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IIT Mumbai announces 3 Day MDP program on 'Building Global CIO Competencies'

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Today, building a high quality Information Technology (IT) organization is key   challenge of the corporate leaders and policy makers, where the role of Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer  (CTO) becomes crucial. In an IT industry, a CIO /CTO, normally, performs five basic roles namely Business Strategist, IT Strategist, Change Agent, IT Functional Leader and Technology Ambassador and holds key responsibilities for bringing business transformation   by leveraging   Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Business Process Engineering (BPE).

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CIO /CTO Competencies Policy framework of the US Government (2012 Clinger -Cohen Core Competencies & Learning Objectives) today has become minimum agenda of CIO /CTO competencies being referred in various  CIO  education programs being offered by Global institutes like Carnegie mellon University, Maryland  University and many other  global institutes.

It reflects on 12 core competencies namely Policy and Organization; Leadership and Human Capital Management; Process and Change Management; Information Resources Strategy and Planning; IT Performance Assessment: Models and Methods; IT Project and Program Management; Capital Planning and Investment Control; Acquisition; Information and Knowledge Management; Cyber-security/Information Assurance; Enterprise Architecture; and Technology Management and Assessment. Considering IT investment and business focus of transformation and support from ICT, information on these competencies for the CIOs and their delegates will enhance to perform their role effectively

Against this context, IIT Bombay has proposed a 3-day programme on “Building Global CIO Competencies” that aims to create knowledge about competency requirements as per 2012 Clinger-Cohen Core Competencies and Learning Objectives.

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The programme will benefit CIOs/CTOs of large/mid corporations and Government organizations. Other IT executives and managers performing similar kinds of role will also benefit from the programme for leading edge thinking and strategies that add value.

Professor S Bhargava from the Shailesh J Mehta School of Management will be the Coordinator. M D Agrawal,  Ex- CIO, BPCL and Senior Consultant to Global Oil & Gas Practice and TCS will be the Co-Coordinator of the programme. Along with them,  sessions will also be offered by the experienced IIT faculty as well as highly experienced CEOs /CIOs

For more details, please refer to this document:  Building Global CIO Competencies

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