Mastering IT Management Transforming IT into a strategic, growth-driving powerhouse

Vlerick Business School

Digital Transformation and AI

About Programme

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in Open Executive Education in the Benelux

1,529

former participants

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for Learning Impact

Today’s IT team delivers the platform for all business growth – a holistic ecosystem infrastructure that leverages rapid technological developments, safeguards against threats, creates value and scales delivery.

This programme gives ambitious professionals the integrated skills and confidence to take IT to the next level. It covers everything from strategy and agile value delivery through to data and AI capability building, service performance, sourcing and cyber resilience.

Programme Content

Over six days, you’ll learn how your IT function can create value while sustaining high levels of security and performance.

Module 1: Introduction to creating digital value

Day 1: Positioning IT to create value

Define what digital transformation means for IT

Explore the role of IT in enterprise value creation

Shift from technical planning to delivering against a strategic narrative

Day 2: Delivering digital value with agile teams

Define what success looks like beyond time, scope and budget

Identify value delivery traps and decision biases

Steer agile teams towards outcomes and measurable benefits

Day 3: Building data and AI capability across an organisation

Explore value-driven data and AI use cases

Assess what it takes to scale data and AI capability

Design governance and architecture for organisation-wide impact

Module 2: Sustaining performance at scale

Day 4: Delivering consistently high-performing IT services

Position IT in terms of value creation, rather than support

Evaluate service management practices that boost reliability

Take the lead on service performance and continuous improvement

Day 5: Making robust sourcing and outsourcing decisions

Explore the latest sourcing and outsourcing models

Analyse trade-offs between cost, control, capability and risk

Know how to get consistent value from suppliers with robust governance

Day 6: Protecting digital performance through cyber resilience

Understand the trade-offs between agility and resilience

Explore potential risks, disruptions – and crisis management

Embed cyber resilience into operations and governance

Programme Audience

IT Managers, IT Directors & Network and Security Managers who want to accelerate their career

Professionals who want to get a complete overview of IT management

IT analysts, who would like to move up to a management function

Project managers or service managers, working on infrastructure or applications, who are trying to get closer to the business

SME employees who want to make IT an integral part of their company’s growth

Professionals who want to understand the alignment between the business and IT

In previous editions, we had the pleasure of welcoming participants from companies like:

Programme Benefits

Position the IT function as a strategic partner for digital transformation and business performance

Make decisions across strategy, delivery, data and AI capability

Develop a coherent narrative where services, sourcing and cyber resilience are central to sustained business performance

Testimonials

"Thanks to the 360° view of the Mastering IT Management programme, I have a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of my organisation. Whatever role you have – IT or Business, Programme Manager or CIO – this programme helps you steer things with a different perspective and understanding. Read more ."

Sophie Libouton

Team Manager Governance & Methods STIB-MIVB

"It has been a week since the Mastering IT Management programme, and the ideas just keep on coming. I now have so much more insight into IT and IT management, and I am starting to see better and better how I can apply this learning in my job. I will soon share my first ideas with our management, especially regarding the new organization of my unit and the structure and way of working that I want to implement. This fantastic programme is one of the best (if not the best) Ive ever participated in!"

Peter Beuseling

Head of Unit Euratom IT support

"The programme elucidates a number of challenges in todays IT management – starting from theory and illustrated with practical examples. Your automatic reflex is to immediately apply best practices to your own business situation. Plus, Stijn Viaenes enthusiasm is unforgettable."

Pieter Groebbens

Technical Relationship Manager - Businesses EMEA Corporate/Shared Services at BD

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+91 9403890085[email protected]Mon – Fri, 9am – 5pm IST

Vlerick Business School

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https://www.vlerick.com

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