Building and Leading Effective Teams, IT-M 573
About this Course:
This course will prepare students to be effective IT managers. Students will be introduced to the general challenges of management as well as the challenges unique to leading teams of technology professionals. The course will explore the skills necessary to excel as a leader including dealing with conflict, developing leadership skills, recruiting and developing employees, and leading remote and virtual teams. Students will explore case studies and execute team exercises to enrich their learning experience.
Prerequisites:
IT-M 471 Project Management for IT Professionals or equivalent knowledge or experience required for enrollment.
Who Should Attend:
Participants and professionals who want to learn about leadership in an IT team environment.
Expected Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Utilize the power of teams
- Understand team dynamics and organizational behavior
- Establish a culture of teamwork
- Appreciate and utilize diversity
- Lead technology professionals
- Understand the value of empowerment and ownership
- Manage team conflict
- Understand effective motivational techniques
- Understand the process of skill development
- Proactively communicate with individuals as well as teams in both face-to-face and remote situations
- Efficiently assess situations and prioritize the actions required to resolve issues and improve culture
Course Outline:
- Introduction and motivation
- Leveraging behavior
- Personalities and perception
- The role of ethics
- Proactive communication
- N-way communication
- Conflict management
- Leadership
- Motivation
- Managing politics
- Networking and negotiation
- Team leadership
- Diversity
- Skill development
Course Details:
Grading/CEU award for this course includes assignments and exams.
CEU:
3.8
Instructor:
Dennis J. Hood
As an International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) Authorized Provider, the Professional Learning Programs department of the IIT School of Applied Technology (SAT) offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard.