With over 50 Specialist Groups, plus ASSIST and IT Can Help, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, provides both members and the public with an unrivalled opportunity to keep abreast of current developments in numerous areas of interest.

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Agile Methods Specialist Group

The new Agile Methods Specialist Group is being created to bring together all those BCS members working across multiple disciplines and interested in all aspects of Agile. The inaugural event, was held on the 24th January, where the election of the new Specialist Group Committee took place, which was followed by a debate on Agile Methods.

Over the past decade, Agile adoption has experienced a continuous rise and it is steadily becoming mainstream. Agile is slowly breaking away from its origins in software development and is making significant inroads in all business disciplines. The main themes for this event was "What is the current status of Agile?" and "Where will Agile be in 2020?".

Please follow @BCS_Agile on twitter or contact agile.sg@bcs.org to contact the committee.

For more information on this group please visit the Agile Methods Specialist Group website

ICT Ethics Specialist Group

Following the Membership Board's approval of its formation, the new ICT Ethics SG got off to a good start at its inaugural meeting on 20 October 2011. Dr Penny Duquenoy FRSA MBCS was elected as Chair and speakers from IBM, Capgemini and an ethics adviser to the Royal Academy of Engineering gave thought-provoking presentations.

This SG will lend support the BCS Royal Charter's requirement 'to establish and maintain a sound ethical foundation for the use of computers, data handling and information technology systems; ... maintenance of a high standard of professional skill and conduct amongst members...' It will offer you the opportunity to contribute to the debates and discussions relevant to ICT ethics, to share best practice and raise awareness of issues facing today's IT professionals.

The diverse job titles of those who are already members of the SG include, 'Knowledge Management and Compliance Manager', 'Technology Policy Adviser', 'Student', 'Senior Manager Business Strategy', 'ICT Teacher',  'Business Relationship Manager', 'Implementation Consultant', 'Portfolio Project Manager'. Why not join them, after logging in above?