tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21551360.post1397232465489646627..comments2024-01-26T09:23:06.897+00:00Comments on Adventures of the ITIL Imp: Chartered IT Professional? What do they know anyway?The ITIL Imphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01585689728458511407noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21551360.post-73146669994604421592007-11-29T18:14:00.000+00:002007-11-29T18:14:00.000+00:00Thanks for your post - I hope someone from the BCS...Thanks for your post - I hope someone from the BCS is reading and has a think about what you've said.<BR/><BR/>Personally I agree that the BCS has been like this in the past but it is changing and becoming more relevant to IT practitionars.<BR/><BR/>I have reservations about chartered professional status as it stands but I understand that the criteria are changing here as well so that it ISN'T limited to 'a bunch of subscription paying academics'.<BR/><BR/>Like you, there are people I respect in the industry who are not members of the society. However, there are also those that I do who are. I think the BCS specialist groups in particular are excellent for networking and knowledge sharing. Now I'm digressing though!The ITIL Imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01585689728458511407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21551360.post-16890286625205950722007-11-22T08:29:00.000+00:002007-11-22T08:29:00.000+00:00a bunch of academics desperately trying to assert ...a bunch of academics desperately trying to assert that they are relevant to the IT industry by dictating that the IT industry should conform to their views.<BR/><BR/>What I like, even LOVE, about the IT industry is that it is very much a meritocracy. You are, in the main, respected and rewarded based on your actual achievement - not on whether you have paid this years dues to the IEEE, Computer Society or whatever.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't mind betting that only the academics who already dominate the computer society will respect the "chartered professional" status.<BR/><BR/>Very few people I respect as IT professionals are Computer Society members. The society just isn't that relevant to IT practitionersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com