IT 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.

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This course is delivered in our virtual classroom, held over 3-days. This 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 CIO's of smaller IT shops enhance the value of IT to the organisation it serves. 

Course Overview

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

Living in a Waterfall, Agile, Wagile World

• Methodological Differences
• Political and Leadership Issues
• Effect of Leading Edge Technologies
• Dealing with Distance, Time and Culture
• Communication Flash Points
• Project Cooordination Issues
• Job and Skill Implications
• Mixed 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
• Organisational Thinking
• Strategic Thinking Process
• Strategic Planning Process

IT and Organisational Productivity

• Key Productivity Concepts
• Productivity Enablers
• Creating an IT Productivity Culture
• Productivity Amplifiers 
• The Productivity Pyramid

IT Governance

• IT Governance
• IT Demand Governance
• IT Risk Management
• IT Compliance

Data Governance

• Data Governance Challenges
• Data Quality and Completeness
• Data Quality Dimensions
• Causes of Data Issues
• Data Governance Groups

DAY 3: Innovation, AI, Staff Growth 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 Lifecycle

IT Leadership's Role in AI

• AI Techniques, Types and Functionality
• IT-Specific AI Internal uses and benefits
• Key IT Leadership Questions about AI

Coaching, Mentoring and Team Development

• Managerial and Technical Skill Enhancement
• Formal and informal training
• Mentoring your Team
• 5D Coaching Process
• Virtual Motivation, Engagement and Wellbeing

IT Project and Vendor Negotiating

• Negotiation styles
• Negotiation preparations
• Negotiating strategies
• Dealing with difficult tactics 

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the IT Management and Leadership Executive 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 organisation
• 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

Who Should Attend

The target audience for our 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.

Pre-requisites

There are no pre-requisites for this workshop. Senior management and IT related work experience is recommended.

Exam & Certification

This course prepares participants for the examination leading to the Information Technology Management & Leadership Executive (ITMLE®) certification. The exam is conducted in the ITML Institute learning management system.

• The exam consists of 75 questions, 50 multiple-choice and 25 short-answer questions
• This is an open book, open notes exam and can be completed in one or multiple sessions.
• A pass mark of 70% is required to achieve the certification. 
• The exam takes between 3-4 hours to complete, there is no time limit, nor is the exam timed. 

This course provides 21 Professional Development Units (PDU’s)

Course Materials

This course comes with access to ITML Institute’s official training e-materials. The Learner Kit includes:

Learner Workbook for students to download, or view on laptop or tablet devices (excellent post-class reference)

• Participation in unique exercises designed to apply concepts
• Sample documents, templates, tools and techniques
• Access to additional value-added resources and communities

The ITMLE certification exam and one-year access to our "IT Leadership Growth Library" is included at no additional cost.