Upcoming Events
Infrastructure, Technology & Business Optimization
9th – 10th Feb 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa

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WHY ATTEND THIS MASTERCLASS?
The biggest challenge for CIO’s, Senior IT managers and professionals is the cost competitive delivery of contemporary Information Technology (IT) in tight alignment with the requirements of the business – the creation and delivery of an IT strategy integral to the business strategy, underwriting achievement of the business’s key competitive objectives.
Businesses want definite, transparent demonstrations of ROI from their IT investments. IT is also increasingly considered an inter-disciplinary tool to improve operational, financial, marketing and revenue stream efficiency. The CIO is expected to improve and align business processes and increase productivity, to cut costs and be abreast of the latest technological developments.
This two day program will provide a framework for critical thinking and analysis designed to enable the senior IT team to understand business processes better, and to shape and lead strategies for efficient use of contemporary IT from a business perspective. It will do so in the context of the Triple Transformation that is currently reshaping the IT landscape. Attendees will leave with a definitive, transformational agenda that can be put into practice straight away for greater returns from your IT investment.
PROFILE OF THE TRAINER
He is a leading Independent Strategic Analyst and Advisor in Business-IT with over 40 years of international experience, working in both global and national organizations in the public and private sectors in IT, consultancy, and chemicals industries.
A former Global Group Vice President IT of chemicals major ICI plc, he is an active speaker at IT industry events and a regular columnist. Recent clients include Alsbridge, G-Cloud & Apps Store Initiative (UK Govt.), Gijima(South Africa), Cassidan Systems (Europe), UK Office of Fair Trading and Logica, and the WTO/UN joint venture ITC.
COURSE BENEFITS
Address key technological shifts in business terms
Define and set ‘transformational’ agenda for the IT function
Identify processes for Business-IT alignment by exploring best practices
Create financial value, minimize cost and balance risk through ROI approach
Frame governance strategies and inclusive architecture
Develop investment and sourcing strategies
Ensure IT security, information law and compliance
Innovate, internalize and implement dynamic IT initiatives
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
C-level Executives : CIO, CTO, COO, CEO
IT Directors and Managers
Senior IT Technicians and Support Managers
QA (Quality Assurance) Engineers
Information System Managers
Network Managers
System Architects
System Security
System Developers
Business Analysts
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