AITP Atlanta Chapter Presents...
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Chapter Dinner & Presentation - May 2012 |
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Written by events @ aitp Atlanta
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Thursday, May 17th (Networking begins at 5:30pm, Presentation and Dinner from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm)Crowne Plaza Ravinia map
4355 Ashford Dunwoody RD
Dunwoody, GA 30346, USA | 
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Better Meetings with LEGO Serious PlayHave you ever wished that your meetings would fully engage all the people at the table? That you could explore ideas deeper and broader than before, and produce better decisions, faster? In this hands-on demonstration, Steve Paro will introduce you to LEGO SERIOUS PLAY, a method that's proven to do these things and more.
We will discuss the Why behind LEGO SERIOUS PLAY, and we will experience first-hand What it is and How it works. LEGO SERIOUS PLAY is a facilitated meeting, communication and problem-solving method, where participants are led through a series of questions, which go deeper and deeper. Each participant builds his or her own three-dimensional LEGO model in response to the facilitator's questions using specially selected LEGO bricks. These 3D models serve as the basis for group discussion, knowledge sharing, problem solving and decision-making.
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| Agile Project ManagementBy Steve Paro, Agile Coach - VersionOne As an agile coach and product consultant for VersionOne Software, a leading agile project management software and services company, Steve is responsible for helping customers realize value by optimizing their teams and process. Since 2009, Steve has coached teams for start-ups and Fortune 100 companies alike, and he has personally trained thousands of IT professionals globally. Steve has over 12 years of experience in software development, ranging from development through leadership. Prior to joining VersionOne, Steve was VP of Development for a major commercial logistics software company, where he helped to integrate two strategic technology acquisitions while leading a successful transformation initiative, establishing agile methods as the standard development process across their North American operations. When not working, Steve enjoys running, golfing and spending time with his wife and his two dogs, Olive and Calieb. |
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AITP Security Council Discusses the Challenges of BYOD |
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Written by Brant Pirkle and John E. Kosar, III
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Last week, the AITP Security Panel presented a firsthand view of member organizations’ efforts to confront their most pressing risk and security issues. Foremost on the agenda was an evaluation of how companies are handling “IT consumerization” trends including BYOD (bring your own device). When employees are allowed to use their own smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices to connect to company networks, a host of new security, legal, and device management challenges must first be addressed. Tony UcedaVelez, founder of VerSprite, LLC, a global security and risk management consulting firm, encouraged panel members to discuss their strategies and policies for addressing these issues.
By 2015, according to a recently published report by the industry research group Gartner, Inc., “mobile application development projects targeting smartphones and tablets will outnumber native PC projects by a ratio of 4-to-1.” Further, by 2016, “at least 50% of enterprise email users are expected to rely primarily on a browser, tablet or mobile client instead of a desktop client.” This trend extends to organizations of all sizes and industries, including U.S. government agencies. The 2012 Federal Mobility Report: Security Edition, revealed that 62% of federal agencies already allow employees to use their own personal devices at work, and 44% of federal employees who use a mobile device in their daily work tasks are using their own devices.
Many factors are driving BYOD demand. “On the one hand,” said Everett Washington, security solutions expert for Norfolk Southern, “before the theory was: we can issue what you need. In reality, people are going out and buying their smartphones and iPads and they want to use them - they want to integrate them with their current work flow.” Employees want “the latest and greatest” devices for both personal and work use and BYOD can remove the inconvenience of having multiple devices. From the employer’s perspective, reducing the cost of procuring, maintaining, upgrading, and supporting devices is desirable. Some organizations, recognizing BYOD’s potential for improving productivity, are providing stipends or reimbursement to employees for purchases and upgrades of their own mobile devices.
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Atlanta CIO’s discuss the “Consumerization” of IT |
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Written by Brant Pirkle and John E. Kosar, III
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Helping employees and customers be connected and collaborative is at the heart of the so-called mega-trend of “IT consumerization”. Managing all the consumer devices, mobile applications, infrastructure changes, and security issues is the resulting challenge currently facing IT departments everywhere. Several of Atlanta’s leading CIOs discussed this trend at the AITP’s fifth annual CIO Roundtable. “We believe our role is to embrace and educate,” said Karen Painter, Senior VP of Enterprise Applications for Turner Broadcasting System. “We want to provide education around social media and what kind of information should be accessible. We’re trying to think about how we can make our service offerings available anytime anywhere,” she said.  Developing a clear policy and managing the support is a major issue for CIO’s. “At the county, we’ve been embracing it for some time now,” said Curtis Rawlings, Assistant CIO for DeKalb County Georgia. “The problem is support. We have reduced staff but are expected to provide support for all this.” Danny Bensley, CIO of Hardin Construction agreed: “earlier this year, we opened our smart phone policy up to android and iPhone operating systems. We’re a very small shop so we stick with browser based apps that we can work with in house.”
Others pointed to trends in user demographics as drivers for consumerization. “As a staffing company,” said Alan Stukalsky, CIO for Randstad Corporation, “we want to get to potential employees as quickly as possible with jobs. We’ve built an app to allow this and we’ve had a lot of success with the 20 to 29 age group. This group believes that email is yesterday.” Bill Smith, CIO of Chamberlin Edmonds added: “it seems that our workforce is getting younger. Everyone wants to use texting. It’s a great way to communicate, but then you’ve got to manage it. There are things you’ve got to do to control it but you’ve got to present them to your work force and allow them to grow, especially if they’re younger. Because that’s the way they think and that’s the way they get their job done. So you have to align with that and it’s a challenge, but it’s exciting at the same time.” |
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