- Ensure transparency in the running of the organisation
I have concrete ideas under each heading and there will be costs associated. Some ideas may take some time to gain traction – but with a shared vision and budget in place, I can not see why these can not be delivered.
By way of background, I have been involved at itSMFnz since I returned back home to Wellington in 2007, after 10 years in Sydney.
I am a very active second-in-command to Terry Barwick in raising the profile, assisting & organising itSMFnz Wellington events. I write and am sometimes published in the national press and in the itSMFnz newsletter, I review ITSMF International publications when time allows, and present from time to time at IT Service Management events. In addition I am also a member of the National Committee and a member of the Events sub-committee.
