Now more than ever, corporations are investing heavily in IT. The quality of these investments affect the daily work of millions, yet it’s not uncommon to see industry surveys where the failure rates for IT projects is over 50%. It’s possible to do better and it’s possible to do so consistently. In this two-week course, we’ll step through major challenges within corporate IT and how to address them with the disciplined use of design thinking, Lean Startup, and agile as a team framework.
Customer-Centric IT Strategy
This course is part of Leading the Modern Day Business Specialization
Instructor: Alex Cowan
Sponsored by Barbados NTI
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To do strategic IT, you’ve got to have a strategy! Ideally, you need one that’s easy to understand and use as a clear basis for action. That’s what you’ll learn this week.
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You’ve learned that being more intentional and acquiring and actionable understanding not just of what users say but of what they do is key to delivering successful IT. Now you’re going to learn more detail on how to iteratively prototype and test solutions to make sure not just that they don’t break, but that they deliver superior outcomes.
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It’s comforting as it is to believe there are simply ‘good’ and ‘bad’ product and technology choices. However, the reality is that you get good outcomes by being able to first diagnose your situation and then pair it with situation-appropriate choices on SaaS products, platforms, and stacks. This week, that’s what you’ll learn how to do.
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10 videos1 assignment
Two hot topics in IT that just keep getting hotter are: 1) cybersecurity and 2) AI. This week, we’ll focus on the technical and economic fundamentals of both so that you can facilitate shared understanding and informed, intentional decisions with your stakeholders.
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Reviewed on May 6, 2020
Could have been slower and had more hands-on experience. Very quick to go through parts of the content and assume learners are picking it all up easily.
Reviewed on Jun 29, 2021
The examples presented in the course were really helpful in understanding what goes into developing a customer centric IT strategy.
Reviewed on Dec 2, 2020
Leading the Modern Day Business Specialization should be renamed to something that is better aligned with the industry terms - such as
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