How is this program different?

• Prerequisite material creates a fast start and key insight into each participant's needs before class begins.
• Practical training on managing technology resources effectively, from assessing technology situations to building practical yet effective strategic plans, motivating employees, budgeting, developing change management processes, and more.
  
• Approaches the class content as a new CIO would approach a new company and teaches you the same process that you will be able to use quickly.
• Develop a 30-day action plan to use upon returning to your company.
• 90-day free mentoring support provided after the class to ensure each participant has the support he or she may need to achieve positive results.
• Membership in the IT Manager Round Table.
• Receive Mike Sisco's IT Manager Institute CD valued at over $800.00.
• 50% discount on future purchase of MDE's IT manager products and services

Class objectives:
Each participant will gain practical knowledge of what to do to be a successful IT Manager, insight on how to go about it, and will receive many examples and tools that will help you implement the concepts quickly and easily. Tips and techniques of the trade are shared to help participants learn the productive ways of getting things done and keys that empower you to achieve more.

At the end of the class, each participant will be able to:

• Assess virtually any technology situation

• Develop a strategic plan that is aligned with company needs

• Prioritize IT initiatives to take best advantage of opportunity and to reduce risk

• Identify cost saving opportunities that will save thousands of dollars

• Build an effective, yet appropriate IT organization to meet company needs

• Develop a cost effective staff training plan to improves the team and staff

• Develop effective performance plans and employee performance reviews

• Develop targeted career plans for staff members

• Develop an achievable operational and capital IT budget

• Implement change management procedures that improve client service

• Develop practical policies and procedures quickly and easily

• Implement a simple system to manage important technology assets

• Identify how to measure the trends of your IT business for improvement

• Gain credibility by using effective project management methods

• Motivate and empower individuals in your IT organization

• Improve client service and enhance client relationships

• Develop specific measurements that help you improve

• Much, much more...

The bottom line is that the entire program, from the prerequisite material and interview, the training materials and structure of the courses, the 30-Day Action Plan and follow-up support, and the IT Manager Round Table has been created to help ensure every participant has a rewarding experience in attending the Institute and that each person actually achieves more success upon completing the program.