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Why Attend?

Information technology (IT) has become a vital part of almost every business – from multinational enterprises to small businesses. Today, it is not enough to create an IT strategy; it is also essential to derive IT strategy from enterprise strategy and position IT as a key enabler in the business value chain. 

Creating and managing a plan that outlines how technology and IT capabilities should be used to meet IT and business goals is no longer an option, but a necessity – especially in an era where some disruptions and innovations can actually change business value chains, disrupt business models, and/or transform how businesses operate.

Benefits Of Attending

• Learn how to manage IT like a business and how to define your effective IT strategic plan
• Recognise the value of IT and the components that form the strategic IT management body
• Acquire necessary knowledge to master the utilisation of different frameworks to manage your IT (such as COBIT, ITIL®, EA, etc.)
• Understand IT governance concepts as part of the overall organisational governance
• Leverage IT service management, quality and innovation/transformation to achieve excellence

Competencies

1. IT Strategic Management 
2. IT Governance and Value Management 
3. IT Business Excellence 
4. Enterprise Architecture 
5. IT Capability and Service Management IT Innovation

Who Should Attend

• CFOs, CIOs and IT Directors, IT Strategists and IT Governance Consultants 
• Newly appointed CIOs and IT Managers 
• Managers of IT Relationship Management, Managers of Service Management, Change Transformation 
• Managers and Programme Managers of IT Improvement Programmes

Course Requirements

Delegates must meet two criteria to be eligible for an Informa Certificate of Completion for a course:

• Satisfactory attendance – delegates must attend all sessions of the course. Delegates who miss more than 2 hours of the course sessions will not be eligible to sit the course exam 
• Successful completion of the course assessment. 

Course Methodology

The delivery of this course will be a dynamic blend of lectures, interactive discussions and group workshops. The course includes many real-life cases and experiences with lessons learned made available to delegates to benefit from managing IT strategically.

Delivered by Fred

Fred van Leeuwen is an international authority in the field of IT and consults with clients for practical IT improvement on a daily basis. He has written thought-provoking publications on the subject and has lectured on nearly all the continents, sharing his experiences with IT Directors, CIOs and other board members.

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