Executive Strategy Training and Courseware

2010 presents organizations of all shapes and sizes with some significant challenges in the effective management of technology and the prioritization of information technology investments.  This strategic seminar examines the top 10 priorities (as identified by CIO Insight Magazine) facing the office of Chief Information Officer (CIO), as well as those that fulfill a similar role within the enterprise.

In this focused strategy session, participants are introduced to each of ten relevant and timely challenges facing enterprises in the effective management of information technology assets.  Each priority is introduced, challenges are explored, strategies are discussed, and practical best practices are recommended.

At the conclusion of the session, attendees participate in a collective assignment to produce actionable steps for applying this acquired knowledge and moving the enterprise forward.

Enterprise Architecture (EA) aims to align business and IT strategies and goals. In a world where market adaptation is key, EA enables businesses to be more agile and respond quickly to opportunities that arise within their customer base or the market at large.

This half-day seminar introduces EA, keys frameworks, models and approaches, EA practice and governance, as well as provides a realistic look at the EA value proposition. This seminar will provide decision makers with the essential understanding of Enterprise Architecture and where to start when putting EA into action in your organization.

One of the most valuable assets that your enterprise possesses is your data.  It represents a critical element of your organization’s intellectual property.  The trouble is that for many enterprises, their data is spread across multiple disparate data stores, complete with inconsistent data structures, non-standard naming conventions, duplicate data, and conflicting data representations.

Master Data Management (MDM) is an enterprise alignment strategy aimed at unifying your organization’s data into a coherent whole.  MDM provides an overarching methodology for resolving data fragmentation.  Data fragmentation results in duplicate data, inconsistent information sets, and stale or out-of-data reports.  MDM addresses all of this from a comprehensive perspective and ensures that your data management strategy aligns with your business objectives.

This course will provide your organization’s senior management team with an understanding of MDM, its business value, and practical steps to managing the opportunities and risks associated with adopting MDM within your enterprise.

The latest trend that is sweeping the industry is cloud computing.  As with any emerging technology, there is a significant degree of both hype and fear.  Organizations of all shapes and sizes are pondering the implications of the cloud upon their enterprises.

Cloud Computing is as much a business decision as it is a technological one.  There are tremendous implications and opportunities around technology outsourcing, enterprise IT funding models, and business continuity planning.  Cloud Computing holds phenomenal potential for organizations of all shapes and sizes and is a viable solution for enterprises within every industry.  The question really comes down to enterprise strategy and the economics involved in growing and expanding technology capabilities.

This course will provide your organization’s senior management team with an understanding of Cloud Computing, its business value, and practical steps to managing the opportunities and risks associated with adopting Cloud within your enterprise.

Web 2.0 holds tremendous potential for enterprises of all shapes and sizes.  The network has evolved from being a mere conduit for exchanging files, into a full-fledged ecosystem that is capable of facilitating collaboration and innovation.

This half-day seminar introduces Web 2.0 and the shift toward incorporating progressive Internet technologies such as wikis, blogs, data feeds, podcasting, instant messaging, and social networking into the enterprise intranet (“Enterprise 2.0”).  Additionally, the subject of Rich Internet Applications (RIA) will be explored, bringing desktop-grade user interfaces to thin clients such as browsers and mobile devices.  Finally, significant attention will be given to the value proposition and ROI offered by Web 2.0 / Enterprise 2.0.

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) delivers business agility by aligning the goals of IT and executive management supported by a configurable technology infrastructure. In a world where market adaptation is key, SOA enables businesses to be more agile and respond quickly to opportunities that arise within their customer base or the market at large.

This half-day seminar introduces SOA, process-driven business alignment, corporate and technology governance, and provides a realistic look at the SOA value proposition. This seminar will provide decision makers with the essential understanding of service orientation, process-driven alignment, and governance to evaluate the implications of SOA upon their business.