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Graduate Record 2008-2009 
    
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Graduate Record 2008-2009 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

GCOM 784 - Strategic Management of IT

Through readings, classes, and projects, GCOM 784 will develop your skills in discovering, describing, and securing management support for new IT-based initiatives operating within an existing IT organization.  While IT has the potential to enhance operational efficiency, in this course we focus instead on identifying opportunities that are more transformational in nature.  Projects of this sort have the potential to impact how an organization pursues its strategic goals, and in some cases may also suggest shifts in strategy to pursue new opportunities that are compatible with the firm’s resources and capabilities.  Students will become comfortable in the role of internal IT entrepreneur – someone who can see how developments in information technologies can open up new strategic possibilities for how their organizations choose to compete, and who can package those ideas in compelling ways.

Prerequisites & Notes
Mod 4 - 7

Credits: 6