Services

Associate membership includes the following:

		Free Functional CV - provided to the contractor for completion
		and quality assured by 7C Alliance for:

facilitating alliance of contractor's capability with that of
other 7C Alliance members

assisting 7C Alliance Limited in readily networking the
contractor with relevant agencies, consultancies and
other contacts needed for sourcing and doing contract
work

		Free CV review - where marketability is analysed by Fisher
		King Associates, an Alliance Partner of the 7C Alliance with 20+ years' experience in recruitment consulting

		Introductions to 7C Alliance members and Partners relevant
		to knowledge required for sourcing or doing contract work - and according to member's needs and goals for a better match to market!

		Invitation to informative and relevant talks, workshops as well
		other networking events, with member discounts where events require payment to attend;

		Reduced cost of acquiring certifications through Study Group
		concept

		Opportunity to receive referrals or source leads through 7C
		Alliance's structured online and face-to-face networking, supported by knowledgeable and caring contractor support services

		Lists of Trusted Agencies and, where known, Preferred
		Agencies for the contractor's area of IT work.

		Discounts up to 25% on McGraw-Hill and TSO publications,
		as deemed relevant to areas of work in IT

		Lifestyle support services provided by independent
		businesses aligned with 7C Alliance.

		Invitation to join 7C Alliance's discussion group on LinkedIn,
		LITCAM list as well as Facebook groups - with discounts on special talks and events organised by 7C Alliance.

Not included - but available as value-added service: coaching and/or
marketing support from senior 7C Alliance members and 7C
Alliance's Premier Partner Recruitment Consultancy, Fisher King
Associates. This is available at an hourly rate according to
assessment of effort required.

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Business membership includes the following:

		One-on-one analysis of individual Business Member's
		needs for survival, followed up with introductions or advice on how to meet needs for survival - as done for Senior Associates (see above).

		Analysis of the Business Member's business ideas and
		concepts - including assessment of risk to the Business Member based on their needs for survival as well as scope and/or hope for success of the business idea or concept. A variety of techniques are available to do this - and the most relevant and suitable to use are assessed at a confidential one hour one-on-one interview using a directive coaching method.

N.B.Additional fees may apply according to requirements

identified for support in assessing risk to the Business

Member and/or needs for definition and development of the

business idea or concept.

		Support for business concepts as well as developing and
		sharing costs of operating the business including:

Introduction to relevant online forums
Introduction to low cost sources of market research,
business planning, marketing advice, funding and
other means to help plan what needed to define and
resource the business - but also considering what
they need for themselves into the equation.
Shared use of 7C Alliance's Office Management for
setting up of meetings and use of office facilities
throughout the United Kingdom through its 0844
number, combined with that of its Marketing Support
team in facilitating marketing campaigns and events
where awareness, interest, trial and adoption of the
business can be facilitated.
Advice on remediation, where business may need
support to turn it around or consideration of low risk
and low cost exit strategies for the Business Member

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P remium membership includes the following:

		The same as for Business Members, except focused on
		needs for Professional Development of the individual as an expert and thought leader rather than that on starting up and building a business providing a product or service using a group of individuals and delivery mechanism.

		Cost-effective marketing support and promotion, including
		facilitation of opportunities, where knowledge and capability is relevant, to:

Speak or present concepts or thoughts to relevant
individuals or businesses in the marketplace or
industries
Mentor Associate Members
Coach Senior Associate members
Provide advice to Business Members.
Engage with the wider Business Community
beyond 7C Alliance, as relevant to industry
initiatives, issues or needs for work
Generally facilitate best practice or provide thought
leadership.

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Senior Associate membership includes the following:

		All of the services provided above for the Associate Member;
		as well as the following:

		Full analysis of needs for contract work, according to 7C
		Alliance's "7 C's" (tm) - this is a 2 hour one-on-one interview with a leading member of the 7C Alliance who has over 20 years' experience in either management and/or consulting, as well as being an expert in marketing for senior roles

		Use of Study Group concept as a low cost way to upskill on
		industry certifications, such as PRINCE2 or ITIL, as well as understand and apply best practice in managing or advising on delivery. N.B. 7C Alliance supports an "open practice" model, including supporting standards and practices initiated by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), the British Standards Institute (BSI) and International Standards Organisation (ISO), amongst others.

		Facilitate means to share knowledge and services from, or
		reduce costs of individually belonging to, leading membership and industry associations, such as Institute of Directors (IoD), IT Service Management Forum (itSMF), etc.

		Structured support for marketing for work through any one of
		recruitment agencies, consultancies or direct to end-clients

		Use of low cost facilities with WIFI for informal or formal
		meetings with fellow members or end-clients

		Actively supported networking, either online or face-to-face,
		that enable increased opportunity to meet contacts relevant to level of comfort for selling services

		Access to 7C Alliance's skills- and knowledge-base for
		enabling an integrated approach to the market that enables the Senior Associate member to assure quality of contacts as well as skills and knowledge of those that they may need to support them in getting or doing work. This includes opportunity to pre-qualify teams of resources that a Senior Associate may need to manage themselves on contract, or advise the end-client on how to manage them.

Not included - but available as value-added service: coaching to
support professional development This is available at an hourly rate
according to assessment of effort required.

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		Senior Associate
		Business
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