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"A well presented seminar. Adding value to developing practical alignment approaches, provoking thought, and giving excellent tools and learning to take home with. Very professionally conducted."
Mr Timo Koponen, CIO, Altia Plc
"A lively and enlightening seminar that revealed some very practical tips on aligning IT to the business. I learnt some effective ways that business and IT can work together towards a single goal of creating solutions that add value. This seminar exceeded my expectations."
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2-Day Seminar
Successfully Aligning Business and IT
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29-30 March 2012, London
22-23 November 2012, London
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- Seminar Fee
- Multiple Seminar Booking Discount and Group Booking Discount
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Overview
Business/IT alignment is about the relationship between Business and
IT, the role IT plays in the business strategy and the added value
IT can offer in achieving the company's mission. A lot of IT organisations
today are trying to achieve better alignment. This seminar introduces
the major alignment concerns that companies face today and aims at
offering a pragmatic approach towards alignment, which is underpinned
with rock solid models and real-life lessons learned from various companies
and sectors who have achieved better Business/IT alignment.
Learning
Objectives
This seminar will provide you with a sound framework and practical
advice on how to align IT and business within your company.
- Alignment models and mechanisms for improving the relationship between business and IT
- Organisational concepts and impact towards alignment: what works and what does not?
- Positioning of IT, building trust and putting IT on the map
- Building a lasting relationship towards management and towards the board
- How to implement alignment, how to manage the change towards an aligned IT, and how to maintain alignment
- Best-Practice in alignment and how to avoid over-engineering of alignment structures
- The Alignment Problem
- History of alignment
- What went wrong and when?
- How to recognize misalignment
- Alignment self-assessment
- Case Study
- Introduction and background
- The many things that went wrong and why
- A business view on IT and an IT view on the business
- The IT Reality
- The business reality
- Mind the gap
- Alignment, Governance, Architecture - which viewpoint is right or helpful?
- IT Governance frameworks
- Ross, Weill & Robertson
- Henderson & Venkatraman
- The IT Fusion framework of Peter Hinssen
- Architecture
- The role of enterprise architecture in alignment
- What architecture models work best
- Alignment or best-practice frameworks
- ITIL and Service Portfolio Management
- PRINCE2 or PMBOK
- The Project Manager as relationship builder, marketeer and change manager
- Portfolio and Value management
- Why portfolio's are not understood by the business
- Why IT has difficult times explaining value
- Alignment and culture
- The role of corporate culture
- The IT crowd
- International cultural dimensions and the impact on IT
- Technology Marketing
- Building a strong IT community
- The business value proposition
- Enterprise 2.0
- Putting IT in the innovation equation
- Web 2.0 behind the firewall
- The long tail of Enterprise IT
- Positioning of the IT department
- Positioning of IT as a "services company" in a broader networked landscape
- Winning the hearts and souls of our internal customers
- From good to great: from service provider to innovator
- The alignment process
- Alignment as a plan : architecting your alignment framework
- Alignment as a journey : defining your alignment interventions
- Alignment as a capability: developing skills and knowledge
- Alignment as a habit: maintaining alignment and alignment evolution
Audience
Both IT and Business people who want to know more about Business/IT alignment, IT governance and improving the relationship between IT and business....
- CIO
- IT Strategy
- IT Management
- IT Consultant
- Business Analyst
- Business Information Manager
- IT Architects
- Programme Manager
- Project Manager
- Service Manager
- The seminar is based on Jeroen's experience in transforming leading IT companies
- Case Study is based on a real life example
- No technical IT knowledge required
- Workshop format, both based on the case study and on the participant's experience
All delegates will receive a copy of the book co-authored by Jeroen Derynck, "Business/IT FUSION: How to move beyond Alignment and transform IT in your organization ".
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Jeroen Derynck is a seasoned program manager with a proven track record in business/IT and IT transformation projects. He holds a degree in Interpretation and an additional master in communications and media. As an Enterprise 2.0 strategist he has guided companies to thrive in the "networked society". Jeroen consults, writes and lectures about the information workplace, web/enterprise 2.0 and IT-enabled innovation with a specific focus on the relationships between IT, strategy, communications and Human Resources. When implementing programs, he centers on implementing communication tools that enhance information exchange and stimulate creative interactions between business and IT in a climate of empowerment and community building. He was co-author of the book "business/IT fusion: beyond Alignment..." |
Seminar Fee
£1,095 + VAT (£219) = £1,314
Hotel Venue and Accommodation
29-30 March 2012
Venue: The DoubleTree Hilton
DoubleTree by Hilton London-West End
Southampton Row
WC1B 4BH London
Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 2828
Fax: +44 (0)20 7831 9170
Email: info@dtlondonwestend.com
http://www.crimsonhotels.com/doubletreelondon/
22-23 November 2012
Venue: TBA London
London Accommodation: IRM UK in association with JP Events Ltd has arranged special discounted rates at all venues and at other hotels nearby the venue. Please visit the JP Events website for further information.
E-mail: info@jpetem.com Tel +44 (0)84 5680 1138 Fax +44 (0)84 5680 1139.
In-House Training
If you require a quote for running an in-house course,
please contact us with the following details:
- Subject matter and/or speaker required
- Estimated number of delegates
- Location (town, country)
- Number of days required (if different from the public course)
- Preferred date
Please contact:
Jeanette Hall
E-mail: jeanette.hall@irmuk.co.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8866 8366
Fax: +44 (0)1923 828 770
Speaker: Jeroen Derynck
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IT Strategy & Management Series
The Corporate Strategy for IT: Innovation, Investment and IT
Successfully Aligning Business and IT
Multiple Seminar Booking Discount
Attend more than one of our seminars and you will be entitled to the following discounts:
- 2nd course 10%
- 3rd course 15%
- 4th course 20%
- 5th+ course 25%
Group Booking Discount
20% discount for 5 or more registrations made at the same time.
We regret that this offer cannot be used in conjunction with the Multiple Seminar Discount or any other discount.
Special Feature Business/IT Fusion: How to move beyond Alignment and transform
IT in your organization |
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