The IITP Code of Ethics is mostly concerned with non-discrimination, zeal, community, skills, competence, continuous development, consequences, and conflicts of interest,[3] and contains the following 8 tenets: The IITP has an estimated membership of approximately 3,500 individual members, plus around 120 Corporate Partners[4] (businesses who have joined on behalf of their staff) resulting in an estimated representation of over 10,000 ICT professionals.

The IITP also encompasses a number of Specialist Groups in topics such as software testing and computer security.

The institute maintains a fully staffed operational head office in Wellington and is managed by a Chief Executive who also sits on Council in a non-voting capacity.

[12] The IITP runs numerous events throughout New Zealand, but predominantly in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton and Dunedin.

As well as around 20 local events a month, the Institute began a monthly nationwide Innovators of ICT event series in August 2008, taking notable and successful entrepreneurs such as Rod Drury and Don Christie on a speaking trip to the five cities above to promote innovation and "thinking outside the square" to New Zealand's development and ICT community.