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HDI Support Center Director
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
Date
Location
Course
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10/12 - 10/14 2008
Miami, FL
HDI Support Center Director
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11/18 - 11/20 2008
Arlington, VA
HDI Support Center Director
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12/1 - 12/3 2008
San Diego, CA
HDI Support Center Director
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3/16 - 3/18 2009
Dallas, TX
HDI Support Center Director
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6/1 - 6/3 2009
Washington, DC
HDI 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