CIPS

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CIPS National Update
John Boufford, I.S.P. CIPS National President
Ottawa, Ontario, October 18, 2006
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Emergence of the Versatilist
Source Gartner's Top Predictions for 2006 and
Beyond. Gartner Research. Publication ID Number
G00135987. November 28. 2005. Reprinted with
Permission
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Versatilist

• person whose multidisciplinary assignments, roles
  and experiences create a potent blend of
  synthesized knowledge, competencies and context
  to fuel business value
• Source Gartner's Top Predictions for 2006 and
  Beyond. Gartner Research. Publication ID Number
  G00135987. November 28. 2005. Reprinted with
  Permission

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Elements of an IT Professional Designation
Legislation
Professional Designation (I.S.P.)
Code of Ethics Standards of Practice
Core IT Body of Knowledge
Choice of Specializations
Database Admin
Software Develop.
Quality Assurance
IT Audit
Network Mgmt.
Project Mgmt.
Service Mgmt.
Other
IT Security
Domain Knowledge

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Where Are We Now?
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Code of Ethics

• The Ethical Imperatives
• I will place my client's interest above my own
  and nothing will be above the public interest.
• I will fairly describe my level of competence and
  deliver to the claimed level of competence.
• I will protect all private or confidential
  information that I obtain from clients or
  colleagues.
• I will be impartial in giving advice and fully
  disclose any potential conflicts of interest.
• I will work to advance my profession and actively
  support my professional colleagues.

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The Privacy Commissioner of Canada on the CIPS
Code of Ethics

• The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of
  Canada supports the work of IT professionals in
  setting a Code of Ethics for their profession. 
  The leadership demonstrated by CIPS is to be
  applauded and emulated.  By incorporating privacy
  protection as a core element of its ethical
  framework, CIPS not only demonstrates that IT
  professionals are an integral part of the value
  chain of their organizations by ensuring that
  systems and the information assets they contain
  are protected against abuse and misuse ...
• Continued.

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The Privacy Commissioner of Canada on the CIPS
Code of Ethics

• CIPS also affirms that privacy protection is
  both an ethical imperative as well as a set of
  design principles that are essential to
  the proper functioning of our organizations and
  institutions.  By up-holding the highest
  standards and putting in place mechanisms for
  greater professional accountability, IT
  professionals, through their own ethical conduct
  and unique expertise, will become important
  architects of privacy protection in systems and
  applications.
• Jennifer Stoddart Privacy Commissioner of
  Canada

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New Applications for Certification

• New applications have been streamlined and are
  relevant to applicant category
• Greg Lane will be talking about this

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The CIPS BOK
Core Module
Technical Modules (10)

• Professional Institutions
• Organizations and their Structure
• Finance
• Management Accounting
• Legal Obligations
• Intellectual Property
• The Internet
• Professional Codes of Conduct and their
  Limitations
• Human Resource Management

• Architecture
• Computer Networks
• Database Systems
• Object Oriented Programming
• Project Management
• Service Management
• Software Development Environments
• Systems Analysis
• Systems Design
• The Internet and WWW

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CIPS Certified IT Professionals

• Professionals Who are Trusted
• Professionals Who Understand Broad Range of IT
  Domains
• Professionals Who Adopt Best Practices
• Professionals Who Manage Risk
• Professionals Who Are Accountable for Actions and
  Decisions
• Strengthening All Area

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Computer Specialists under General Agreement on
Trade in Services (GATS)

• Canadian Offer for "Information and
  Communications Technology Professionals" Category
  Includes
• A License Or Designation Equivalent To The
  Information Systems Professional - ISP
  Designation Obtained From The Canadian
  Information Processing Society Or From A Mutually
  Recognized Foreign Accreditation Body
• Currently An Offer Not A Commitment

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Summary

• Business Risks Are Ever-Present
• CIPS Helps Organizations Manage Risk
• CIPS Offers The Only Professional IT
  Certification In Canada That Is Recognized By
  Statute
• Professional Certification That Embodies
  Technical Competence AND Professionalism
• Discipline
• Accreditation Of Educational Institutions
• Standards Of Practice Are Emerging

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Professionals Who Manage Risk

• Emerging Standard of Practice
• All professional assignments must begin with a
  risk assessment, and risk management must be
  practiced throughout professional assignments.
• Approved in Principle By National Board in April
  2006

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The CIPS Model

• Certified Professionals Who Understand a Broad
  Range of IT Disciplines, Adhere to a Strong Code
  of Ethics, Follow Emerging Best Practices Are
  Better Able to Provide the Process Assurances to
  Deliver Reliable IT Services
• Leads To Highly Professional Workforce And Lower
  Business Risk
• Trusted Competence
• Trusted Intentions

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• The professional association providing
  leadership in information systems and
  technologies