West Michigan Association of IT Managers — A Regional Asset Base of Peers with Access to World-Class Practice.

ITMA DELIVERABLES
ICEX Seminars with National Industry Experts

ITMA is a private exchange of peers discussing vetted practices and IT knowledge.  We have a newly-formed relationship with ICEX, another industry exchange that works with Fortune 100 clients, to help facilitate IT best practices at a world-class level.  With an abiding belief that “peering” is creating some of the best IT value in the market today, ICEX, in addition to Rick Swanborg (Boston University) and Bruce Rogow (former CEO Gartner Group), will facilitate encounters with industry IT leaders that would otherwise only be available to the very largest corporations.

Facilitated Education

In addition to seminars, ICEX has committed to collaborating with ITMA to develop some new training opportunities for you and your staff.  Some call this new method Facilitated Education, or “Appropriate Practice,” (ITMA members will qualify for special pricing), and is a method used at some of the nation’s top business schools.  Twice a year, our two organizations would host one-day learning events for you and a portion of your staff to learn about IT principles and their applications for your organization’s specific context.  Our aim with this new offering is to provide you with tactics and knowledge you can put into practice the very next day on the job.

Email Network - Secure Website

The secure ITMA member website allows members easy access to:

• Reservations and meeting topics
• Published white papers and presentations
• Correspondence between members

Monthly Meetings - Eight Meetings per Year

One of the major benefits for ITMA members is peer group interaction.  Our members like the formal networking each month.  In addition, they enjoy the informal access to other members by a single phone call, e-mail, and face-to-face visits. 

Leaders Club - Four Meetings per Year

The leadership club specifically addresses the needs of the CIO or Technology Director.  The Leaders Club offers a forum to discuss sensitive issues such as: HR policy, budgeting, and compliance and regulatory issues.

Discussion Groups

Initiated by members or sponsors, focus groups are formed to address specific issues.  We have a few larger consortiums, or “thought verticals” (health care, school systems, etc) we would like to accommodate in this meeting segment.  Past topics have included: doing business in foreign markets, security issues, business continuity / disaster recovery planning, etc.

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