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Description

IT Leadership and Digital Transformation: Framing, Prioritising and Engaging the Business

Lead digital transformation from the IT function instead of absorbing business-driven projects

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

The information systems function is pulled in every direction. Each business unit arrives with a tool already selected and a timeline already set. IT arbitrates without a shared framework and ends up maintaining a fragmented application landscape. Digital transformation becomes a collection of isolated projects whose contribution nobody measures.

These two days give IT leaders the means to regain the initiative. Participants connect the information systems roadmap to the organisation's strategic direction, then build a prioritised project portfolio. They work on the relationship with business units, change management and the indicators needed to report on transformation.

Learning objectives

  • Connect the information systems roadmap to the organisation's strategic direction
  • Assess the digital maturity of business processes
  • Build a prioritised and arbitrated project portfolio
  • Structure the relationship between the IT function and business units
  • Organise change management for end users
  • Report on transformation to executive management

What makes this programme different

An information systems roadmap built on your own organisation's case
A project portfolio arbitrated in session using explicit criteria
A presentation to executive management prepared and then delivered

Programme

1Framing the transformation

Connecting information systems to strategy

  • Reading the organisation's strategic direction through an information systems lens
  • Assessment of the application landscape and its technical debt
  • Evaluation of the digital maturity of processes
  • Formulation of a multi-year roadmap

2Prioritising projects

Arbitrating with criteria you can defend

  • Building and reviewing the project portfolio
  • Arbitration criteria across business value, risk and capacity
  • Handling requests that arrive outside the portfolio
  • Balancing run activities and innovation

3Working with business units

Moving beyond the supplier role

  • Organising relationships with business units
  • Framing a requirement expressed directly as a solution
  • Managing tools acquired outside the IT process
  • Allocating roles on a business-led project

4Leading change and reporting

Driving adoption and demonstrating value

  • Identifying impacts on day-to-day working practices
  • Supporting users and internal champions
  • Adoption indicators and value delivered
  • Communication to executive management and the steering committee

Who is it for

Chief information officers and IT managers, as well as project managers and digital transformation leads.

Prerequisites

Hold an IT management responsibility or lead information systems projects.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.