Course teacher(s)
Georges ATAYA (Coordinator)ECTS credits
5
Language(s) of instruction
english
Course content
In this module, students are guided through various domains of knowledge to allow them implement and guide in the enterprise governance of IT. The following topics are studied in this optional module:Alignment of Business and IT through a strategic planning process and Enterprise Architecture methods Management of IT resources that consumes an important share of the total enterprise budget (up to 25% in financial and services sectors)Generation of value from varied investments in infrastructure, strategic, informational and transactional projects. Portfolio management, investment categorization and business case development.Inventory and management of risks induced by the IT activity, implementation of mitigation and the reduction of identified vulnerabilities through optimal investment. Managing the risks of outsourcing, of mega projects, and of technology related decisions. Implementation of performance measurement and the use of Balanced Scorecards cascading from Business Goals and objectives to IT goals, objectives and activities.
Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)
Students graduating from Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management are becoming high profile advisors for their future employers. They are regularly relied upon to assist senior management in decisions related to Information Technology (IT).IT enables many strategic decisions, successful deployments, and innovative products. It also induces many risks related to important investments, infrastructure deficiency and external context. Solvay Brussels School was one of the first world universities to create an IT Governance related education (postgraduate in 2005). Bringing this education to the Master program highlights its importance to future graduates. More at gestd483.weebly.com
Teaching methods and learning activities
Practical tools and techniques are made available to students (and tons on downloadable documents) giving access to most recognized frameworks. Most of those are used on a worldwide basis by successful enterprises and many of those are developed with the involvement of researchers from Solvay Brussels School.The education is delivered in English. Professor Georges Ataya, in charge of this optional module, is also the Academic Director of IT Management Education at Executive Education.
Other information
Contacts
gataya at solvay.edu
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- Other
Other
Multiple choice questionnaire followed by a session to debate and present correct answers
Language(s) of evaluation
- english
- french