Course Description:

This Fostering IT Innovation course is designed to provide students with the information, insights and tools needed to foster innovation within their organization.  It covers the successful creation, implementation, enhancement and/or improvement of a technical process, business process, software product, hardware product, or cultural factor that reduces costs, enhances productivity, increases company competitiveness, or provides other business value.

This class is a component of the IT Management and Leadership Professional Certification. (ITMLE^©)

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of the Fostering IT Innovation course, students will be able to:

• Have a clear view of what IT innovation can mean for their company
• Lead stakeholders in developing an innovative IT environment
• Innovate even with resource constraints
• Have an understanding of tools and techniques to spur innovation
• Deliver the value of IT innovation to their company 

Audience:

• IT professionals who wish to work toward a formal certification
• IT individual contributors with career goals in supervising/management/senior leadership
• IT team leads or soon-to-be team leads
• IT supervisors or soon-to-be supervisors
• Newer IT managers or soon-to-be managers
• Experienced IT managers desiring a reputation for superior “technical people” management skills and to build their “brand” 

Prerequisites:

• none 

Duration:

  ½ day, full day and customized full-day formats available.

Course Topics:

      I.          Thoughts on Innovation

a.    What is IT innovation?

b.    Innovation outcomes

c.    IT innovation types

d.    Interesting CIO quotes

    II.          Enablers of IT Innovation

a.    Understanding business goals and objectives

b.    Collaboration between IT and business 

c.    Proactive and creative staff

d.    Commitment to quality improvement

e.    And many more …

   III.          Drivers of IT Innovation

a.    Constrained or reduce resources

b.    Competition / survival

c.    Greed

d.    Entrepreneurial mentality

  IV.          Innovation Facilitation Tools

a.    Brainstorming

b.    Five Whys

c.    and more …

   V.          Innovation Opportunities for IT

a.    Cloud computing

b.    Mobile device deployment

c.    Social media and active listening