| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction | ||||
| 1 | Why study IT value | |||
| 2 | Aligning IT with business strategy | |||
| Business operating models | ||||
| 3 | An overview of business operating models | Project descriptions posted | ||
| 4 |
Unification model Guest speaker: Peter Weill, MIT Sloan CISR Case: UPS | |||
| 5 |
Diversification model Case: Pacific Life | Project applications due | ||
| 6 |
Replication model Case: 7-Eleven Japan | |||
| 7 |
Coordination model Case: Merrill Lynch | Team project description due | ||
| IT decision making | ||||
| 8 | The data driven organization | |||
| 9 |
Two significant challenges in healthcare IT Guest speaker: John Glaser, CIO Partners Healthcare System | |||
| 10 | IT governance: decisions, rights and accountability | |||
| 11 |
IT investment Case: Colway Stores | Group case assignment | ||
| 12 |
Project governance Guest speaker: Joe Spagnoletti, CIO Campbell Soup Case: Campbell Soup | |||
| Business architecture and change management | ||||
| 13 | Enterprise architecture | |||
| 14 |
Maturing enterprise architecture Case: Southwest Airlines | |||
| 15 |
Managing change Guest speaker: Cyrus Gibson, MIT Sloan CISR Case: Aetna | |||
| Managing IT and business risk | ||||
| 16 |
How firms drive value from IT risk management Guest speaker: George Westerman, MIT Sloan CISR | |||
| 17 |
IT outsourcing Case: Dow Chemical | |||
| 18 | Business process outsourcing | |||
| 19 | IT and globalization | |||
| IT-driven business innovation and agility | ||||
| 20 | IT and business innovation | |||
| 21 |
IT savvy Guest speaker: Peter Weill, Chairman, MIT Sloan CISR Case: Lenox Insurance | |||
| 22 |
IT and business agility Guest speakers: Locatel Plenia | |||
| 23 | The future of IT and digital organizations | |||
| 24 | Group presentations, course wrap-up | |||