Voices Supporting IT Professionalism

The advent of IP3 has been welcomed the world over because there is a huge appetite amongst practitioners, businesses and government across the globe to professionalize the IT industry. Global leaders in IT recognize the importance of IP3's vision - that we require professionals from different continents to share a common language and understanding of roles, and a standard means of capability measurement and an assurance of quality.

"Microsoft has a strong and positive relationship with IFIP IP3 and with this key engagement program continuing for the foreseeable future. The IFIP IP3 community is important to us and for the longer term! To that end, we see the IFIP Professionalism Practice Programme as the following kind of opportunity for the advancement of the IT Profession: an intention to develop an open, impartial and international effort to provide basic and common standards of practice, learning and focus for the IT community. Therefore, Microsoft would like to support IP3 and will seek to discover through dialogue with IP3 leadership and in accordance with our developing ongoing support strategies in what practical ways Microsoft can help this effort take shape and succeed."
Graham Watson, Senior Community Relationship Manager, Content, Community and Evangelism Programs

“The Global IT Community Association (GITCA) is the world's largest international not-for-profit organization devoted to the development and growth of the IT community by freely providing services to support and connect professional user groups and associations, and student IT organizations. GITCA  stands committed to the exchange of resources, ultimately elevating the status of the IT practitioner both in their industry and in the community. The IFIP IP3 program is the next step in the natural evolution of the industry and profession. IP3 stands as a foundation for IT workers, very much aligned with GITCA principles, ensuring career growth plus global recognition of IT professional value. Global mobility and international standards within a framework of ethical conduct, demonstrated professional development and recognized professional certification are the hall marks for an enabled IT professional and profession. This is the IFIP IP3 initiative.”

“The UN-Founded International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3), is a necessary and positive global inflection point for business, and information technology worldwide. Critical infrastructure quality on-demand needs, and organizational agility mandates having technology workers committed to global standards, demonstrated and recognized professional certification, proven continuing professional development and commitment to a lifelong code of ethics. These essential elements and more are found in the first global certification and professionalism program, called IP3. At the center IP3 is the IT worker receiving full recognition for value delivery and a status found in other professions such as medicine, accounting, and engineering. However, for the first time, there is worldwide mobility through the new International IT Professional certification, being launched in 2009 with pre-launches occurring in the founding nations in 2008. The time has come to ensure the future success of organizations founded on the professionalism of IT practitioners. This time is now with the IFIP IP3 historical initiative..”
Alex Lin Yong Qing, Chairman ChinaValue

"I think this global initiative fits quite naturally and quite well with the whole skills issue that we discussed earlier. That is, we need the mobility of professionals and we need professionals with recognized advanced degrees of skills so this initiative fits on both fronts. It's also a natural for Canada as an open society and an advanced technological nation. We very often have a role on the international scene of facilitating things like this because we are able to bring people together and help understanding across different mindsets.....I'm very happy to see that and that CIPS is involved in it...."
Bernard Courtois, CEO Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC)

“It’s gratifying to have had the IFIP IP3 program ratify what so many in the industry have thought critical. The rate of globalization has continued to accelerate and with this, a common view of standards, ethics and certification is key not only to those of us who work in the industry, but to the millions of users we serve. I’ve always believed that as markets commoditize, successful companies will differentiate on the quality of service they provide – and the capabilities of the professionals they employ. It’s exciting what this can do not just for professionals, but for the growing, global companies competing for the their talents. “
Sean O'Driscoll, past Global General Manager Microsoft CSS and MVP Program who founded CGT consulting in 2008

"IP3 is a great initiative and I think it should be embraced wholeheartedly in making it happen across the globe - especially with IT being among the professions that is practiced interchangeably across the globe....Having this uniform certification and a global standard for IT professionals is commendable..”
Srikantan Moorthy, Vice-President and Head of Research and Education, Infosys Technologies Ltd.