IT Loves Business Units

Does this sound like your organization?

  • There is a communication problem between IT and Business Units
  • Your IT Department is underappreciated
  • IT is working to change but the Business Units need to change too
  • There are too many issues between IT and the Business Units to know where to start fixing them 
We have heard you and we can help!

View Course Details             What will I learn?

We have been listening to our students from a number of organizations and realized one of the biggest problems in organizations is the disconnect between IT and Business Units.

To help fix this problem, we created IT Leadership: Principles and Practices, a course based on feedback from customer round tables that included emerging IT leaders in the metro area. With their help, we identified where the pain points were in their organizations and designed the course curriculum to specifically address those issues.

This course employs both face-to-face and online interaction and is conducted by skilled facilitators and Subject Matter Experts who "have the battle scars" from the frontlines of IT leadership.

Don't take our word for it! Read testimonials from IT Leaders who have benefited from our course already!

Benefits of IT Leadership: Principles and Practices:

  • Build strong relationships
  • Measure & communicate IT value
  • Elicit business unit challenges, needs & requirements
  • Develop effective teams
  • Align IT vision & strategy with Business Units
  • Create ROIs, balanced scorecards & skill assessments metrics

Topics:

  • Bridging the Gap - Business Unit Relationships
  • Communication - The Building Block for Leadership
  • Eliciting Business Requirements
  • Providing & Communicating IT Value
  • Building People Through Coaching & Development
  • Unlocking Team Potential
  • Motivating & Empowering Your Team
  • Planning for Success
  • Aligning IT Strategy & Vision

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Do you feel like breaking up with your IT department?

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IT Leadership: Principles and Practices

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My key takeaways from this course:
Mary Thompson, Allina
  • We need to build a relationship with business to understand their needs, communicate the value of IT and become a trusted advisor
  • It’s all about the people: build your teams, get S.M.A.R.T. goals and provide feedback
  • There are commonalities among all types of industries and we can all learn from each other
  • Great business writing tips
  • Assigned reading material was of great value
  • Great networking opportunities
  • Insights colors education is invaluable

News & Events 


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    July 29, 2011

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  • They just don't understand IT! Building Better Relationships with Business Units Lunch 'n' Learn Slides

    July 28, 2011

    Presentation slides from the 7/27 presentation of They just don't understand IT! Building Better Relationships with Business Units.