Advanced Strategic Information Technology Management

The workshop is intensive and is designed to help participants gain a full understanding of the costs, economics and opportunities provided by the corporate computing systems, the internet, cloud computing, open standards and social media. Participants will also learn how to plan and introduce efficient enterprise computing systems. Cloud computing and software and a service.

CONTENTS

*IT Strategy

• • IT Applications, Security and Architecture
  • IT Strategy Framework
  • Common mistakes and SWOT
  • Issues in formulating IT Strategy

*Project Management

• • Large vs Small projects
  • Agile versus other Methodologies
  • IT Benchmarking

*Management Information and Financial Systems

• • Financial and Budgets
  • Data Efficiency, Utilization and Control
  • Business intelligence
  • Managing a large Organization

*Cloud Computing

• • Cloud Issues: Security, Confidentiality, Performance and Limitations
  • Purchasing and Procurement of cloud
  • Cloud as an opportunity to upgrade
  • The Economic case for cloud Computing

*Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

• • ERP and Workflow
  • Functionality and vendor Analysis
  • ERP and open standards

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.