Make an invaluable COMITment

Mention outsourcing today and many immediately think of call centres. That’s just one aspect of outsourcing, which has evolved since the early days when it was driven by the manufacturing industry. The trend has spread to other industries and across different functions.

Since the 1990s, IT outsourcing has grown from developing turnkey solutions to take the load off the company’s in-house IT team to outsourcing of entire IT operations.

Having observed this trend in recent years, Singapore Computer Society, as the national body for IT professionals in Singapore, sees a critical need to certify IT outsourcing professionals and raise their value and level of competency.

After months of intense work by our dedicated committee, I take great joy in sharing the fruits of our labour - the Certification in Outsourcing Management for IT (COMIT). This new certification programme serves to qualify IT outsourcing professionals with critical IT-centric management skills to ensure successful outsourcing initiatives.

For IT outsourcing professionals, this certification will speak volumes - declaring to their organisations and customers that they are highly competent and knowledgeable. For employers of certified professionals, COMIT is an assurance of the quality of their staff.

I believe that COMIT can do to outsourcing professionals and their organisations as what the Certified IT Project Manager (CITPM) programme has done for project managers and their employers.

SCS is committed to raising the bar for our IT professionals and according them the recognition their skills deserve. I would strongly urge every IT outsourcing professional in Singapore to seek COMIT certification. Commit to COMIT. It is a worthwhile investment and the recognition will prove invaluable to you and your company.

Lee Kwok Cheong
President
Singapore Computer Society