A practical approach that can be tailored to your organisation's needs

Do you need to create a new ICT strategy or review an existing one?

This practical one-day event will de-mystify the process of developing an effective ICT strategy for social housing organisations which;

• ensures alignment of ICT with overall business direction
• creates organisational engagement with ICT
• enhances the prospect of its successful implementation

The day will draw on Socitm's own research and structured methods which have been developed over the past 15 years. It is designed to help those who want to maximise the benefits from their ICT budgets and capital investments.

Delegates will gain :

• an understanding of the relationships between ICT strategy and other business strategies and governance processes;
• a grounding in the principles of strategy development based on Socitm's proven methodology;
• advice regarding their own strategy project from both the facilitators and their peers;
• a practical toolkit

Course Content

• The context, principles, importance and benefits of strategic planning for ICT
• Particular considerations and challenges for social housing providers
• What is an ICT Strategy – how does it look, feel and smell?
• The use of Socitm's Planning for ICT framework as a basis for strategy development
• The process of developing a strategy
• Linking ICT planning to business objectives
• How to ensure that your approach to strategy development best suits your organisation (and its partners)
• Ensuring engagement of interested parties and establishing ownership by the business
• Getting the most from "the journey" of strategy development
• Governance for strategy development and ongoing ICT services
• Implementation planning
• Ongoing strategy review

Throughout the course reference will be made to best practice, critical success factors and potential pitfalls.

The tutor will also draw on examples from the Social Housing sector.

Who Should Attend?

• Senior managers responsible for the ICT function
• Senior ICT professionals and management
• Those responsible for developing or reviewing an ICT or similar strategy
• Those who require a grounding in ICT strategy development
• Those responsible for overall business strategy

Tutor

Chris Goodrich is an experienced senior manager and practising consultant specialising in strategy development, the management of large scale change, Service Management, linking ICT to business needs and gaining maximum advantage from its use. His experience spans the private, public and independent sectors – with a particular focus on Registered Social Landlords and Local Government. Chris has been a Board Member with a number of Registered Social Landlords, including a spell as a Housing Corporation Special Appointee.

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.

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.

Council of the Future

ICT and information management strategy