iEXEC Enterprise

Course Overview

The iExec Enterprise Essentials workshop is a Cisco leadership and management course. The main objective of the workshop is to
demonstrate the value of information and communication technology (ICT) solutions to owners, non-IT managers, and leaders in for-profit
businesses, whether they are small, medium, and large. The workshop is specifically designed to empower leaders and “agents of change” by
equipping them with the skills and knowledge necessary to create a lasting business impact within their organization.
The workshop consists of leader-led instruction, small group work, on-line learning, and an individual project. Case studies, group exercises,
individual activities, and the Participant Workbook help participants apply knowledge learned to real-life situations.
iExec Enterprise Essentials is designed to help participants examine their organization’s internal and external situation, identify and prioritize
opportunities, and develop business cases to support process improvements using the Internet and IT.
The minimum workshop time is 55 hours.

Target Audience

There are two primary audiences for the iExec Enterprise Essentials workshop - the facilitators who will teach the workshop and the
participants who will enroll in the workshop.
Participants fall into one of three categories:
Small Business owners and leaders;
Business and IT leaders in Large and Medium Enterprises who are responsible for strategy, planning, and implementation;
Local System integrators and consultants.

Course Objectives

After you complete this course you should be able to:

• Develop strategy and planning skills and lead their organizations more effectively
• Understand key success factors for organizational readiness,change management, and governance
• Create a vision for success and identify their organizations needs and priorities
• Lead or facilitate planning processes to analyze an organization’s internal and external situation, develop a vision for
• success, and create strategies for using the Internet and IT to deliver on defined goals and objectives

Course Content

Strategic Imperatives

• Global Trends and Strategic Imperatives
• The Internet and Business Trends
• Evolution to a Web Foundation
• Portals
• Basic IT Infrastructure
• IT and Its Effect on the Organization
• Market and Business Drivers
• External Integration and Business Value
• Web 2.0
• Workplace Trends
• System Trends

Management Strategies

• Management Strategy Fundamentals
• The Value Chain
• Cost Advantage and Competitive Differentiation
• Out-Tasking and Outsourcing
• The Business Value Framework
• Networked Virtual Organizations

Organizational Readiness

• Value of Organizational Readiness
• IT Governance and Planning
• Moving Towards Organizational Readiness
• Organizational Readiness Planning
• Readiness Assessment and Plan Development

ICT Solutions

• Solutions
• Workforce Optimization
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Learning and Development
• Customer Care
• Manufacturing
• Supply Chain Management
• Small Business
• Large Enterprise
• Industry

Strategy Development

• Business Strategy
• External Situation Analysis
• Internal Situation Analysis
• Visioning Success

Portfolio Management

• Portfolio Management Overview
• Metrics
• Identify New Opportunities
• Business Process Management
• Project Lifecycle Management
• Change Management and Adoption Strategies

Business Case

• Creating a Business Case
• Financial Concepts
• Metrics and Key Performance Indicators