ALBANY, N.Y., Jan. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of
Directors of Pyxis announces the formal launch of this United States-based not-for-profit
professional association that will bring IT industry and other
related business functions together to advance careers, standards,
and performance through leadership, networking, education, training
and innovation. As a professional association, Pyxis focuses on
maximizing the value of best practices through the integration of
best practices, capabilities, and disciplines.
Pyxis takes its name from a constellation in the
southern sky. Abbreviated from Pyxis Nautica, its name
is Latin for a mariner's compass. The Board of
Directors thought it was very appropriate to choose this symbol as
the new association's logo—as Pyxis will be charting a new course
for IT.
The four points of the Pyxis compass are critical areas
that must be seamlessly integrated to maximize the value of
technology:
- Business Acumen
- Agile Practice
- Service Management
- Enterprise Architecture, Security, and other Emerging
Practices
With organizations heavily relying on technology and so much
changing in the industry, Pyxis seeks to be a catalyst for
conversation about the change needed to reach a new tipping point
so the dynamics of the IT evolution can be better understood,
promoted, and shared among IT organizations, business functions,
professional associations, and the industry as a
whole.
With rapid growth and advancements in best practices in the
service management sector, there is a clear need for a professional
association that focuses on helping professionals build their
business acumen, as well as understand how to integrate best
practices to maximize the value of the various frameworks and
standards for the business.
This is why Pyxis was founded and what the new association is
working hard to achieve.
Pyxis is developing intellectual property for business acumen,
which will take the form of an interactive learning experience for
IT professionals to understand the business and the implication of
their decisions more clearly.
Membership in Pyxis offers the following benefits:
- Quarterly access to free and deeply-discounted virtual training
sessions (live and recorded)
- Discounted registration to "Decoder Ring for the Entire
Ecosystem", the Pyxis 2018 Roadshow
- Career Guidance and Advice
- Curated Industry Articles and Insights
- White Papers and articles dedicated to integrating best
practices in transforming and maximizing the value of Information
Technology
- Member e-News and other industry updates
- Access to Pyxis Communities and Forums
- Research (coming later in 2018)
- Being part of an exciting new venture that is going to unify
IT.
Reaction to Pyxis and its work is coming in:
A new member offers: "I became a member of Pyxis because of
their focus on understanding business and applying business skills
to IT. They are going to spark a fundamental shift in how the
industry thinks about providing IT services. I want to be a part of
that conversation as it is long overdue. Best practices play a role
but the business conversation and business skills are the most
important aspect of being successful when I work with my business
partners."
Another new member built this business case: "I have a genuine
interest in the industry knowledge of how IT frameworks are being
integrated and see this as ongoing dialogue between the
architecture, agile practices, and support of the IT
offerings."
Pyxis Director Jay Stuart shares
why he helped found Pyxis: "I accepted the invitation to became a
board member of Pyxis because I believe the IT industry needs a
unifier. The IT industry continues to introduce numerous
approaches, best practices, and other strategies for maximizing its
value. With so many from which to choose, Pyxis is helping our
profession to integrate business acumen, agile practices, service
management, enterprise architecture, security and other emerging
practices. That's why Pyxis was formed and why I agreed to be
a leader of the movement."
The first training program of Pyxis' inaugural year takes place
on February 7, 2018
from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET
with SolutionWise™ Max4, one of the KEPNER and FOURIE's strategic
decision making & solution building processes. This process
helps IT professionals design and build unique decisions with
confidence that there will be a successful outcome. The
training offers information and options for strategic advantage, to
help participants become a solution-focused leader with innovative
solutions to seemingly unsolvable problem situations. SolutionWise
Max4 is a tested approach that finds cost-effective, in-house
actions to fix any problem situation effortlessly and
rapidly. Omnikron will be conducting the class.
To learn more about Pyxis, please go to:
www.pyxisconnect.org.
Media Contact: Brian Buff,
Interim Executive Director
Email: office@pyxisconnect.org
Phone: 518-694-4420
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