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Governance
The BuyIT Best Practice Network is a programme of IT World Limited. Governance is vested in the Network members. Each subscribing and co-opted member has a voice and proceedings are managed by consensus.

Members

  • Determine programme priorities
  • Participate in a leading national best practice initiative
  • Share information on best practice with other members
  • Provide expert commentaries for Computer Weekly series

Members meet annually to:

  • Appoint the Executive Board
  • Set up working Networks and appoint Chairmen
  • Approve strategy and workplan priorities
  • Monitor progress

The Executive Board is made up of the Chairmen of the BuyIT Best Practice Network Steering and Working Groups, as shown below. It supervises the detail of programmes at quarterly meetings and with regular personal interaction with IT World staff. Executive Board members are Vice-Chairmen of BuyIT.

The Working Groups lead the work to set the agenda and disseminate the best practice output.

The Steering Groups are responsible for steering the work programmes; they report directly to the BuyIT Best Practice Network Executive Board.

IT World Limited

The work of BuyIT is managed and implemented on behalf of the Executive Board by IT World Limited, headed by:

  • Frits Janssen, BuyIT Best Practice Network Director
  • David Eakin, Professional Services Director
  • Stephanie Fraser, BuyIT Membership Coordinator
  • Peter Norman, Business Development Manager

IT World:

  • Provides the BuyIT secretariat
  • Manages and implement the BuyIT programme of activities as agreed by the Board
  • Markets BuyIT, attract new members and programme sponsorship
  • Manages contracts associated with BuyIT programmes
  • Holds the copyright on published BuyIT materials
  • Manages the dissemination of BuyIT messages and material
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