What you will learn
Our IT management course has been developed over 10 years, and regularly updated to keep track of changes in management thinking and client experience. It is not a technical course. Instead, you will learn how businesses develop IT strategy, how to develop your own IT or technology strategy, understand what makes successful project managers, ideas to improve your operational efficiency, guidelines for crisis management and how to hone your commercial skills.
Why IT managers Choose Our Programs
Our IT management courses help IT managers develop and optimize their IT strategy, improve project success, improve day-to-day communication and build commercial skills amongst other skills. Here are six examples of the benefits other delegates have found from the course.
Technical Expert to Manager
Provides proven tools and models to allow a successful transition from IT specialist to effective business managerÂ
Project and program leadership
Shows how you can improve project delivery, manage a project portfolio and deliver successful change.Â
Continual Improvement
Explains a range of proven IT frameworks and how to use them to innovate and improve operational performance
Exceptional Communication
Describes practical communications techniques to lead your team and handle difficult situations.Â
Reporting dashboards
Presents key metrics of successful IT organizations and how to use them to manage to drive results.
Drive Business Value
Identifies key activities that elevate the IT manager's role in order to influence priorities and strategic decisions.
Ready to Move from Technical Expert to Successful IT Manager?
Transform your technical skills into leadership strength that drives business success
Does this sound familiar?
❌ You were promoted for your technical expertise, but managing people feels like a whole new challenge
❌ You spend your days solving technical problems instead of shaping strategy
❌ You know IT should influence business direction — but you’re not sure how to make your voice heard
❌ You’re ready to lead innovation and change, but need the confidence and tools to do it
Here’s what’s possible:
âś… Learn how to align IT strategy with business goals and communicate your vision effectively
âś… Develop the leadership confidence to influence decisions and earn respect at every level
✅ Build high-performing teams that deliver results — even in hybrid and fast-changing environments
âś… Move from managing technology to leading transformation across the organization
What you'll learn - IT management course overview
The Excellent IT Management on line program provides high level insights for developing your IT management skills. It is a 5-module course which can be taken as a purely distance learning program, or combined with module related streaming.
Module 1 - Business & IT strategy
Module 1 explains what strategy is, what it is supposed to do and how it will help deliver better results. It looks at how businesses develop strategy, how you create a strategy that is integrated over the whole company, how to develop your IT or technology strategy, how to optimize and communicate it.
Module 2 - Project excellence
Module 2 looks at what excellent project managers specifically do with guidelines on how to improve project management in your organizations. It also looks at how project business cases are developed, how to manage project portfolios and how to support the business in delivering successful business change programs.
Module 3 - Operational excellence
Module 3 takes a different look at IT operational excellence, with a quick overview of the ITIL standard, and other models such as Lean IT and six sigma to give ideas for how to improve operational efficiency. It also looks at operational decision making.
Module 4 - Crisis leadership
Module 4 looks at crisis leadership, in particular, how to reduce the chances of a crisis, and how to be best prepared for when it does. It looks at a number of case examples of how to prepare and how to respond.
Module 5 - Commercial acumen
Module 5 explains techniques for technology sourcing, helping your contracts team develop contracts that deliver good IT outcomes, negotiation skills and an introduction to finance for IT managers.
Choose how you want to learn
You can take our IT management or IT Leadership courses as a residential course in the UK, online or in-house.Â
Residential courses in the UK
Twice a year we run our flagship IT Management and IT Leadership courses at the magnificent Greenlands venue in Henley-on-Thames. Situated on the banks of the River Thames, this is one of the countries leading learning venues.
The course is run over five days, and most delegates choose to stay on-site at the Greenlands Hotel. The day is spent on short presentations, break-outs and case-studies. The presentations are typically no more than 45 minutes, but are very specific and rich in content. Additional references and reading are given. The amazing location gives a perfect opportunity for delegates to socialize and build life-long network contacts.Â
Our new online courses
IT Leaders have designed on-line versions of our residential IT Leadership and IT Management programs. Now in its second iteration, and running on a new Learning Platform, the course delivers content via short (typically 30 minute) videos, supported by practical case studies based on real IT management scenarios.
Delegates who sign up for the on-line courses can join the bi-weekly webinars, providing an opportunity to share problems and solutions. They are also automatically enrolled into our IT Leaders network, a network of over 1,000 IT professionals, the majority of whom are former delegates. They also have direct access to the course director for one-on-one discussions.
Success Stories
Hear from IT leaders who have transformed their careers and teams through our programs
GK, NTT Data
"I felt the programme was very good and presented very well. Certainly it was a very interactive and useful learning."
JB, Queen Mary University of London
"Very Worthwhile, delivery was polished and professional and backed up by significant experience and knowledge."
JR, The Internet Group
"David was very supportive, I really like those 1 to 1 sessions, it was very helpful. The course really does give you the thinking strategy to go forward in your career."
Choose your course format and pricing
Online Program
$450
Top features
- Learn at your own pace
- Presentations by former CIOs
- Up-to-date case studies
- Weekly group seminar with course leader
- On-going learning after course completion
- Certificate of completion
- Membership of IT Leaders private network group
- Access to special delegate offers from IT Leaders
- Lowest cost option
Online Program (installments)
$500
Top features
- Learn at your own pace
- Presentations by former CIOs
- Up-to-date case studies
- Weekly group seminar with course leader
- On-going learning after course completion
- Certificate of completion
- Membership of IT Leaders private network group
- Access to special delegate offers from IT Leaders
- Payment over $100 per month over 5 months
UK Residential Program
$4,950
Top features
- Presented by former CIOs
- Short interactive presentation sessions
- Up-to-date case studies
- Stunning location in Henley on Thames
- Accommodation on site
- Membership of IT Leaders private network group
- Access to the on-line program, course materials and webinars afterwards
- Access to special delegate offers from IT Leaders
We're pleased to make your acquaintance
We know from experience how difficult it is to find like-minded IT professionals who you can confide in. Most of the contacts we came across told us how brilliant everything was. What we really needed was someone who would give us clear unbiased answers.Â
At IT Leaders, our delegates become like a work family where you can ask questions in confidence. We hope that you will take the first step to introduce yourself using the form opposite and provide a brief outline of how we can help.Â
Let us know how we can help
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BONUS
Join the IT Leaders Network
Your enrollment includes a 1-year membership to the exclusive IT Leaders Network, where you’ll:
1. Attend virtual events with industry-leading speakers
2. Connect with former delegates and peers
3. Stay up to date on trends in leadership and tech
