By the end of this course, you will be able to : 

• Understand the different types of digital project and the key processes each involves.
• Conduct a digital disruption landscape audit for your organisation.
• Understand the steps required to become a Future Digital Leader.
• Gain a clear picture on Digital Transformation and common myths, missteps and misunderstandings.
• Gain a clear understanding of your first steps to implementing a digital transformation project.
• Learn the tools and strategies needed to help you implement digital transformation projects within your organisation.
• Devise a clear plan and set the criteria for success.
• Effectively manage and control projects aligned to business and stakeholder objectives.
• Understand what it takes to keep a project on time and on budget.
• Identify issues to avoid potential problems and have a disaster recovery strategy.

This Course ideal for : 

• Executives with responsibility for digital and/or IT.
• Digital and IT managers with ambitions to rise to the top.
• Chief Information Officers (CIOs). 
• IT Directors who feel that they need the ‘extra edge’

Day 1

Linking IT to business priorities

• A proven process for IT strategy.
• Aligning IT strategy to business priorities.
• Strategic domains and objectives.
• Looking for a better way — optimizing IT strategy.
• Composing and communicating the plan.

Day 2

Optics include advanced project, program & portfolio management

• Validating project business cases.
• IT project management wisdom.
• Effective project governance and reporting.
• Project portfolio management guidelines.
• Guidelines for successful change projects.

Day 3

IT communicating technology 

• The art of communicating technology.
• Presenting IT to non-technical audiences.
• Creating a compelling technology message.
• Handling difficult (IT) situations.
• Business relationship scenarios.

Day 4

Project Initializing and Planning

• Appraising IT project investments – tangible and intangible quantification techniques.
• Decomposing a project (business) need.
• Developing the IT Requirements.
• Developing the Project Schedule.
• Estimating and agreeing the project resources.
• Analysing the project plan.

Day 5

Commercial acumen

• The art of good commercial decisions.
• Getting the most from IT partners.
• Contract guidelines for successful IT.
• Delivering better negotiated outcomes.
• Negotiating as a team.

RECTUS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration