Module 3: Enterprise IT Management
GCOM 7850 & 7860 (6 credit hours)
Note: The Northern Virginia section includes a one-week residency at end of this module.
Enterprise IT Management will examine the body of knowledge associated with managing the IT enterprise, including operations, enterprise systems, integration, business intelligence, and emerging IT. Students in the course will learn to:
- Manage portfolios of IT projects
- Effectively integrate information and operations across the enterprise
- Harness organizational information for more effective decision making
- Deliver a competitive advantage for organizations through effective use of IT
Examples of past projects or assignments:
Two projects offer rich experiences with enterprise IT management. The group project requires students to dive deep into an emerging technology and learn how to evaluate it from a business value perspective. The individual project affords each student an opportunity to learn about the enterprise IT management processes in place at his or her organization and to make recommendations for improvement.
Guest speakers who have assisted in this course in the past:
- Jill Dyche, Partner/Co-Founder, Baseline Consulting
- Wayne Eckerson, Research Director, The Data Warehousing Institute
- Jane Griffin, Principal, Deloitte & Touche
- Greg Jones, VP IT, Sprint
- Don Stoller, Director of IT, Owens & Minor
- Nancy Williams, VP, DecisionPath Consulting
- Rick Coro, CIO, Advance Auto Parts