Professional Development
ITIL v3 Intermediate Paths: Where the Rubber Meets the Road!
8:15 - 9:45 Mark Vickerman, Benchmark Learning
Session Level: 200–Intermediate
Audience: An understanding of ITL Foundation concepts will be helpful, but not required
This session will take a look at the ITIL v3 Intermediate pathways and will focus on what the different tracks can do to help better align IT Service Management to business objectives, raise the level of service in your organization and enhance your career.
Professional Imaging
10:00 - 11:15 Jon Buck, Benchmark Learning
Session Level: 100–Beginner to 200–Intermediate
Audience: This session is geared for anyone who wants to develop their professional business identity
As a professional, it is important to develop and maintain a professional image. In this session, we will focus on things you can do to establish yourself as business professional. This session will have interactive exercises and creative audience participation is encouraged and rewarded.
Being a Technology Entrepreneur
1:45 - 3:00 Scott Davis, Ignition Point Solutions
Session Level: 200–Intermediate
Audience: Anyone interested in being a technology entrepreneur
One thing is certain in a recession, the number of people calling themselves “Entrepreneurs” increases significantly, many times out of necessity. It could be argued that being a technology startup might just be the easiest professional business to start (lemonade stand excluded). For many, a laptop, domain name and a few weeks of dedicated time can put their new business in motion. But is that really all it takes to start a business? In this session, Scott will share some resources for starting a business, offer advice from the trenches and create an open dialog concerning the challenges facing startups.
Jump Step & Juke with Your Career in Technology
3:15 - 4:30 Brian Lockwood, Benchmark Learning
Session Level: 100–Beginner to 400–Advanced
Audience: Anyone interested in advancing their career in technology
This session is a forum to present ideas on how we perceive our job role in an organization. We continue to look for positions based on money, location and company culture. Most of us are not in the technology industry even though our job relies on our knowledge of technology. In order to be happy at our job and make enough money to sustain ourselves financially, we need rethink our career path. Don't get left behind; position yourself for your future so you aren't tied with a technology. This session will provide ideas and tools you can use to move up or laterally within your organization.
