Overview

IT Management Certification from World Education is Convenient and Affordable

Our IT management certification program is ideal for full time students and working profesisonals who have recently assumed management responsibilities, as well as individuals who manage other IT professionals. Over the course of our IT management certification training students learn about the unique challenges facing the management of IT professionals.

This IT management certification program provides students with a basic examination of the developmental process and teaches them the skills they need in order to be successful in creating change within the IT environment.

At its very core, every business is a social system. That's why our online IT management certification program also explores the organizational culture and the various ways it influences how people interact, to maximize the long-term viability of the company.

Over the course of our IT management certification program, you will learn the essential leadership skills, as well as the best business practices, budgeting strategies, and communications skills needed to be successful.

This IT management course includes numerous teaching modules, including:

IT Management Issues

Over the course of this module, students are introduced to a range of effective management principles, techniques and strategies.

IT Management Best Practices

Having a command of best business practices is essential to achieving success in the high tech sector. In this module, students focus on a range of best practice models from a wide variety of high tech industries. The module also integrates a number of common themes into a proven strategy for business success.

Collaboration and Problem-Solving

Students learn collaborative problem-solving skills and focus on the importance of teamwork in the high tech environment.

Management and Operations Strategies

This module helps students develop the basic managerial skills they need to successfully plan for operational success, and provides an examination of the basic details for developing an operational plan needed to achieve these goals.

Financial Accounting for IT Managers

Over the course of this teaching module, students become acquainted with the fundamentals of financial accounting management as well as the profit / loss responsibility that is typically assigned to the IT manager.

Budgeting Basics

Students are introduced to the basic principles of the budgeting process. Topics include understanding how to prepare and manage a budget within a hierarchical organizational structure. Students become acquainted with the various components of a budget and how these components work together. They also learn how to prepare, organize, and structure a budget and how to use basic financial statements.

E-Business Operations

In this module, students learn how to provide strategic support within the enterprise and learn about fundamental operational issues related to e-business. These issues include financial transactions, project evaluation, managing virtual offices and virtual employees, as well as other operational topics.

Project Management for IT Managers

This module gives students a broad understanding of project management from the IT manager's perspective. This is an excellent course for those who have decision-making authority in the project management area.

World Education is proud to offer this IT management certification program. Our "learn anytime, from anywhere" approach to education makes learning much more convenient and affordable than comparable courses offered at traditional brick-and-mortar institutions. Take your career to the next level with the IT management certification program from World Education.

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Languages

English

Course Access Time

All of our programs are self-paced and open enrollment, so you can start them when you want and finish them at your own pace. Most programs allow you 180 days after you register to complete them. If you need more time, extensions are available.

Instructor

Katrina McBride's career reflects extensive experience in organizational leadership, marketing strategies, and market development in multi-national corporate environments and as an independent consultant. Her leadership abilities have been utilized by employers and clients to develop new programs and functional areas and to reorganize resources with aggressive deadlines. She has positively impacted revenue and customer satisfaction for large, global organizations as well as small to mid-sized businesses that are experiencing changes due to rapid growth or restructuring to maintain their competitive position. In director-level positions for Nortel Networks, Katrina was engaged to develop, define, and implement strategies for competitive intelligence, sales support, emerging markets, lead generation, and customer relationship management. Sought after as a trainer, speaker, and facilitator, Katrina develops and presents professional education courses in leadership development, team strategies, strategic marketing, organizational leadership, and change planning. She is an active member of the American Marketing Association, the American Management Association, Society for Human Resources Management, and the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, and shes served on the board of directors of the Dallas

Requirements

This program must be taken from a PC. There are no specific computer requirements other than an Internet connection (a high-speed Internet connection is highly recommended). In addition, you''ll need to have Internet Explorer, Adobe Reader, Flash Plug-in and a QuickTime plug-in on your computer (all available through free downloads).

World Education will provide the following required textbooks for this course:

• Managing by the Numbers: A Complete Guide to Understanding and using your Companys Financials
• Budgeting for Managers

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Lesson 1
I. Management Issues in the IT Environment
II. Business Best Practices
III. Collaborative Problem-Solving
IV. Strategic Management in Operations
V. Financial Accounting for Technology Managers
VI. Budgeting Essentials
VII. E-Business Operations
VIII. Project Management

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