New Information Certification

Editor's Notes

1. 3 things feeding this growth according to Geoffrey Moore and last years research; 1. Mobile, 2. Broadband, 3. AccessComputers are every where, and we are expecting 2nd (and 3rd and 4th!) mobile revolution.We have new sets of devices and smart phonesWe use phones to launch processes and generate geographically tagged informationWe have a new class of content consumption devicesAnd what about mobile:The shipment of smartphones and tablets has now surpassed the shipment of computersAt the MMA Forum Asia conference it was said 4.2 Billion people have a tootbrush but 5.1 Billion people have a mobile phone subscription..ChaCha interviewed 1,500 teens and young adults about their media habits.• If forced to pick one device, 61% would take phone, 18% the computer, 11% TV and 11% radio• 68% of teens said their favorite way to communicate was SMS, vs 10% voice calls, 9% facebook, 3% instant messaging and ...0.3% preferred emailAstonishing finding from UK survey of youth• 10% of youth think its ok to send SMS text messages while having sex, according to Retrovo research• 49% say its ok to send messages while eating
2. Otherthings feeding the exponential growth…AccessInfinite content, no barriers to entry, no barriers to exitCommunications are any-to-many-to-oneSocial networks, blogs, Skype, TwitterBroadbandInfinite content, no barriers to entry, no barriers to exitCommunications are any-to-many-to-oneSocial networks, blogs, Skype, TwitterTake social media:People now spend more time on Facebook than Google96% of 18-35 yr olds are on a social network34% of bloggers post opinions about products and brands78% of consumers trust peer recommendations, while only 14% trust advertisementQ: Will your website be relevant…?
3. Almost half of all CIOs expect to operate their applications and infrastructures via cloud technologies within the next five years. This change will necessitate that CIOs reimagine IT and lead their organizations through a process of creative destruction, which will need to be supported by the information professionals.Organizations are shifting their focus from information TECHNOLOGY to how information is MANAGED. The stakes related to effective information management are rising at the same time that demands from the business to reduce costs are accelerating. The Gartner 2011 CIO Survey amongst 2,000 CIOs found the following top 10 business and technology priorities for 2011.
4. The volume is growing exponentially, - which means that what we experience today is nothing compared to what will come. This increase in volume will force us to rethink how we identify, capture and manage information assets."It's Not Information Overload. It's Filter Failure”, said author Clay Shirky at Web 2.0 Expo a few years ago. Nobody complaints about knowledge overload.And most people actually complain that they don’t get enough information…. We are drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledgeIt will in fact increase by 50 times by 2020….
5. Focus has shifted from SOR to SOE…A number of trends are converging to dramatically change Enterprise IT:Social – The spread of consumer-based social technologies is creating pressure within the enterprise to adopt similar social tools to connect employees, partners, and customers.Local – The spread of location-aware devices is creating new product and service opportunities that are targeted based on location and proximity.Mobile – Perhaps the most important of the three trends, the revolution in mobile technologies is far more encompassing than just the spread of such smart devices as the iPhone. By 2012, there will be more cellular subscribers than there are people on the plant, representing the 7th major communications revolution (printing press, recorded sound, radio, TV, personal computer, internet and now mobile). The convergence of these trends will dramatically impact how information is created and consumed, how processes are launched, how value is delivered, and how information is managed.
6. Focus has shifted from SOR to SOE…A number of trends are converging to dramatically change Enterprise IT:Social – The spread of consumer-based social technologies is creating pressure within the enterprise to adopt similar social tools to connect employees, partners, and customers.Local – The spread of location-aware devices is creating new product and service opportunities that are targeted based on location and proximity.Mobile – Perhaps the most important of the three trends, the revolution in mobile technologies is far more encompassing than just the spread of such smart devices as the iPhone. By 2012, there will be more cellular subscribers than there are people on the plant, representing the 7th major communications revolution (printing press, recorded sound, radio, TV, personal computer, internet and now mobile). The convergence of these trends will dramatically impact how information is created and consumed, how processes are launched, how value is delivered, and how information is managed.
7. How do an organization then prepare for the future?The market is demanding that information plumbers become skilled in managing information assets…Gartner just published a report about the need for Information Professionals…Per Gartner;“To fully exploit information, people are needed to explicitly manage it. The enterprises that are moving first to create these roles, and train for them, will be the first to benefit from information exploitation. Professional roles focused on information management will be different to that of established IT roles. An "information professional" will not be one type of role or skill set, but will in fact have a number of specializations.”
8. How do an organization then prepare for the future?The market is demanding that information plumbers become skilled in managing information assets…Gartner just published a report about the need for Information Professionals…Per Gartner;“To fully exploit information, people are needed to explicitly manage it. The enterprises that are moving first to create these roles, and train for them, will be the first to benefit from information exploitation. Professional roles focused on information management will be different to that of established IT roles. An "information professional" will not be one type of role or skill set, but will in fact have a number of specializations.”
9. we asked 1100 AIIM community members and 350 IT practitioners (IT Managers, IT Staff, Consultants, and small business owners) what level of expertise they would expect an information professionals to have. The survey respondents were asked to prioritize the knowledge areas identified by the Forrester report “A Snapshot Of Today’s Content And Collaboration Professional,” November 3, 2010.
10. ISO 17024 demands clear lines of separation between examination development, examination delivery, and award of certification.AIIM contracted with Access Sciences and Prometric to help us develop this new certification according to ISO17024 and other relevant best practices.
11. ISO 17024 demands clear lines of separation between examination development, examination delivery, and award of certification.AIIM contracted with Access Sciences and Prometric to help us develop this new certification according to ISO17024 and other relevant best practices.
12. 68% of AIIM community members see value in such a Information certification for their organization, and this increases to 77% when we asked them about its value for them personally. We also tested the interest among the above IT managers, IT staff, consultants, and small business owners not connected to AIIM, and 38% of IT practitioners said that they would definitely or probably pursue a certification of this nature.The Information Certification must be of value to people tasked with planning and supporting the new environments, whether within a department, across departmental boundaries, or throughout the extended enterprise. This will be information practitioners and professionals, which is often a mix of IT staff, information and records managers, and line of business people responsible for information intensive processes and repositories. We also see an interest amongst solution providers and consultants.
13. How do an organization then prepare for the future?The market is demanding that information plumbers become skilled in managing information assets…Gartner just published a report about the need for Information Professionals…Per Gartner;“To fully exploit information, people are needed to explicitly manage it. The enterprises that are moving first to create these roles, and train for them, will be the first to benefit from information exploitation. Professional roles focused on information management will be different to that of established IT roles. An "information professional" will not be one type of role or skill set, but will in fact have a number of specializations.”