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Focus
The Directors CoP is a fee-facilitated community whose focus is to develop a body of actionable knowledge through open non-competitive exchange; to learn and contribute through sharing information on challenges and best practices in four broad aspects of responsibilities:
 

1. People – coaching and developing the capacity of the IT staff and creating a vivid picture of an ambitious future state for the IT organization. Building partnerships, with executive management, internal and external customers, allows the IT organization to be recognized as a proactive contributor to business development.
2. Technology – selecting and utilizing appropriate technologies to keep the organization connected to its stakeholders and directly benefiting the overall business enterprise.
3. Processes – building effective and efficient processes that deliver information to the business enterprise and facilitate the use of this information for strategic and tactical advantage.
4. Metrics - setting the criteria and measuring progress to answer the question of how we'll know we've been successful.

Format
The Directors Community of Practice meets for a half-day once-a-month and is hosted by a Community member company. Each meeting typically consists of one or two presentations by subject matter experts, followed by discussion of issues raised by members. Presentation topics are selected by the members in advance. Each meeting is followed by a dinner that furthers the interaction of members for professional and social purposes. Dinner is included in the membership fee.

2009 Meeting Calendar

Competitive advantage comes to the companies best able to act on the knowledge forged in Communities of Practice. These companies recognize that they live in a rich and dynamic environment of opportunities. For them, competitive advantage stems principally from collaborative, coevolving relationships with a network of other contributors and stakeholders.

Please join us in a Directors’ Community of Practice if you are interested in:

1. Expanding your network of knowledge;
2. Discussing potential alternatives in a non-threatening environment prior to making an important decision;
3. Enhancing your ability to generate competitive advantage for your company; and
4. Are willing to commit the time and energy.

We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting. To be a guest at a CoP meeting and dinner or to become a member or for more information please contact John Moran at:

e-mail: John_Moran@global-gateways.com

Phone: (775) 232-3667          Fax: (775) 853-3285