MANAGING IT SKILLS

SFIA Conference 2009

The SFIA conference took place on 2 December 2009. In spite of the recession, we had our largest number of delegates yet.

The theme was 'Economy of effort', reflecting the need to make better use of staff in challenging times.

VIDEO

A short video clip with some delegates' and speakers' view can be seen here. (Time 5:20, format mp4)

PRESENTATIONS

Speakers from both public and private sectors described their experiences in managing the skills and capability of their Information Technology staff. Most of the presentations are available online here.

You can download the available presentations in pdf format.

Lesley Hume, Cabinet Office CIO, Director of the Government IT Profession. Keynote address – Government	No slides used
Ian Ryder, Deputy CEO, BCS Keynote address – Industry
Ben Grinnell, IT Director, UK Border Agency IT skills at the frontiers
Niall Daly, Chief Operating Officer (COO), e-skills UK The IT Academy
Daryl Beck, Director of IT Excellence, Unilever Professional development worldwide
Chris Hewertson, Director of IT Transformation and Quality, COLT Telecommunications Core skills – the platform for development
Adam Thilthorpe, BCS Director for Professionalism in IT Trends in capability management
Susan Bailey, Northampton Business School, University of Northampton From Curriculum to Career – Plotting the course with SFIA
Ron McLaren, Operations Manager, The SFIA Foundation A review of achievements, and an indication of what happens in 2010