CMII Skills: Supply Versus Demand
CMII is a process for managing the information used to run the business. Information technology represents the tools used to enable the process for managing information. CMII leads; IT follows.
CMII is a process that involves every individual in the organization since every individual is a creator and/or user of information used to run the business. CMII is a process that enables creators and users to do their jobs. An enterprise's competitive strength is derived from the strength of their information management process and those who use it.
The owner of a process is responsible for assuring that its users are able to achieve the output requirements reliably and efficiently. A process owner strives to continually improve the value/cost ratio of the process. Ownership of the CMII process is a very important and responsible position.
A complex process may require a variety of tasks and may involve many users. Individual users cannot be held accountable for the overall process.
A process administrator is one who coordinates the activities of various users and assures that the process is being utilized properly. A process administrator also performs those tasks which individual users cannot accomplish in a manner that is as efficient and consistent as it needs to be.CMII Skills; What Are They?
CMII is a closed-loop process which contains three administrative functions and a variety of information repositories. To hire an individual with CMII skills is to hire a CMII process owner, a process administrator or a repository specialist. Of the three administrative functions, two require skills which parallel those of a program manager.
Availability of CMII skills is one issue. An opportunity to apply those skills is another. Those with CMII skills often have to create their own opportunity. Marketing skills are needed accordingly.
The CMII process is simply a collection of sound business practices integrated in a manner that can best accommodate change while keeping information clear, concise and valid. Until included in University curriculums, ICM or ICM's trained-trainers are the only source for CMII training.
CM, in general, is still an underdeveloped activity. Position guides, required skills and salary ranges are not mature. Those who equate CM skill to proficiency with a certain tool are looking in the wrong place for the skills that are actually needed.
Demand for CMII skills is coming from functional activities other than CM. Many highly-qualified CMII grads have chosen to move on rather than stay and "fight the CM battle." The demand for replacements is growing. Demand from other activities is growing. The shortage is growing.
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