Professor Eric Sampson CBE Newcastle University UK President, IBEC

1. Challenges in developing ITS professional capacity Professor Eric Sampson CBE Newcastle University UK President, IBEC

2. Two types of problem

3. ITS is a young discipline • Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering older and two of them protective • Boundaries unclear • Career paths complex

4. Sector Discipline Personal Role Project Role Public Sector policy Public Sector management Public Sector installation Public Sector operations Private Sector consultancy Private Sector supplier Private Sector management Private Sector operations Graduate Trainee Analyst Senior Analyst Manager Senior manager Assoc Director Director Civil Eng Elec Eng Transport Eng Mech Eng Systems Eng Maths I C T Geography Town planning Planning Design Sales Contracts Implementation Operations Maintenance

5. Public Sector policy Public Sector management Public Sector installation Public Sector operations Private Sector consultancy Private Sector supplier Private Sector management Private Sector operations Graduate Trainee Analyst Senior Analyst Manager Senior manager Assoc Director Director Civil Eng Elec Eng Transport Eng Mech Eng Systems Eng Maths I C T Geography Town planning Planning Design Sales Contracts Implementation Operations Maintenance Sector Discipline Personal Role Project Role

6. ITS is a young discipline • Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering older and protective • Boundaries unclear • Career paths complex • ITS image & PR unclear / scary

7. The supply side is inefficient • Universities are slow to change • Universities are slow to decide • Universities have silos too • ITS tends to be postgrad so numbers low • Universities are risk averse and cost aware • 3 new attempts; 2 x ½ successes • 2 old courses with high ITS content

8. Three types of solution ‒ 1

9. Solutions 2 Question How do you eat an elephant ? Answer A mouthful at a time

10. Solutions 3 • Park the supply side (mostly) • C CC = cut costs through collaboration • Work with Civils, Mechanicals, Electricals • Shout about achievements • Woo the demand side

11. ITS (UK) 2008 survey

12. What employers want in ITS staff 1 1. Technical capability 2. Industry knowledge 3. Analytical capability 4. Communication skills 5. Team working 6. Understanding of behaviour 7. Project management 8. Leadership

13. What employers want in ITS staff 2 • Understand the Market • Keep pace with technology and products (supply) • Be aware of local and national policies (demand) • Policy Innovation • Match technologies and products to client policies • Technical Innovation • Adapt a general technology for a specific task • Planning and Delivery • Understand and be understood by other disciplines • Work with, leverage and manage other disciplines

14. 2011 and Peter Hendy’s kitchen • Plumber • Electrician • Fitter (cupboards and worktops) • Fitter (cooker, fridge, freezer) • Fitter (extractor fan) • Glazier • Wall tiler • Floor tiler & carpet layer • Carpenter Dr Peter Hendy CBE Transport Commissioner, London

15. What one special employer wants Programme Director ProgrammeManager ProgrammeManager ProgrammeManager Project Manager Project Manager Project Manager Project Manager Expert Expert Expert Expert Expert

16. Solutions 4 • Partnership for a while • Sell ‘smart’ and ‘clever’ • Sell breadth rather than depth • Sell uniqueness • Faster • No land take / planning delay • Services uninterrupted • Flexible/scalable • Sell special customer relationship IBEC

17. Questions / Comments ?