| Tools and Resources
develop uk
has a proven track record in researching business partnering,
writing articles and developing practical toolkits.
We have a range of bespoke IT business partnering tools designed
to support organisations and individuals successfully implement
partnering and develop in the role of the IT Business Partner.
If you in interested in any of the tools described below, email
Judith.strange@develop.uk.com
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1. How Are We Doing? Readiness For IT Business
Partnering
This tool is about the current IT function and
its ‘readiness’ for IT business partnering. It can either
be used as a questionnaire or a ‘card sort’ in a group
exercise. For each of the questions you decide whether the answer
is ‘yes’, ‘no’ or ‘partly’ and
then you can map your function’s current progress towards
business partnering and the next key steps on the journey.
2. Mapping Your Current Role
This simple tool reviews the current activity
of IT Professionals against key activities within a business partnering
approach. The personal profile you create shows to what extent you
currently operate as a ‘Strategic Business Partner’,
‘Consultant’, ‘Specialist/Expert’ and ‘Provider
of Operational IT Support’. By mapping current activity and
roles, it allows individuals to take a step back and determine what
they will need to do more of and less of, going forward. It can
also be used to help develop job descriptions by recognising the
overlaps and differences between roles.
3. IT Business Partner Competencies
As part of our extensive experience and research
in working with and developing Business Partners, we have developed
a suite of competencies which include those for an IT Business Partner.
Under the headings of ‘Relationship Manager’, ‘Shaper’,
‘Leader’, ‘Consultant’ and ‘Expert’,
the competencies identify development needs and ensure the expectations
of the role, skills and behaviours are clear and understood. Our
development programmes and IT Academy solutions directly link to
supporting the IT Business Partner competencies.
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