IT Specialist Profession
IT Specialist Certification
A coaching program for certification
candidates and their mentors
India/SA IT Specialist
Profession Office
10/04/2015
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IT Specialist Profession
IT Specialist Certification
Package Preparation – Giveback
India/SA IT Specialist
Profession Office
10/04/2015
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IT Specialist Profession
Overview
 In this package we focus on understanding what is
involved in completing the ‘Giveback’ section of the
L1/L2 Certification package
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Giveback - Overview
 Giveback covers everything beyond your day-today job
– Increase your own technical vitality
– Increase the vitality of other people at IBM
– Contribute to IBM’s intellectual capital
– Make an impact to the company
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Giveback - Requirement
 For L1 Certification it is required that you provide
details of your involvement in 2 areas of Giveback.
 For L2 Certification, it is required that you provide
details of your involvement in 3 areas of Giveback.
 In either level of certification, one area of Giveback
must be mentoring.
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Giveback - Areas
 Instruction
 Mentoring
 Certification
 Specialized Chair Assignments
 Contribution to IBM’s intellectual capital on IT
Specialist-related topics
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Giveback - Instruction
 Instruction on a topic outside of your regular job
– Training team members on day to day work does not count
 Wide variety of topics
– What’s new in DB2 version X
– How to use a Wiki in your team
– Tips on passing a technical review
– Lessons Learned from Project Y
– Installing Notes 8
 Wide variety of formats
– Formal classroom – to customers, business partners, internal teams
– Teleconference, web cast, etc
– Lunch’n’Learn
– Podcast
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Giveback - Mentoring
 Mentoring is mandatory for both levels of
certification.
 Ideally, mentor several candidates at once
 Mentor/ mentee relationships can take many forms
– Hands-on assistance, e.g. reviewing presentations
– Career advice
– Developing networks and relationships
 A broad stable of mentees is even better – across
lines of business, geography, job roles
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Giveback - Certification
 Participation in ITS Certification Review Boards
– Note: Participation on the IT Specialist certification review
board is by nomination only.
 Contributing to the quality, effectiveness and
vitality of the IT Specialist certification process
– For example, by participating in task forces to review and
recommend updates to certification processes and
requirements.
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Giveback – Specialized Chair Assignments
 Serving in a formal position recognized within your
department/ business unit
– Asset Reuse Coordinator
– Software Security Auditor
 Leading or participating in a cross-departmental/ crossbusiness unit team
– Web Services Guidance Council
– Technical Leadership Team
– TEC A/NZ, Academy of Technology
 In general, you’re working with people outside of your normal
project team
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Giveback - Intellectual Capital, publishing and patents
 Covers all items that grow IBM’s intellectual
capital:
– Submissions to IC systems such as iRAM, Practitioner
Portal
– Patents
• Include patent grants, patent applications filed and ideas
published but not patented
– Publishing of books and articles
– Business related blogs and Wikis
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Examples of Giveback
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Giveback - Instruction
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Giveback – Mentoring
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Giveback –Chair Assignments & Intellectual Capital
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