I have just provided the following article to CIO magazine, which resulted in interviews with a number of others on how to promote ICT governance in organisations.

Click here to read it on the CIO NZ Magazine site

I am please to say that it has also been picked up by the following publications – proof that ICT governance is a topic which is of interest worldwide:

• Computerworld India
• IT World Canada
• Computerworld Norway

The Clinicians Challenge is a competition run by Health Informatics New Zealand, with support from the New Zealand Health
IT Cluster, and the National Health IT Board.

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More details can be found here:

http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/itex-computerworld-awards-finalists-announced

These are part of the 2011 ITEX Computerworld Awards.

This year the categories consist of ICT Project, ICT Manager sponsored by Cube People Recruitment, and Software Developer of the Year. The winners be announced at the ITEX Computerworld Awards and Networking Function on November 23.

This half-day workshop is an introduction to the fundamentals of IT Governance, its relationship with Corporate Governance and its relevance in developing and sustaining organisations in the private and public sector.

The workshop will use a participative approach using case study material. Real world examples will be used from the real-world experience that your trainer brings. We will provide you with course notes, guides, templates and checklists as well as references for further reading.

The workshop covers the following:

* An introduction to IT Governance
* An overview of why organisations need IT Governance
* IT Governance as a subset of Corporate Governance
* An overview of the ISO/IEC 38500:2008 IT Governance Standard
* Discussion of the roles of the Board, and responsibilities of executive management and the CIO
* IT Governance Assessment and Maturity Model
* Identification of the steps involved in implementing IT Governance
* Challenges to be overcome in implementation
* Skills required of CIO’s, CEO’s and Board member
* Examples of current business/IT alignment and governance models and standards
* A Board IT Governance Checklist

Book Early – numbers are very limited

Duration: 1/2 Day

Trainer: Murray Wills

Click on the following link for a discussion on this topic by Murray Wills in the NZ Computer Society Newsline online magazine.

http://www.nzcs.org.nz/newsletter/article/40

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NZ Wellington Seminar Nov 2010 Information

Here is the latest CIO magazine contribution made by Murray Wills, Director of Maxsys:

http://cio.co.nz/cio.nsf/spot/D5BAA04AB448B64ACC2577BA008390A7

http://cio.co.nz/cio.nsf/depth/55A895CBBD4F4C8DCC25779F00738CA9

Murray Wills (aka the VirtualCIO) has been selected as one of three judges for this year’s Computerworld Excellence in the Use of ICT in Government Award. 

Computerworld, together with the support of Hewlett Packard New Zealand, will recognise Excellence in the Use of ICT in Government through a special award to be announced in Wellington on 27 October 2010.

Murray, who has extensive senior IT and business experience and is a NZCS IT Certified Professional (ITCP), acts as a senior consultant/advisor, and VirtualCIO to a number of private sector and government organisations. “I was a thrill to be asked, and I’m looking forward to getting together with the other judges, and assessing the applications for the award. This award is for government agencies, rather than vendors, and this is good in terms of recognising the IP and contribution that government agencies make to ICT projects” says Mr Wills.

http://blog.prince2.com/2010/07/top-15-iphone-apps-for-project-managers/