Support to Strategy Course – IT Focus

Shifting an Information Technology (IT) group from Support to Strategy does not have to be as challenging as it may seem. Information Technology (IT) departments have been adapting for decades. More and more responsibilities continually fall on their shoulders simply because of the technology connection. It should not surprise anyone that overall business strategy and direction is now part of the IT business model.

⇒ Seamlessly incorporate a Support to Strategy initiative.

⇒ Naturally shift your IT department from a Cost Center to Profit Center.

⇒ Cooperation and Collaboration into your daily decision making.

⇒ Proactive decision-making and an executive leadership perspective.

The Support to Strategy Workshop focuses on the key aspects to shift any Information Technology leader or team from a traditional support stance to proactive strategy. Expect results like saving time, lowering costs, and increasing revenue across the entire organization.

Five Opportunities Courses, Curriculum and Resources are based on years of first-hand research and customer data conversations. We must all begin to think outside our personal controlled data environment and start viewing our data as a true business resource.

Session 1: Establishing a Data Foundation
Current IT Landscape
Learning from the Past
Support to Strategy Primary Goal
Digital Transformation Dominant Motive

Exercise – Incorporating business strategy into your job responsibilities

Session 2: Support to Strategy Transformation
IT Transformation
Shifting from Support to Strategy
Expanding IT Responsibilities
Cost Center to Profit Center Transition

Exercise – Making the cost center to profit center transition a reality

Session 3: Increasing Business Acumen
Solution Oriented Problem Solving
Sales and Marketing Knowledge and Skills
Collaborate & cooperate
Proactive Decision-Making
Listen, Learn, React

Exercise – Identifying revenue opportunities

Session 4: Data as the New Technology
Data is the New Technology
Data-Driven Decision-Making
Positioning your organization as a next generation business
Transition Zones of a Next Generation Business

Exercise – Establishing and driving a data-first mentality

Session 5: Bringing it all Together
Impacting Bottom-line Revenue
Instilling a Sense of Urgency
Job Collapsing
Next Generation IT Team

Exercise – Developing a Next Generation IT Team

Taking Action
Summary

Registration Fee Includes
Instructor-led workshop
Live/In-person instruction
Workshop Materials
Results-oriented exercises
Certificate of Completion

Any IT leader or technology employee that wants to learn how to transition from a support stance to a strategic position for their organization or personal brand. Leverage the Support to Strategy Workshop to increase your knowledge and value to your current or future employer. Utilize this workshop topic for weekly or monthly Technology meetings.

For Company Ownership the Support to Strategy Workshop is an ideal way to begin the process of transitioning your IT Department from a Support mindset to a Strategy perspective. Simultaneously your IT team will be learning how to transition their department from a cost center to a profit center.

This is a working session. Expect a very interactive experience, participation will be encouraged and be prepared to take notes. This workshop is not a technical session, but instead centers on taking steps to move you and/or your department from a support to strategy stance. The information is very comprehensive, thought provoking, and will challenge participants from all departments and experience levels.

At the conclusion of our time together, we want you to feel confident “Turning Support to Strategy Insight into Action” and driving “INSTANT RESULTS and IMMEDIATE IMPACT” through data-driven strategy initiatives.

Rick Francart is the Founder & CEO of Five Opportunities, a next generation business partner. We recognizes no two businesses are alike, and the way we conducted business in the past is not going to work in the future. For decades, Rick has been assisting commercial and government organizations of all sizes navigate their digital transformation journey. Rick is an expert at connecting Business, Technology, and People while maintaining the fragile bond between them. Rick’s knowledge spans infrastructure through applications, and the newest of technology, data.

The way we do business is changing and so are the options to fund our continued education efforts. There are companies very interested in speaking with your organization to inform and educate you on the benefits of their solutions and technology. Request a sponsor to absorb your education cost, and in return agree to a meeting with their representatives. Simple as that.