ISACA Wellington: 2014 Strategy
Background
• ISACA’s vision: Trust in, and value from,
information and information systems
• ISACA’s mission: For professionals and
organisations be the leading global provider of
knowledge, certifications, community,
advocacy and education on information
systems assurance and security, enterprise
governance of IT, and IT-related risk and
compliance
ISACA HQ’s objectives
ISACA HQ defines the following objectives for each chapter:
• Plan and maintain an effective and active local chapter operation with
respect to administration
• Plan and maintain an effective and active local chapter operation with
respect to membership services
• Provide an ongoing education program for individuals within your chapter
territory
• Maintain regular contact with ISACA International HQ and participate in
ISACA International activities and conferences
• Promote professional growth and development of individuals within your
chapter territory through the acquisition and maintenance of their ISACA
certifications
• Communicate and promote the value of ISACA to the:
– Business community
– Regulatory community
– Academic community
Our 2014 strategy
The following slides define our 2014 strategy against ISACA HQ objectives.
New initiatives for ISACA Wellington are coloured red.
ISACA HQ
objective
What we will do
Plan and maintain
an effective and
active local
chapter operation
with respect to
administration
Maintain compliance with chapter bylaws and formally review on an annual basis
Conduct monthly Chapter Board meetings
Appropriately manage Chapter finances and prepare:
•
Monthly financial reports for review by the Board
•
Annual, audited financial statements for presentation to the membership and ISACA HQ
and subsequent acceptance
Complete and submit the annual report and scorecard to ISACA HQ
Prepare a data security policy that defines requirements of the management of member data
Our 2014 strategy
ISACA HQ
objective
What we will do
Plan and maintain
an effective and
active local
chapter operation
with respect to
membership
services
Understand member-related aspects of ISACA HQ’s 2022 strategy and develop a supporting
strategy and initiatives
Promote our new website to all members as a key communication channel
Engage all departing members and conduct an exit survey. Identify any necessary changes to
our strategy and initiatives
Our 2014 strategy
ISACA HQ
objective
What we will do
Provide an
ongoing education
program for
individuals within
your chapter
territory
Conduct at least eight ISACA lunchtime education sessions (or which at least two are from
university based personnel or leverage recent university research)
Organise and conduct one education day
Organise and conduct one training day
Identify like Wellington-based organisations and notify members of at least six educational
events via our website
Identify at least 10 new ISACA HQ publications and tools available to our members and
publish on our website
Identify opportunities/incentives for members to attend Oceania CACS and communicate to all
members
Inform all members of how to use new online CPE reporting functionality
Our 2014 strategy
ISACA HQ
objective
What we will do
Maintain regular
contact with
ISACA
International HQ
and participate in
ISACA
International
activities and
conferences
Identify key messages within ISACA HQ communications and publish on our website
Attend the Oceania Leadership Conferences and report other Oceania chapter initiatives to
the Board
Our 2014 strategy
ISACA HQ
objective
What we will do
Promote
professional
growth and
development of
individuals within
your chapter
territory through
the acquisition
and maintenance
of their ISACA
certifications
Conduct CISA, CISM, CRISC and CGEIT study courses using certified personnel where
demand exists
Provide members with tools to demonstrate to their stakeholders the value of ISACA
certifications and membership
Identify at least 10 new ISACA HQ publications and tools available to our members and
publish on our website
Communicate the value of ISACA certifications to at least four Wellington-based recruitment
agencies
Our 2014 strategy
ISACA HQ
objective
What we will do
Communicate and
promote the value
of ISACA to the:
Refer previous objective
•
Business
community
•
Regulatory
community
•
Academic
community
Conduct eight ISACA lunchtime education sessions (or which at least two are from university
based personnel or leverage recent university research)
Offer prize to the top performing Victoria University Info 301 student
Conduct one lecture to Info 301 students
Appendix A: Member survey
• In February 2013 ISACA Wellington reached
out to our members to understand the value
they obtain from being an ISACA member and
identifying where further improvement
opportunities exist
• These perspectives, with ISACA QA
expectations, have been used to define our
2014 strategy
• 31 of our 220 members (14%) responded
Member survey results
•
Q1: Certifications, access to ISACA IP and local educational and networking events are the
prime membership drivers
When choosing to initially join ISACA, how valuable did you
perceive the following ISACA offerings:
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
1. Detrimental
70.0%
2. No value
60.0%
50.0%
3. Neutral
40.0%
4. Valuable
30.0%
5. Extremely
valuable
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Member survey results
•
Q2: Lunchtime education sessions, their networking opportunities and the annual education
day currently provide the most value to ISACA Wellington members:
How valuable do you find the ISACA Wellington Chapter offerings?:
60%
50%
40%
1. Detrimental
2. No value
3. Neutral
30%
4. Valuable
5. Extremely valuable
20%
10%
0%
Lunchtime
education
sessions
Networking with
Annual
Networking with
ISACA personnel education day IIA personnel
during
during
lunchtime
lunchtime
education
education
sessions
sessions
Website
Linked In group
Member survey results
•
Q3: Members would obtain additional membership value by gaining access to university
knowledge, support in attending ISACA international events and increasing the number of
education days:
How valuable would you find the following potential educational
activities?:
60%
50%
1. Detrimental
40%
2. No value
3. Neutral
4. Valuable
30%
5. Extremely valuable
N/A
20%
10%
0%
Gaining access to Support in attending
Increasing the
Increasing the
Dedicated
relevant university international ISACA number of education number of lunchtime networking events
knowledge
educational events
days
education sessions (e.g. lunch, drinks
etc.)
Member survey results
•
Q4: Members value ISACA certification study groups:
How valuable did you find any ISACA certification study groups
participated in?
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
1. Detrimental
2. No value
3. Neutral
4. Valuable
5. Extremely
valuable
N/A
Member survey results
•
Q5: Members would value the promotion of certification value to industry/employers and
understand how to use certifications to their advantage:
How valuable would you find the following potential certificationrelated activities?:
60%
50%
40%
1. Detrimental
30%
2. No value
3. Neutral
4. Valuable
20%
5. Extremely valuable
10%
0%
Promotion of certification value Using your certification to your You gaining an understanding
to industry/employers
advantage
of the value of ISACA
certifications
Member survey results
•
Q6: Further value can be obtained by understanding knowledge and tools available from
ISACA and how to use them and how to leverage CPE-recording tools:
How valuable would you find the following knowledge/tool-related
activities?
70%
60%
50%
1. Detrimental
2. No value
3. Neutral
40%
4. Valuable
5. Extremely valuable
30%
N/A
20%
10%
0%
Understanding how to Understanding knowledge Leveraging CPE-recording Understanding CPE policy
use available knowledge and tools available from
tools
and tools
ISACA
Member survey results
•
Q7: $150 is the median price the majority of survey participants would be willing to pay for a
full ISACA education day offering eight CPEs:
What do you think if a fair price for a full ISACA Wellington
education day offering eight CPEs?
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Less then $50
$50 to $99
$100 to $199
$200 to $299
$300 or greater
Member survey results
•
Q8: South Island members obtain mixed value from South Island events (based on three
responses):
For our South Island members, how valuable do you find the
South Island events?
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
1. Detrimental
2. No value
3. Neutral
4. Valuable
5. Extremely valuable