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Strategic Information Technology – Level 1

4.7
7 reviews
  • I enjoyed the professional teaching. This was a well-structured course which helped me overcome the current challenges I've been facing. The consultants answered the questions I had in detail with their full attention. The training has enabled me to deliver a project in a more structured and professional way. I believe it has also helped me in my career for future progression.
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  • I’m really happy that my organisation is working with LCT. It’s great corporate training institute. I wish you all the best.
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  • The course was very interesting.
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Short course

In London

£ 2,850 + VAT

Business intelligence data driven strategy at its best!

  • Type

    Short course

  • Level

    Advanced

  • Location

    London

This Strategic Information Technology Level 1 training course imparted by London Corporate Training is an intensive week designed for board members or senior executives who want to understand quickly what Information Technology (IT) can do for their organisation.

It will help inform business decisions with participants learning the art of the possible, the commissioning process, and various elements which need to be considered as part of an effective IT strategy.

The curriculum covers the strategic choices which lie before forward-looking organisations - developments in corporate computing; agile techniques; common mistakes and challenges; opportunities and risks; and decision frameworks.

This course also includes management information requirements and their application. Finally, the programme looks at areas of IT development and how this may impact organisations in the future and relate to IT strategies and planning.

If you are interested in participating, ask for further information through emagister.co.uk.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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3 Shortlands, Hammersmith, London, W6 8DA

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About this course

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

• Appreciate the advantages and risks of corporate and internet computing, in achieving financial, efficiency and other objectives

• Explain the costs, economics and opportunities provided by the corporate computing systems, the internet, cloud computing, open standards and social media

• Create plans for the application and management of ERP, CRM and IT projects using agile project management to achieve efficient and reliable and effective performance

• Senior managers, executives and professionals, who need to understand the impact and opportunities arising from advances in IT, the internet, social media, cloud and open standards, in order to inform the board of emerging IT risks and opportunities

• Financial executives, managers and professionals, who are responsible for budgets and projects and must know the costs, economics, potential impact of computing and how to introduce computing projects

• Senior company executives who are in charge of change management, ERP, CRM and IT projects

• Those responsible for delivering IT and IT projects

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Reviews

4.7
excellent
  • I enjoyed the professional teaching. This was a well-structured course which helped me overcome the current challenges I've been facing. The consultants answered the questions I had in detail with their full attention. The training has enabled me to deliver a project in a more structured and professional way. I believe it has also helped me in my career for future progression.
    |
  • I’m really happy that my organisation is working with LCT. It’s great corporate training institute. I wish you all the best.
    |
  • The course was very interesting.
    |
100%
4.7
excellent

Course rating

Recommended

Centre rating

Continuous Improvement Manager Tulip Ltd, United Kingdom .

4.5
10/02/2017
What I would highlight: I enjoyed the professional teaching. This was a well-structured course which helped me overcome the current challenges I've been facing. The consultants answered the questions I had in detail with their full attention. The training has enabled me to deliver a project in a more structured and professional way. I believe it has also helped me in my career for future progression.
What could be improved: All good.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Mohammed Alnaidi

4.5
12/11/2016
What I would highlight: I’m really happy that my organisation is working with LCT. It’s great corporate training institute. I wish you all the best.
What could be improved: .
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Aisha Al-Rumaidi

5.0
19/10/2016
What I would highlight: The course was very interesting.
What could be improved: .
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Matthieu Perlemoine Engerran

5.0
15/08/2016
What I would highlight: Such professional courses and really good teachers. Incredible contents teaching in a really good way. Perfect organisation.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Alena Laskova

5.0
08/08/2016
What I would highlight: Great attention, clarity, and help! Thank you!
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Anonymous

4.5
16/05/2016
What I would highlight: The course was very relevant and effective. It's been very beneficial. The presenters' delivery and the entire programme is excellent.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Aisha Al-Rumaidi

4.5
01/11/2015
What I would highlight: The course was very interesting.
What could be improved: All good
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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This centre's achievements

2017

All courses are up to date

The average rating is higher than 3.7

More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months

This centre has featured on Emagister for 15 years

Subjects

  • Computing
  • Media
  • Project
  • Social Media
  • IT Project Management
  • Project Management
  • Internet
  • Systems
  • Technology
  • Social Skills

Course programme

IT strategy

· Advances in IT and developments in corporate computing

· IT applications, security, and architecture

· Issues in formulating IT strategy to meet organisational needs

· Current themes and trends – open standards and the new digital environment

· The IT strategy framework

· Where and how to start

· Common mistakes and SWOT


Project management

· Large versus small projects

· Agile versus other methodologies: SSADM and Prince II

· Big project case studies and research findings

· Procurement and contract management: life cycle procurement

· IT benchmarking


Agile project management

· History and successes

· Agile practices

· Agile disciplines and fulfilling control and reporting needs

· Setting up the agile team


Advanced Business Intelligence

· Information and intelligence to run an organisation: data driven models and budgetary control; decision support systems; risk modelling and data-mining

· Further techniques to define information: Critical Success Factors, KPIs, Balanced scorecard and benchmarks

· Specialist needs: combating money laundering; fraudulent trading etc.

· Communicating with the Boardroom: BI dashboards and BI usage

· The future: using BI to deliver policies


Using the web and social media for competitive gain

· BI and data-mining analysis of marketing and selling data

· Pro-active use of social media Facebook, viral campaigns, community groups

· Analysis of tweets and social media

· Dealing with big data and data discovery

Strategic Information Technology – Level 1

£ 2,850 + VAT