Collaborating through IT Associations
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Exove has been collaborating through IT associations several years and this sessions explores the costs and benefits of the collaboration.
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Collaborating through IT Associations
- 1. COLLABORATION THROUGH IT ASSOCIATIONS IS IT WORTH THE TROUBLE?
- 2. About Myself § Janne Kalliola, CEO of Exove § Have been coding since 1983 – Basic, Pascal, Lisp, Fortran, C/C++/Obj C, Java, PHP, JavaScript § Working with web publishing since 1994 and open source CMS from 2003 § Now running Exove, a leading Nordic company focusing on open web technologies
- 3. Collaboration at Exove § Exove collaborates with its peers, partners and competitors in two IT associations § Code from Finland § Better Digital Services
- 5. Code From Finland § Code from Finland symbol makes it easier for people to find companies which develop their software in Finland § Association focuses on well-being of coders in Finland together with the companies § Currently around 200 members, all companies § Awards one person a year for advancing coding in Finland § koodiasuomesta.fi/en
- 7. Better Digital Services § Association with the mission to raise the standard of digital services in Finland § 16 members, high-end Finnish digital agencies § Organises annual BlueArrowAwards gala § Awards digital solutions with impact on several categories § Collaborates with Code from Finland in one category § bluearrowawards.com
- 8. Exove and the Associations § Exove is a founder of Better Digital Services § I'm currently a vice member of the board § Exove joined very early on into Code from Finland § I'm currently the chairman of the board
- 9. What Has It Taken? § Exove has invested quite a lot of work into both associations § Marketing people worked with BlueArrow gala § We've built the website for both associations § I've personally invested my free time to both projects § Afew hours a month § More during rush hours, like near events or prizes
- 10. What Has It Given? § We've been competing – among others – in Blue Arrow gala, but had not got awards yet § I've been able to network with several bodies – associations, government organisations, etc. – through Code from Finland § Being a spokesperson for 200 companies has surprisingly big weight § Both I and Exove have gained valuable insight and networks through these § No direct impact on our business, yet
- 11. Is It Worth It? § Personally – yes § Alot of opportunities to network § Good amount of insight from peers § Several doors have opened that would have stayed shut without the associations § For Exove – strong maybe § No business impact, at least we haven't recognised any § Networking has given very good insight for our management team § For IT market – yes
- 12. My Observations § Size does matter in the associations § 200 member Code from Finland has way more weight than 16 member Better Digital Services § Running associations can be hard and time- consuming
- 13. My Advice § If you participate in an association, decide whether you want just to enjoy the ride or make changes in the market § If latter, you need to be at the helm of the organisation – this takes a lot of time and energy, can be very rewarding § Understand the cost and benefits § Don't participate in an association just for the sake of participation
- 14. Would I Do It Again? Of course – and actually I'm already doing it.