Overview

The Center for Telecom Environment Management Standards (CTEMS) is a collaborative group of multi-functional professionals focused on legitimizing and advancing the fixed and mobile telecom management industry to the position of a leading business practice. Aligning global professionals from enterprises, carriers, industry suppliers and AOTMP, CTEMS is dedicated to leading and influencing the industry and those who work within it.

Collaborating regularly, members of CTEMS identify and confirm best practices, trends, opportunities and challenges that impact the industry in order to:

• Serve as ambassadors to the industry, driving support and acceptance of standards, best practices and management tactics.
• Enable those responsible for enterprise telecom environments, and the suppliers who service them, to align objectives.
• Create a forum of respected industry professionals and thought leaders to create more productive enterprise telecom environments.

CTEMS membership is complementary for all qualified professionals interested in advancing the telecom management industry. In appreciation for participating in CTEMS, active members receive the following benefits:

• telecomCONNECT – Member newsletter sharing standards adoption trends and industry perceptions (delivered monthly via email to active members)
• Live Monthly Member Webcast – Live presentation of industry direction findings gleaned from members (held the second Tuesday of each month from 1130a-1215p ET)
• CTEMS LinkedIn Group – Peer-to-peer discussion exclusively for CTEMS members (participate anytime)

CTEMS is an industry group funded and managed by AOTMP. Summary data for adoption trends and industry perceptions generated through CTEMS is available to active members through telecomCONNECT and monthly member webcasts. Detailed reporting of adoption trends and industry perceptions generated through CTEMS is available exclusively through a subscription to AOTMP’s Telecom Management Intelligence portal. In addition to best practice adoption trends, standards adoption guides and industry development information identified through CTEMS, the portal contains AOTMP University courseware and certifications, Efficiency First® Framework resources, telecom management benchmarks, business analytics tools, performance management tools, supplier intelligence resources, research publications, best practice templates and checklists, process and organizational structure diagrams, and carrier resources.