Information Technology Management and Leadership Executive (ITMLE®)
The IT Management and Leadership Executive (ITMLE®) Certification class is ideal for seasoned IT Managers and IT Directors (Managers of Managers) wanting to enhance their current job performance, position them for promotion, accelerate their upward mobility, and get a seat at the business strategy/decision-making table.
This three-day, high-energy, high-interaction, high-content workshop is designed to help prepare mid-level IT executives at large IT shops for higher levels of management responsibility and help CIOs of smaller IT shops enhance the value of IT to the organization it serves.
The ITMLE® certification exam and one-year access to our “IT Leadership Growth Library” is included at no additional cost.
Upon completion of the IT Management and Leadership Executive (ITMLE®) Certification class, students will be able to:
- Widen their knowledge of the “Business of IT”
- Enhance their IT strategic planning and thinking effectiveness
- Better understand and define the role of IT within the organization
- Establish a culture of coaching and mentoring within their team
- More effectively select, negotiate, and manage vendors
- Enhance their ability to implement change within IT and their user community
CIO.com selected the ITMLE® as Top IT Leadership Development Programs!
This class provides 21 Professional Development Units (PDUs)
DAY 1: Knowledge, Roles, Methodology, and Change
Thinking Like a CIO
- Knowledge Gathered
- Insights Gained
- Changes in Perspective
- Actionable Items
IT’s (and Your) Four Roles in the Organization
- Observer
- Requestor
- Implementor
- Leader
Working in Multi-Methodology Environments
- Methodology Review
- Methodological Differences
- Political and Leadership Issues
- Effect of Leading Edge Technologies
- Dealing with Distance, Time and Culture
- Communication Flash Points
- Project Coordination Issues
- Job and Skill Implications
- Multi-Methodology Best Practices
- Multi-Methodology Action Plan
IT as an Agent of Change
- IT Drivers of Change
- Traditional Change Methodologies
- ERICA IT Change Framework
DAY 2: Process, Productivity, and Governance
IT Strategic Planning and Thinking
- Strategic Thinking within IT
- Organizational Thinking
- Strategic Thinking Process
- Strategic Planning Process
IT and Organizational Productivity
- Key Productivity Concepts
- Productivity Enablers
- Creating an IT Productivity Culture
- Productivity Amplifiers
- The Productivity Pyramid
IT Governance
- GRC Definitions
- Key Governance Questions
- General Governance Activities
- Domain-Specific Governance Activities
Data Governance
- Definitions
- Challenges
- Operational Activities
- Data Governance Frameworks
AI Governance
- Definitions
- Legal and Compliance Activities
- Liability Minimization Activities
- Operational Activities
DAY 3: Innovation, AI, and Negotiation
Fostering IT Innovation
- Enablers and drivers of IT Innovation
- Design Thinking
- Divergent and Convergent Problem Solving
- Repurposing your Intellectual Property
- Building an Innovation Pipeline
- IT Innovation and Implementation Life Cycle
AI Leadership, People, Projects, and Funding
- When and How to Implement AI
- AI Funding Issues and Best Practices
- Potential AI-Related Employee Issues
- Potential AI-Related Project and Process Issues
- Key IT Leadership Questions About AI
IT Project and Vendor Negotiating
- Negotiation styles
- Negotiation preparations
- Negotiating Strategies
- Dealing with difficult tactics