Current Public Seminars
2-Day Seminar
IT Investment Masterclass
Click here for an in-house quote request or for further information regarding in-house training.
Overview
How do leading organisations know that they are getting maximum value
out of the money they invest in IT projects and services, both individually
and as a portfolio? They apply tried and tested investment principles
to deliver the highest possible return on investment at every stage
in the investment cycle - from value-driven investment planning through
project selection, business case development, delivery and whole-life
IT service exploitation. Use this two-day seminar and workshop to benchmark
your own performance, and take away practical tips for radically enhancing
the value of your company's IT investments.
- Understand your company's 'investment culture'
- Define and use strategic investment principles for IT
- Integrate IT investment planning and exploitation with strategic and operational business management
- Develop and execute value-driven IT investment portfolios covering both projects and services
- Evaluate strategic IT options using investment scenarios
Where's the fire?
- Why we have a problem with IT investments
- The first strategic principle: IT on its own delivers no value
- What this means in practice
- Why many IT benefits realisation strategies fail
Case study
- Company profile & investment strategy
- Headline strategy for IT
The investment culture
- How to tell what it is
- Where do you fit in?
- IT - driving or following
Strategic investment principles
- Applying your company's corporate investment principles to IT
- Specific principles for IT investments
Value-driven investment plans
- Developing and using a 'value portfolio'
- Choosing and investing in projects involving IT
- Investing in IT services
- Provisioning for unknown investments and whole-life costs
The investment proposal (business case)
- Developing the investment hypothesis
- Avoiding the justification trap
- Accountability for success
Investment scenarios
- Fundamentals of scenario planning
- Using the investment plans to explore strategic IT options, e.g. business strategy scenarios, IT sourcing scenarios, Enterprise Architecture scenario
Special Features
- Workshop format
- Entirely founded on practical work with leading companies around the world
- Case study based on real life example
- No technical IT knowledge or in-depth financial knowledge required
- CIOs
- IT Directors
- IT Manager
- IT Strategists
- IT Consultants
- Business Analysts
- Enterprise Architects
- Project Leaders
- Senior IT managers
- Non-IT executives and managers with IT investment responsibilities
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: Chris Potts
Chris Potts works with people around the world as a hands-on practitioner and mentor, and has been called 'the world's leading thinker on IT investments'. He is the author of two books - “FruITion: Creating the Ultimate Corporate Strategy for Information Technology”, and “RecrEAtion: Realizing the Extraordinary Contribution of Your Enterprise Architects”. Chris has over 25 years’ experience in corporate, business and IT strategies, Enterprise Architecture, investing in change, and delivery.
He is an award-winning speaker, delivering seminars and conference keynotes worldwide. Chris has also given guest lectures on CIO strategies at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, and on Enterprise Architecture at the IT University of Copenhagen. He has been hailed as an expert in his field by CIO.com, is a member of the Strategic Planning Society, and judges ‘CIO of the year’ awards in both the USA and the Middle East.