The IT (Information Technology) Alliance for Maryland
Our Platform
We endorse a voluntary pilot program of IT licensure in Maryland
for the following industry professionals in order to use the
following titles:
We will work with industry leaders in this domain such as
IEEE and
ACM to adopt their standard
practices and
code of ethics established in 1998.
We will work with additional stakeholders such as the
National Society of Professional
Engineers and the American
Institute of Architects to adopt professional standards that
will comply with their standards for legal usage of these titles.
Powerful Facts:
Fact: Doctors, Lawyers,
Engineers, Accountants, Architects and Realtors all require a
license to practice their services in the State of Maryland*
*
IT
professionals build and maintain the systems that these individuals
use every day.
Fact: Electricians, Plumbers,
Barbers, Cosmetologists, Lawn Engineers, Interior Designers, and
Home Inspectors have licensing in the State of Maryland**
** IT professionals build systems that
transfer billions of dollars every day and have access to
millions of records of personal information without similar
requirements.
Fact: In 2004, the
Standish
Group found that only 34% of IT projects were successful, costing
the government, business, consumers, and taxpayers billions of
dollars.***
*** This success rate would be
unacceptable in any other industry.
Fact: In IT, the terms
"Architect" and "Engineer" have been been diluted to meaningless
titles.
**** These terms
should be licensed and overseen by a certified board on a
state-by-state basis. Individuals claiming to be architects
and engineers, should bear some professional accountability and
responsibility that comes with the title.
Current Challenges:
- Average IT industry’s Project Success Rates =
34%*
- Amount wasted by businesses on unsuccessful software
projects annually = $55 Billion*
- Downward pressures on IT salaries
- Poor quality product.
* - Source 2004 Standish Group's CHAOS
Report
Our Goal:
- Establish the nation’s first professional IT architecture
and engineering board in
Maryland. "Maryland Board of IT
Architecture and Engineering".
- Promote better standards and education for IT in Maryland
- Elevate Maryland as the prominent IT market both nationally and
internationally
IMPORTANT:
We are not promoting the licensure of every IT person.
Only critical design influencers such as Architects and
Engineers.
Benefits:
An end result of our pledge:
- Leadership by Example: Be the first in the nation to
establish an IT Board.
- Recognition - with an IT Board just like Realtors,
Doctors etc.
- Better for business - Less costly IT failures creates
a more healthy and stable business environment.
- Better for healthcare - Lowered IT costs and improved
systems result in better client care and service.
- Better for the state budget - Less waste from failed
projects, better systems create a more efficient government.
- Better for the taxpayer - Less tax dollars chasing
unsuccessful government IT efforts
- Better for Maryland IT Professionals
- Better for Maryland
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If you are interested in joining the team and volunteering, contact
us at
join@italliance.org.
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