Build a Better Manager: Basic Management Skills
How to free up capacity to focus on your IT team.
- Management skills training is needed, but organizations are struggling to provide training that makes a long-term difference in the skills managers actually use in their day to day.
- Many training programs are ineffective because they offer the wrong content, deliver it in a way that is not memorable, and are not aligned with the IT department’s business objectives.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- More of the typical manager training is not enough to solve the problem of underprepared first-time IT managers.
- You must overcome the key pitfalls of ineffective training to deliver training that is better than the norm.
- Offer tailored training that focuses on skill building and is aligned with measurable business goals to make your manager training a tangible success.
Impact and Result
Use Info-Tech’s tactical, practical training materials to deliver training that is:
- Specifically tailored to first-time IT managers.
- Designed around practical application of new skills.
- Aligned with your department’s business goals.
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What Is a Blueprint?
A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your IT problems.
Each blueprint can be accompanied by a Guided Implementation that provides you access to our world-class analysts to help you get through the project.
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Get the help you need in this 2-phase advisory process. You'll receive 6 touchpoints with our researchers, all included in your membership.
Guided Implementation 1: Train managers in time management and delegation
- Call 1: Discuss need for training and training structure.
- Call 2: Discuss facilitation plan and tackle challenges.
- Call 3: Discuss long-term skill-building strategies.
Guided Implementation 2: Train managers in accountability
- Call 1: Discuss need for training and training structure.
- Call 2: Discuss facilitation plan and tackle challenges.
- Call 3: Discuss long-term skill-building strategies.
Contributors
- Greg Dolinar, IT Project Manager, Scotiabank
- Moriah Christoff, Sr. Manager, Operations and Communications, RBC
- Corby Fine, VP of Simplii, CIBC
- Andrew Santorelli, Senior Development Manager, Kanetix
- David Baird, Head of Software, Nest Wealth
- One anonymous contributor
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