Northeastern/CIO Programs
 

Advanced Training for Seasoned Tech Executives
Businesses today rely on their technology executives to bring the company into the future. Your company is changing — or needs to change — and you want to lead that charge. With 52% of the Fortune 500 having gone bankrupt, been acquired or closed their doors just since the year 2000, your company needs you to step up — now. 

The Beyond the MBA: Insights for Tech Executives course will give you the edge to do just that and more. Over four intensive days of case discussions and a team project, our Northeastern expert faculty will challenge you. As decision makers, you will examine new business models and debate potential outcomes with a strong group of peers. Our interdisciplinary approach will ensure you leave with ideas and skills applicable across your organization. The connections you make among classmates will support you in your journey: We’ll reconvene three months after the course in a virtual space to reflect on the learnings and their impact in your environment.

Who should attend MBA Fundamentals? 
Technology executives like you! Beyond the MBA is specifically designed for CIOs and technology leaders who want to leverage their technical expertise to create customer value and assume greater strategic leadership roles within their organizations.




To see the complete agenda including session times, please download the brochure here.

Day 1: Tuesday, November 14
Focus: Disruptive Innovation
Disruption and Value Creation
Prof. Samina Karim
  • Evaluate how organizations have disrupted industries with new value propositions
  • Learn how IT has evolved to become of greater strategic value to the organization
  • Understand how information and technology can enable the organization to create new value
Platforms and Innovation
Prof. Fernando Suarez
  • Explore how IT has allowed new platform business models to emerge
  • Learn what makes platform firms so dominant and hard to dethrone in so many industries
  • Study the strategic decisions platform companies have to make to succeed
  • Explore ways to “platformize” other product and service companies 
Day 2: Wednesday, November 15
Focus: Beyond the Organization
Customer-Centric Marketing
Prof. Yakov Bart
  • Understand how current digital technology trends disrupt relationships with your customers 
  • Evaluate the impact of new digital technologies on evolving needs and expectations of your customers
  • Learn how to leverage the power of digitalization to enhance value creation for your customers
Acquisitions and Alliances
Prof. Samina Karim
  • Discuss the key challenges and common pitfalls of acquisitions and alliances
  • Ascertain when firms should ally versus pursue acquisition
  • Examine the practices necessary to ensure successful outcomes
Project
Prof. Samina Karim

During the week participants will study how information and technology are transforming several key sectors in the global economy.  Participants will be divided into teams and each team will evaluate disruptions, innovations and new value creation opportunities in their assigned sector.  Teams will present their observations and analyses to the entire group to stimulate discussion about the similarities and differences across sectors, and to highlight common challenges that may arise
Day 3: Thursday, November 16
Focus: Metrics That Matter
Metrics to Drive Results
Prof. Mario Maletta
  • Gain a functional understanding of financial statements and the drivers of financial success
  • Explore metrics and analyses that provide insight into how management actions affect financial outcomes
  • Learn to determine the return on investment (ROI) associated with asset acquisitions and project endeavors
Day 4: Friday, November 17
Focus: Leading Change
Leading Change
Prof. Juan Sebastian Montes
  • Identify key drivers of high performing organizations
  • Improve personal skills for managing teams and organizations that confront environments characterized by sudden changes and high uncertainty
  • Understand how different process and decision-making mechanisms in teams and organizations affect their outcomes