Do you need to create a new ICT strategy, or to refresh your current strategy? This one-day practical event is designed to help those who want to maximise the benefits from their ICT budgets and capital investments. The foundations are recent Socitm Insight reports on building an ICT strategy and ICT governance. There is a strong emphasis on creating the right governance framework in order to ensure the full implementation of the strategy, and we use the new Socitm technology and information architectures.

Course Content

• Scope and context of ICT strategy
• Governance for strategy development and ongoing ICT services
• Socitm Insight’s Planning for ICT framework
• The necessary skills, communications and organisational issues
• The alignment of ICT strategy and other planning processes including information strategy
• Best practice and potential pitfalls

Delegates will gain :

• A thorough understanding of mutual dependencies between strategy and governance
• A grounding in the principles of strategy development derived from both the latest research from Socitm Insight and delegate’s own real examples of “work-in-progress”
• Advice regarding their own strategy project from both the facilitators and their peers.

Who Should Attend?

Those responsible for developing or reviewing an ICT or similar strategy, especially where the deadline for completion is tight.

Tutor

Strategy consultant Malcolm Wylie has a strong background in local government IT management and with a large ICT services and solutions vendor. In recent years he has developed and reviewed many strategies for public sector clients.

Where there is a sizeable cohort of delegates, Malcolm will be assisted by Mark Wheatley who has commissioned and presented several Socitm strategy related courses in recent years. Mark has extensive local authority ICT management experience.

Much of the course material has been developed by Chris Head, Principal Associate with Socitm Insight and author of its guides in this area..

Pre-Event Activities

In order to get the most out of the event, delegates will be asked to complete a short questionnaire in advance about their learning requirements as well as preparing a brief presentation to enable group discussion of their own strategy project. There will also be some optional pre-reading.

Post-Event Activities

Issues raised and learning points will be summarised, made anonymous and made available via an online forum after the event. The forum will also support ongoing discussions and shared learning.

SFIA/ Government IT Profession Skills

This course will help participants to develop the following skills:

• Information Systems Co-ordination ISCO
• Solutions Architecture ARCH
• Corporate Governance of IT GOVN
• Enterprise Architecture STPL

CPD Scheme Points

Those attendees participating in the Socitm Continuous Professional Development Scheme may claim 4.5 points.

This course relates to the ICT and Information Management Strategy element of the Council of the Future model.

Please note our booking conditions. Confirmation of your reservation and an invoice will be sent by email unless otherwise requested. Invoices should be paid within 10 days. Cancellations may be made without penalty up to 30 working days before the course start date, while half of the fee will be refunded for cancellations made up to 14 days before the start date. The full fee is payable for cancellations made within 14 days of the start date, however, substitute delegates are welcome at any time.