The IT Skeptic - Comments for "Do you promise not to tell?"

Awaiting anointment

skeptic — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:04:50 +0000

Hmm Friday (or Thursday in the backward parts of the planet) and still no word. Do they send up coloured smoke?

Best Kept Secret In the ITSM World

Visitor — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:19:28 +0000

It is such a well kept secret that the results of the election have not been announced after the AGM, which I understand was conducted last weekend.

Obviously the acquisition of the itSMF UK ISO 20K scheme is more important news than telling the members who is running the show.

From this it is pretty obvious who is managing the itSMF International website.

So much for the promise of transparency and accountability...!!!! It is nothing more than lip service.

And as for the promise of better communication, the failure to keep its members informed of the progress and outcomes of such an election speaks for itself.

still an itSMF member

skeptic — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:42:00 +0000

Your Finnish itSMF Chapter president has, and if you are still an itSMF member so should you have [but clearly some chapters are better than others at passing on news]

What nomination

aroos — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:28:15 +0000

Never heard of such an election.

Aale

Communication is clearly still an issue for itSMF

skeptic — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:08:38 +0000

So if any chapter had a troublesome member that they didn't want to nominate they could just ...er... forget to notify them. In fact in some of the wilder reaches of the planet, a little coterie could stitch up the itSMF franchise for themselves and the paying punters would never even know. 76 countries now is it? Guarantee that would never happen in any of them?

And guarantee that every president of every chapter in every country has successfully notified every member in a timely manner?

I don't think so.

Communication is clearly still an issue for itSMF. Why the heck not post announcement on the website too?

itSMF International Election

Visitor — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:26:04 +0000

Hi Skeptic,

Thanks for mentioning the election - Yes the election process is underway and we have followed our process by informing chapter presidents. The process requires nomination by the chapter board of candidates and then a vote is allocated per chapter. Should any member have comments please do pass them onto the International Board through your local Chapter. We are very interested in feedback.

Rob.