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HDI Support Center Director

SCD The HDI Support Center Director course is designed for experienced directors and managers who provide strategic leadership for the IT support organization. Participants will learn how to use their knowledge and communication skills to align their department with organizational goals as well as discover techniques to help them market the support center to upper management.





What You Will Learn:
  • How to support strategies with business goals and objectives
  • Leadership skills
  • How to develop policies and goals that advance your business
  • Support center maturity assessment
  • Strategies for continuous improvement
  • IT financial principles
  • Strategies for professional development and succession planning
  • Methods for selecting technologies and managing vendors
  • The ITIL processes
  • How to justify a service improvement project with a business case
  • Tools such as: Balanced Scorecard, Morning Report, Executive Brief, Business Case, Report Distribution Matrix, Succession Plan, Return on Investment Calculator (ROI), and Decision Matrix.
Who Should Attend:
  • Experienced IT support organization leaders.
  • Those seeking HDI Support Center Director Certification.

Course Prices

Includes instruction and certification exam as well as daily breakfasts,
lunches and a networking reception.
Classroom
Interactive three-day course among peers.
HDI Members: $2795 per person
Non-members: $2895 per person
See Schedule Below


Classroom Training Schedule

DateLocationCourseRegister
10/12 - 10/14 2008Miami, FLHDI Support Center Director
11/18 - 11/20 2008Arlington, VAHDI Support Center Director
12/1 - 12/3 2008San Diego, CAHDI Support Center Director
3/16 - 3/18 2009Dallas, TXHDI Support Center Director
6/1 - 6/3 2009Washington, DCHDI Support Center Director
 
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  HDI Support Center Director Course Outline

  • Unit 1: Executive Leadership

    • The Role of the Support Center Director
    • Support Center Maturity
    • Managing the Support Center as a Business
    • Best Practices and Frameworks
  • Unit 2: Business Planning and Strategy

    • Building the Support Center Strategy
    • Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT)
    • IT Financial Management
    • Cost, Value, and Return on Investment (ROI)
    • Managing Stakeholder Expectations
  • Unit 3: Support Center Processes

    • IT Service Management
    • ITIL Service Support
    • ITIL Service Delivery
    • Knowledge Management
    • Operations Management
  • Unit 4: Tools and Technology

    • Technology Strategies
    • Determining Technology Needs
    • Negotiating Vendor Contracts
  • Unit 5: Metrics and Quality Assurance

    • Operational Metrics
    • Performance Reporting
    • Continuous Improvement
  • Unit 6: People Management

    • Sourcing Strategies
    • Workforce Management
    • Team Building
  • Unit 7: Organizational Development

    • Managing Organizational Change
    • Global Awareness & Diversity
    • Service Ethics
  • Unit 8: Marketing the Support Center

    • Promoting the Value of the Support Center
    • Components of Successful Marketing
  • Unit 9: Creating a Business Case

    • The Purpose of a Business Case
    • The Anatomy of a Business Case
    • Presenting the Business Case
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