Online class, starting September 14th, 2015: Management essentials for transforming enterprise IT

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Update:  This class was originally scheduled for March 9th, 2015, but we haven’t met our student signup goals, so we’re postponing the class to Sept 14th 2015, and revisiting our marketing strategy. Please email me with any questions.

I’ve been struggling for years to convince executives in large enterprises to fix the incentive, reporting, and other structural problems in data centers.  The folks in the data center know that there are issues (like having separate budgets for IT and facilities) but fixing those problems is “above their pay grade”.  That’s why we’ve been studying the clever things eBay has done to change their organization to take maximal advantage of IT, as summarized in this case study from Fall 2013:

eBay: A Case Study of Organizational Change Underlying Technical Infrastructure Optimization

That’s also why I’ve worked with Heatspring to develop the following course, which I’ll be giving for the 2nd time (with a slightly modified title) starting next week:

Upcoming online class (March 9 to May 1, 2015)–Management essentials for transforming enterprise IT.

Here’s the course description:

I’m excited about this class, but need more signups.  Please spread the word by alerting upper level management in the company where you work.  You can use this shortened link to the course page for convenience: http://goo.gl/K4kJG2

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