IT & Healthcare Professional & Management Resources
Useful Links
Program & Project Management Institutes
- PMI
- The Project Management Institute serves practitioners and organizations with standards that describe good practices, globally recognized credentials that certify project management expertise, and resources for professional development, networking and community.
- IAPPM
- The International Association of Project & Program Management helps to enhance and add value to the global project community for successful project management.
- CO
- The Cabinet Office sits at the center of government, with the purpose of improving government work by ensuring effective development, coordination and implementation of major taxpayer projects.
- PMBOK Guide
- The PMBOK® Guide–Fourth Edition continues the tradition of excellence in project management.
IT Organizations
- ACM
- The Association for Computing Machinery serves more than 75,000 computing professionals in more than 100 countries, with special interest groups (SIGs) on topics ranging from computer architecture to e-commerce. SIGs often sponsor conferences and produce e-newsletters.
- AITP
- With local chapters everywhere from Birmingham to Milwaukee, the Association of Information Technology Professionals helps IT executives, academics and students expand their industry knowledge and connect with peers.
- ASP
- For software developers creating products for use on a “try-before-you-buy” basis, the Association of Shareware Professionals offers members-only newsgroups, help with development and marketing, and ways to connect with shareware brethren.
IT Organizations
- AWC
- The Association for Women in Computing emphasizes professional growth through networking and career-oriented events, all in an effort to advance the role of women in computing. Local chapters offer guest speakers, technical and motivational seminars, and educational programs.
- BDPA
- With a national conference and 40 chapters, BDPA (originally Black Data Processing Associates) brings together African Americans working in information technology for networking and professional development.
- CPSR
- The Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility is an alliance of computer scientists concerned with technology’s impact on society. The group provides politicians and the public with assessments of the “power, promise and limitations” of computer technology.
- ICCA
- The Independent Computer Consultants Association provides a forum for indie consultants to network, learn about business practices and tax issues, and otherwise support each other at conferences and chapter meetings.
- IEEE
- With more than 100,000 members, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society offers conferences, tutorials, journals and others services to its worldwide membership. It is the world’s largest organization for computer professionals.
- NPA
- With chapters from Atlanta to San Diego, the Network Professional Association helps CNEs, MCSEs and other certified network professionals connect and gain recognition for the discipline of network computing.
- WASHTECH
- As a union affiliated with the Communication Workers of the America, Washington Alliance of Technology Workers fights for techies’ rights on issues such as contracting, off-shoring and training.
- WIT
- The Association for Women in Computing emphasizes professional growth through networking and career-oriented events, all in an effort to advance the role of women in computing. Local chapters offer guest speakers, technical and motivational seminars, and educational programs.
More Corporations
- MICROSOFT
- Microsoft, the leader in software packaging provides software and devices for customers ranging from students to billion dollar Fortune 500 corporations providing creative solutions to business problems, breakthrough ideas.
- CISCO
- Cisco, the leader in network solutions is recognized as the premier switch, router, firewall provider throughout the world.
- BROCADE
- Brocade is an industry leader in providing reliable, high-performance network solutions that help the world’s leading organizations transition smoothly to a virtualized world where applications and information reside anywhere.
- F5
- As a global leader in Application Delivery Networking, F5 provides network connectivity worldwide. F5 helps organizations meet the demands that come with the relentless growth of voice, data, and video traffic, mobile workers, and applications—in the data center and the cloud.
- ORACLE
- Oracle offers optimized and fully integrated stack of business hardware, software systems and cloud solutions in your data center–from servers and storage, to database and middleware, through applications.
- AVAYA
- Avaya is a global provider of business collaboration and communications solutions, providing unified communications, contact centers, networking and related services to companies of all sizes around the world.
- ASPECT
- Aspect is a global provider of customer contact and workforce optimization solutions providing unified contact center solutions which unite enterprises with next-generation technology.
- IBM
- IBM is a premier leader global provider of customer contact and workforce optimization solutions. We help you build, enhance and sustain stronger relationships with your customers by uniting your enterprise with next-generation customer contact.
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