INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES SCALE OF

Transcript:INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES SCALE OF:
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES SCALE OF PROFESSIONAL CHARGES PRESENTED BY: ABIMBOLA SALAKO, Ph.D., FNCS, C.itp BACKGROUND AND HISTORY Olayinka/Aghanenu – June 2008 Uwaje – May 2009 RR&C Comm. – Mar. 2010 Members Input – Aug. 2010 Council Final Approval – Mar. 2011 NEED FOR SCALE OF CHARGES To aid in the regulation and control of IT practice To promote growth in IT practice To provide a uniform standard in conformity with those established by other professional bodies To provide benchmark for project cost estimation and project planning To safeguard the financial interest of both IT practicianers and their clients To provide a standard for dispute resolution Scope of Coverage All consulting services in IT Corporate Organizations Individual Consultants Long and Short-term Projects Exclusions: Purchase or Lease of project materials Consultant’s Reimbursable Expenses KEY AREAS OF IT CONSULTING SERVICES Consulting Services Contd. Scale of Professional Fees Rate or Percentage-Based Charges Consultant as Lead Consultant Consultant as participating Consultant Time or Duration-Based Charges Information Technology and System Consultant Categories Proposed level of Professional Managers for IT and Systems Projects Professional Charges for consultant as Prime Consultant SCALE OF FEES FOR OTHER PARTICIPATING CONSULTANT (I.E. EXCLUDING PROJECT MANAGEMENT) FEE DISTRIBUTION TO CONSULTANTS Contd. FEE DISTRIBUTION TO CONSULTANTS CATEGORIES OF CONSULTANTS Category A – Principal Consultants A top practitioner whose expertise is nationally or internationally recognized and who provides advice at a level of specialization where such advice is recognized as that of an expert. Category B - Lead/Senior Consultant A partner, sole proprietor, director, or member of a private consulting practice, who takes full responsibility for the liabilities of such practice, performs work of a conceptual nature in Information Technology System design and development, provides strategic guidance in planning and executing a project and/or carries responsibility for quality management pertaining to a project. Category C - Consultant/Associate All professional staff of a private consulting practice performing work of an Information Technology System nature and who carry the direct technical responsibility for one or more specific activities related to a project. A person referred to in Category A or B may also fall in this category if such person performs work of an Information Technology and Information System nature at this level. Category D – Technologist/Tech. Officer All other technical staff of a private consulting practice performing work of an Information Technology System nature under the direction and control of any person contemplated in Categories