Institute of IT Professionals New Zealand

How do you achieve effective communication between the IT 'department' and other parts of the business? Having the right level of communication between people in an organisation is a critical factor in

Do you have the basics of project management down pat but want to move up to larger projects? Or struggling a little with delivery? Can you plan effectively but have trouble managing and motivating a team, or haven't got one yet? This two-day course covers advanced techniques for planning, managing, negotiating and ultimately becoming the best Project Manager you can be.

This full-day workshop will take your knowledge of SEO to the next level by teaching you how to further increase your site's compatibility with search engines and how to optimise a web site that uses more complex design technologies or challenging site architecture. This is a great follow-on from the Introductory workshop.

IT Governance is focused on the leadership, structures and processes that ensure an organisation's information technology sustains and extends the overall organisation's strategies and objectives. This one-day workshop is an introduction to the fundamentals of IT Governance, its relationship with Corporate Governance and its relevance in developing and sustaining organisations in the private and public sector from the perspective of IT Professionals.

What is Business Analysis? What are the processes and concepts involved and how do you move into this area? Business Analysis is a fundamental set of activities performed to define the change that a business requires and this half-day introductory course on Business Analysis provides a high level awareness of Business Analysis including terminology, discipline areas and primary activities.

This half-day course is an introduction to ICT Skills Mapping focused on organisational design, role profiling, integrating skills and competencies, managing gaps and much more. This workshop will cover the basics of using a framework such as SFIA to construct meaningful job descriptions, role profiles and career progression for IT staff.

In today's competitive business world, many potential projects and services are put out to tender. In the IT space, both local and central Government tender most projects meaning numerous IT companies

This advanced web security course is for senior or experienced developers who are looking for a deeper understanding of web security, beyond the OWASP Top 10 and the classic XSS attacks. Covering cryptography, advanced attacks, advanced design and defense and tools, this is an ideal follow-on from the IITP Web Security Strategies introductory workshop.

This full-day workshop, led by one of the SEO industry's most prominent trainers, will show you step-by-step how to optimise you or your clients' web sites to get noticed by Google and other engines. The course covers solid theory and practice and includes a live site analysis of selected attendees.

Are you baffled by the number of project management courses in the marketplace and just want a good overview to get you started? This day-long course from IITP, delivered by one of the industry's best project management trainers, provides a solid introduction to the profession of project management including the terminology, practices and techniques.

These days websites are under constant attack and recent events have proven how easy it is for a developer or administrator to make seemingly minor mistakes that have catastrophic consequences. In this workshop one of the industry's top information security experts will guide you through how to protect your site from the most common security vulnerabilities.

Many technical professionals find people management perplexing and time-consuming. They need quick ways to establish a staff-driven, high-performance workplace where people show initiative, make the appropriate

IT Governance is focused on the leadership, structures and processes that ensure an organisation's information technology sustains and extends the overall organisation's strategies and objectives. This one-day workshop is an introduction to the fundamentals of IT Governance, its relationship with Corporate Governance and its relevance in developing and sustaining organisations in the private and public sector from the perspective of existing and aspiring Directors without a strong IT background.

This full-day workshop will show you step-by-step how to implement a social media marketing strategy for a business of any size. The course includes real-life case studies, practical examples and clever ideas for using Twitter, Facebook, Google+, YouTube and other social media channels that you can immediately adapt to suit your own requirements.