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2015 Resolution: Get the most from my CSIA membership!

By Robert Lowe posted 01-07-2015 15:09

  
 Ask yourself these 10 questions.
  1. Have I taken advantage of the Exchange by fully utilizing my profile? Bronze comes with CSIA membership but have I considered taking full advantage by upgrading to Gold to get maximum exposure?
  2. Does the person who manages my marketing use the Marketing Toolbox and other marketing materials in the Connected Community library? Are my managers taking advantage of the business documents in the library?
  3. Have I registered to attend the 2015 Executive Conference? Are other managers attending, too? Have I registered my project managers to attend the two-day workshop “A Common Sense Approach to Automation Upgrades and System Migrations” (limited seating) that occurs during the conference?
  4. As a Partner member, have I signed up to present an educational webinar (no cost, it’s a benefit of membership) for our integrators and anyone else I want to invite? Contact Bob Lowe to sign up. As an integrator, am I having my technical people attend these educational webinars?
  5. Do all the managers in my company have a CSIA Connected Community profile so they can access CSIA information and be able to ask and reply to questions on Open Forum? Emily Wiseman will assist you.
  6. Does my human resources manager, financial manager, business development and sales person(s), project manager(s), shop manager and quality assurance person have the applicable section of the Best Practices Manual? Are those managers being held accountable for implementation which leads to overall improved business performance and perhaps CSIA certification? Note: The BP Manual is available in Spanish and Portuguese, too!
  7. Have I arranged for someone to participate in the Best Practices workshop on April 28-29 prior to conference? The instructor is Don Roberts of Exotek.
  8. Am I missing opportunities to benchmark my company against others in our industry, as well as monitor my own performance trends, by participating in KPICs? How about the Salary Survey – am I participating to benchmark employee compensation? Contact Jim Campbell for information.
  9. Has top management taken seriously all that is in Section 1 of the Best Practices Manual to manage business risk? Remember to consider cyber liability; are you protected? Contact Paul Barnard, CSIA Insurance Manager, for information. Our insurance program is available globally.
  10. Am I attending the monthly educational webinars for managers? A series on project management concluded in November. Watch for what 2015 has to offer. If you’ve missed past webinars they can be found in the webinar archive.
 New to come in 2015: Project Management Training for system integrators.
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