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5 day course - IT Leadership

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Jim Collins in his book ‘From Good to Great’ identified that the way great companies used technology was a major factor in their differentiation and success. But what should IT professionals do to lead successful organizations and where should they spend their time to be of most value?

This programme provides the answer, showing how to identify “IT leadership opportunities” and to make the most of them. We work with delegates to help them understand and apply practical techniques that will make a difference to their day-to-day performance. Click here to see our list of customer testimonials.

 

Programme Outline

The programme is made up of the following 5 modules:

  1. IT Leadership (1 day)
  2. Strategic leadership (1 day)
  3. Peer leadership (1 day)
  4. Innovation, change management & crisis leadership (1 day)
  5. Corporate leadership (1 day)

The course covers a broad range of subjects of relevance to anyone in a senior IT management position. It is a holistic and structured approach based on years of practical experience. It is specifically designed to develop the management skills and techniques needed to improve the performance of IT organizations.

Benefits

A wide range of skills and tools are taught in this course. Application of the techniques will yield the following major business and personal benefits:

  1. Leadership and motivational skills to deliver better results and retain top talent
  2. Robust strategy development processes to better meet corporate objectives
  3. Improved return on investment from better business cases
  4. Tighter cost management from enhanced vendor negotiations and contract management
  5. Improved performance measures and a framework to deliver them
  6. Techniques to harness innovation and new technologies
  7. Closer links with the business to deliver the right projects on time
  8. Improved change management for better program outcomes
  9. Better protection for your organisation against major outages and disasters
  10. Development of an external network of contacts to develop new ideas and benchmarks
  11. An action matrix and knowledge framework to keep abreast of new management techniques and technical advances