1.    COURSE OVERVIEW

The impact and role of information and communication technology (ICT) within organizations has developed over the years towards a major strategic issue. ICT enables organization not only to do things more efficiently, but also to do things in a completely different way or to reshape the complete scope of the business itself. This course aims at providing a deeper understanding of these strategic issues. The course emphasizes on the organizational, managerial and strategic approach to ICT, and the relationship with the overall strategy of an organization. The course also focuses on management tools that support information planning and the most important technological developments.

This objective of this course is to understand these strategic issues and to be able to translate them into a strategic information plan. The course emphasizes the relationship between the business strategy and the ICT Strategy of an organization, the management tools that support the information planning process and the most important technological  developments.  Each student  will  develop a Strategic Information Plan for an  organization  of his/her  choice, to get a better understanding of the practical application of the

theory presented in the lectures. This is also the individual assignment that will be graded.

2.    COURSE  OBJECTIVES At the end of the training, itshall:

• Understand the process and products of information planning and their relationship with the overall strategy of an organization
• Understand the specific role and goals of an enterprise architecture
• Equip you with knowledge of strategic management of ICT
• Enable you to appreciate  the  organizational  and management issues relating to ICT planning and implementation and relate this to other relevant courses in your program
• Be able to develop, implement and evaluate the ICT strategy and provide necessary advice to management
• Broaden your understanding of the role of ICT in organizations and how you can maximize  your contribution to an organization – in turn assist to convert you into a more competent ICT professional

3.    LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, learners are expected to be able to:

• Learn how
• Analyze ICT Strategy
• Formulate an ICT Strategy that is appropriately aligned to business strategy
• Implement ICT strategy

4.    COURSE OUTLINE

1. Strategy Formulation
   • Introduction to Strategic what is it, what are the Benefits?
   • Analysing the State of Your Organization
   • Clarifying Organization Mandates and Mission
   • Assessing the Environment and Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses
   • Collecting and Analysing the Data – What are the Issues
   • Stating the Mission, Vision and Values
   • Formulate and Plan Immediate and Long-Term Outcomes
   • Prioritizing Needs and Identifying Risks

• Designing and Validating Tactics
• Prioritizing Tactics and Resources
• Outlining, Designing Plan, Including Budgets
• Process Design and Action Guidelines
• Documenting and Communicating the Plan
• Updating and Revising the Plan

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