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10 hours

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Difficulty level

Beginner

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IS/IT Governance
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Highlights

  • Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
  • 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
  • Course 1 of 4 in the Information' 'Systems Specialization
  • Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
  • Beginner Level Managers at any level who use IT to address business problems and investments. Critical thinking of conceptual and practical issues.
  • Approx. 10 hours to complete
  • English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
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  • Firms make significant investments in IT. In the IS/IT Governance course we will discuss how to govern IT to make sure that the IT investments contribute to organizational goals and strategies.
  • Firms need to formally evaluate significant IT investments. IT investments are also risky, so firms need to consider the risk associated with the investments to appropriately evaluate the investment. We will discuss how to evaluate IT investments.
  • Firms usually make multiple IT investments in a given year. In this course we will discuss how to evaluate a portfolio of IT investments. Firms need a mechanism to charge users for the IT investments made to encourage prudent consumption of IT resources. We will discuss different mechanisms for charging for IT that incents users to spend IT dollars wisely.
  • Finally, IT investments are made to generate value for the firm. This requires that employees actually use the new IT systems that is developed. Thus, in the IS/IT Governance course we will discuss strategies to make sure that users use the new system so that the firm derives value from its IT investments.
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Curriculum

IT Alignment

An Introduction to the Information Systems Specialization

Course Project Introduction

1.1-1 Personal Introduction

1.1-2 Course Overview

1.1-3 IT Alignment Part 1

1.1-4 IT Alignment Part 2

1.1-5 IT Alignment Part 3

1.2-1 A Framework for IT Governance

1.2-2 Who Makes the Decisions

1.2-3 How IT Decisions are Made

1.3-1 Key Principles and Practices

1.3-2 Operating Model and Enterprise Architecture

1.3-3 Application Silo Stage

1.3-4 Implications of Enterprise Stages

1.4-1 Module 1 Summary

Module 1: IT Alignment Quiz

Evaluating IT Investments

2.1-1a Evaluating IT Investments Part 1

2.1-1b Net Profit Value Part 1

2.1-1c Net Profit Value Part 2

2.1-1d Net Proft Value Part 3

2.1-1e Net Profit Value Part 4

2.1-2 Evaluating IT Investments Part 2

2.1-3 Evaluating IT Investments Part 3

2.1-4 Evaluating IT Investments Part 4

2.2-1 Incorporating Risk in IT Investment Evaluation Part 1

2.2-2 Incorporating Risk in IT Investment Evaluation Part 2

System Implementation Problem

System Implementation Problem Analysis

2.2-3 Incorporating Risk in IT Investment Evaluation Part 3

2.3-1 Module 2 Summary

Discounted Cash Flow of Anesthesia Information Management Systems (AIMS)

Business Process Improvement at Concete Co. Cemex Article

System Implementation Problem Description

Module 2: Evaluating IT Investments Part I Quiz

Evaluating IT Investments (Continued)

3.1-1 Definition of IT Investment Portfolio

3.1-2 Characteristics of Different IT Asset Classes

3.1-3 Strategic Orientation and Portfolio Management

3.2-1 IT Chargeback

3.2-2 Compare Alternative Approaches to IT Chargeback

3.2-3 Explore Implications of IT Chargeback

3.3-1 Module 3 Summary

Module 3: Evaluating IT Investments Part II Quiz

Change Management

4.1-1 Understanding User Resistance

4.1-2 Different Models of User Adoption

4.1-3 Different Levers for Affecting User Adoption

4.2-1 Evolutionary vs. Revolutionary Change

4.2-2 Project Management vs. Learning Approach

4.3-1 Module 4 Summary

Module 4: Change Mangement Quiz

Course Project

Project Overview

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    May 25, 2024
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