When: 16-09-10  |  12:30h-02.00 h
Where: Irish Computer Society - Crescent Hall, Mount Street Crescent Dublin 2
Category: ICS Events

Understanding Business Strategy

What this presentation will cover:

• Strategy – what it means
• The competitive forces that most organizations must deal with
• The tools businesses use when developing/evolving their strategy
• IT’s role in formulating and implementing business strategy
• Evaluating IT capability against what the organization needs
• Including strategic projects within the project portfolio
• Demonstrating that IT knows the business
• Moving the organisation from seeing IT as a cost-centre to a value contributor

Speaker:

Noel Fitzpatrick

Born in Cork. Educated at Trinity College where he graduated with a Degree in Computer Science and a Masters in Computer Communications. He has over thirty years experience in IT in both the public and private sectors. He commenced his IT career with the Irish Meteorological Service as a Fortran Programmer before moving into IT in the Financial Services industry. He moved to Belfast in 1988 to join Ulster Bank and held the positions of Head of Retail IT, Group Head of IT and Head of Change Management before he set up his own business consultancy – Change Alignment Limited.

Registration & Refreshments: 12:30

This Seminar will start promptly at: 1:00

Cost: Free to ICS Members | Non-members €25

Please note: **Attendees must register prior to this event!