CNMCyber Team

The CNM Cyber Team (previously known as CNM Tech Skills Training Team, and CNM Tech Team; also known by an acronym CNM DT; hereinafter, the Team) is the team of the Career Network Ministry (CNM) that provides CNM with a bundle of online and onsite services collectively called CNM Cyber.

Organizational culture

DevOps

In order to provide CNM with CNM Cyber, the Team:

1. Decides on:
   • Portfolio of services to be designed, developed, and maintained. This portfolio is called CNM Cyber;
   • Bundle of software that support CNM Cyber. This bundle is called CNM Cloud; as well as
   • Collection of endeavors that shall be undertaken in order to design, develop, and maintain CNM Cyber within the fundraised budget. This collection is collectively called the CNM Cyber Transformation and particularly includes CNM Cloud Project.
   The body that is responsible for the decisions is called the CNM Technology Board;
2. Clarifies requirements for CNM Cyber, CNM Cloud, and CNM Cyber Transformation. The body that is responsible for clarifications and other ad hoc activities is called the CNM IT Taskforce;
3. Manages projects and operations that CNM Technology Board has approved, while:
   • Implementing the requirements for CNM Cyber, CNM Cloud, and CNM Cyber Transformation; and
   • Commonly, hiring third-party vendors.
   The body that is responsible for the management of development operations is called CNM IT Office.

The Team may also exercise other operations depending on its members' career needs.

Brief history

The CNM Tech Skills Training Team was initially created in February of 2012 in order to provide patrons of the Career Network Ministry with free technology training. Both the name and inspiration came from Dr. Mallard Owen, then, a member of the CNM's leadership circle.

The most of training sessions concentrated on office suites, web development, and project management. During the hands-on training, the participants utilized partners' software.

In summer of 2013, the Team received hundreds of yearly subscriptions for Microsoft enterprise-level products, particularly SharePoint Online. In order to run its own platform for the trainees, the Team started acting as a technology startup and, thus, became the CNM Tech Team.

There were several attempts to land new partners when the subscriptions ended in 2014. These attempts were successful in the short-run, but sooner or later the partners pursued other opportunities and abandoned the engagement. In 2016, the Team lost almost all of its Cyber assets as a result of the server collapse. Next year, the Team destroyed its own slowly-developed private cloud to reduce the expenses.

In winter of 2018, a new concept of providing CNM patrons with computer services was developed, so the Team became the CNM Computer Services. When those services were officially named CNM Cyber, the Team acquired its current name.

Structure

The Team consists of the CNM Technology Board, CNM IT Office, and CNM IT Taskforce.

Board

Main wikipage: CNM Technology Board

The CNM Technology Board defines the strategy of the Team through its approval or disapproval of CNM Cyber, CNM Cloud, and CNM Cyber Transformation.

Taskforce

Main wikipage: CNM IT Taskforce

The CNM IT Taskforce unites those volunteers who are involved into generating requirements for CNM Cyber, CNM Cloud, and CNM Cyber Transformation.

Office

Main wikipage: CNM IT Office

The CNM IT Office manages the CNM Cyber Transformation projects. Its day-by-day operations include support for both CNM Technology Board and CNM IT Taskforce.

Desired outcomes

The Team is committed to three areas of results: (a) developed services collectively called CNM Cyber, (b) developed CNM Cloud, which is technology supporting CNM Cyber, and (c) smooth operations of the CNM Cyber Transformation projects such as CNM Cloud Project designed to create CNM Cloud particularly and CNM Cyber generally.

Services

Main wikipage: CNM Cyber

The CNM Technology Board defines the strategy of the Team through its approval or disapproval of CNM Cyber, CNM Cloud, and CNM Cyber Transformation.

Technology

Main wikipage: CNM Cloud

The CNM IT Taskforce unites those volunteers who are involved into generating requirements for CNM Cyber, CNM Cloud, and CNM Cyber Transformation.

Development projects

Main wikipage: CNM Cyber Transformation

The CNM IT Office manages the CNM Cyber Transformation projects. Its day-by-day operations include support for both CNM Technology Board and CNM IT Taskforce.

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