Description

Technology Leadership Playbook Certificate Program

Course 3: Transitioning Vendors into Strategic Partners

Learning Outcomes:

• Build awareness of the importance in developing and nurturing external relationships to expand your innovation and R&D capabilities
• Understand the importance of sharing key performance indicators with your external suppliers.
• Understand the fundamental differences between IT Vendors and Strategic Partners, and how to transition the chosen ones into strategic partners.
• Provide templates for managing vendor performance.

Program Overview:

Technology Leadership Playbook is designed to provide practical, contemporary leadership techniques to help navigate current issues facing technology leaders and executives. The course explores current topics using case studies, recent articles and research, and practical examples of IT leadership dilemmas that require critical thinking and decision-making tradeoffs. A graduate certificate will be attainable for those who complete all six courses of the program.

Who Should Attend?

• Aspiring Technology Leaders
• Enterprise Program Directors
• VP and Directors of Technology
• IT Product Management
• Technology Executives
• Recent Graduates of TAG Pathways to Leadership

Course Instructor: Bill VanCuren - Retired Fortune 500 CIO, Educator, Board Advisor

Bill VanCuren is a global business executive and board member who leads transformations for growth through a balance of technology and business solutions, from private to publicly traded, from mid-size to multibillion-dollar corporations. Bill is an insightful business leader who leads teams through uncertain times, drives execution, and is always at the confluence of human factors and technology introduction.