On Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:16:01 -0600
Mark Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
|Why would we want this? All professional organizations from Medical
|Board to Engineering Associations have ethical standards by which
|their members are required to adhere.
Exactly. It's what distinguishes a professional from an amateur. A
professional is concerned with the standards of acceptable practice.
And we begin by looking at other organizations to see how it's done.
Right now we're still perceived as a raft of crackers. But certs and
professional affiliation are the way to create respect and
authority. When you are speaking for a group of industry
professionals you will be heeded much more so than if you just
represent 'users'. Real advocacy is more than just PR. It's about
having the authority and weight needed to be heard and to influence
decision makers. We've got to be able to point to things that
distinguish us from the local pizza and beer society.
And that can also mean better salaries. Or at least minimum levels
and suggested guidelines. This could be quite useful to a consultant
who needs a benchmark to support a proposal or tender.
CLUE should address both amateur and professional levels of
involvement, but in different ways. There may be considerable
overlap, but users are less likely to be concerned with certs and
ethics than professionals. Professionals are serious. Amateurs are
much more interested in having fun. We need both sides, but in
different ways. If CLUE's message concerns IT as an industry we need
ethics.
bill
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