Boost your career by attaining your IT Business Manager Certification (ITBMC) and  implementing proven processes and tools that will help you achieve more™ success.

The IT Manager Institute™ and IT Business Manager Certification (ITBMC) program is now available to anyone in the world, , , and at an extremely cost effective price.

Since 2003, thousands of IT managers of all levels from around the world have begun using the IT Manager Institute processes and tools to manage their IT organizations more effectively. Until now, you had to attend an IT Manager Institute class to access the material and gain your ITBMC status.   

Announcing the IT Manager Institute™ Self Study
Hundreds of IT managers in many parts of the world have asked about an e-Learning or online access to the IT Manager Institute program. After months of work, the vision of making the program available to every IT manager in the world is now a reality.

The self study program is essentially the same program I've taught in select cities around the world, , , from Anchorage to Atlanta, , , in Ljubljana and Johannesburg, , , as well as Abuja, Orangestad and Dubai. The difference is that we enhanced the content by 20% when developing the self study version. This new version is the same material I teach in a traditional 5-day classroom setting.

Past students of the IT Manager Institute tell it best:

The program is a comprehensive operational IT management class with exercises, tools and exam to determine your comprehension. The ITBMC certification was developed in a joint venture with Belmont University in 2005 to provide a practical training program that would actually help an IT manager achieve more success, , , immediately after attending the class.

There are a few key words here, , , practical, , , and achieve more success. When you achieve more success in your company, the rewards will come to you and your IT organization.

The processes and tools discussed in the program are proven and were developed during my 20-plus years of experience in managing technology resources as an IT manager and CIO. They worked for me and they will work for you, and they are simple and practical to use.

Are you aware there is a "triple threat" to IT success? That's right, there are three key reasons why IT organizations fail, , , and one of the reasons contributes to the other two threats. You might also be surprised to know that most IT managers aren't aware of these problems, , , if they were, they would certainly resolve the issues. It's very likely that your IT organization suffers from one or all of these three threats to your success.

Hundreds of IT managers, CIO's and hopeful IT managers all have positive comments about the program. In fact, we are proud to say that we have a 100% positive feedback track record in presenting the IT Manager Institute program in many countries around the world.

Many who attend the program state that they wish they had this material at the beginning of their careers, , , so do I, , , it would have been invaluable to me and prevented lots of pain and struggles in learning how to manage properly, productively, and effectively.

You can benefit from the years I spent learning how to manage effectively, , , some of it from making mistakes, , , but mistakes worth their weight in gold in developing management skills and insights that worked later on. Some of the best lessons are from your mistakes.

Create a significant shortcut in your learning process, and reduce the pain you, your organization, and your company will go through by attending the IT Manager Institute.

The program was built with longevity in mind. This material would have been valuable 20 years ago and will be valuable 20-30 years from now. Technology changes but the key management principles that help you succeed remain the same.

The program contains management processes, tools, insights, and experiences from over 20 years of managing IT organizations and observing hundreds of IT organizations and managers.

It is by far the most comprehensive set of materials designed specifically to help improve IT management skills and that focuses on managing the business of IT versus the technology. There are technology classes galore, , , you won't get any of it here. We focus solely on managing the technology resources in a way that creates credibility and allows you to provide business value to your company, , , in other words, to actually achieve more success.

The class gets very specific - we define exactly what business value is and why it is important for your success. We also spell out what creates credibility for you and your organization and how to achieve it. You will be able to apply the concepts and use the tools discussed in each session immediately.

Simple processes, practical tools used in the real world, and insights that you will immediately relate to. You have probably experienced some of what you are going to experience in the self study but may not have understood or appreciated why it was so difficult, , , or why it failed.

Invest in the program and you will discover what so many before you have discovered - there are logical reasons why most IT managers fail and why only a few are successful.

Self study overview and contents

15 e-Learning modules
      1  -  IT Manager Foundation
      2  -  IT Assessment
      3  -  IT Strategy
      4  -  IT Project Management
      5  -  IT Organization
      6  -  IT Staff Motivation and Development
      7  -  IT Processes
      8  -  IT Policies and Procedures
      9  -  IT Business Planning (the financial side)
    10  -  Technology Cost Saving Strategies
    11  -  IT Asset Management
    12  -  IT Measurements
    13  -  Communication
    14  -  Become a Business Partner
    15  -  More Tips to IT Success

Course materials
    IT Manager Slides Notebook
    Tools Handouts (the "green" book)
    30-Day Action Plan - get started immediately
    Getting Started Guide
    Exercises
    Introduction session that explains the program

ITBMC (IT Business Manager Certification) exam
    Purchase includes 2 free ITBMC exam attempts. If 
    passed, registered individual will receive signed
    and numbered ITBMC certificate.

BONUS items on the IT Manager Institute "CD"
Not really a CD but even better - a downloadable zip file that contains over $1,000 of additional resources designed to improve your IT management skills and that add supportive reference material to the self study program.

Practical IT Manager Series e-books - my entire library
    IT Management-101: fundamentals to achieve more™
    Building a Strategic IT Plan
    Building a Successful IT Organization
    IT Project Management: a practical approach
    IT Asset Management
    Developing an IT Business Plan
    IT Staff Motivation and Development
    Acquisition: IT Due Diligence
    Acquisition: IT Assimilation
    What To Look For in a CIO
    Practical IT Policies and Procedures
    Technology Cost Saving Strategies
    IT Management Models
    Mike Sisco's IT Manager Articles Collection

IT Manager ToolKit  -  102 tools in all

20 Minute IT Manager samples  -  5 of the 162 available
    Fast Start for a New IT Manager
    IT Management Process
    Maintain an IT Initiatives Portfolio
    Risk Management Overview
    Understanding IT Employee Work Behavior

Executive reports and more
    Assessment of IT
    Can IT Make a Difference in Mergers?
    The IT-Business Disconnect
    IT Due Diligence in Mergers & Acquisitions
    50 Questions

SURPRISE BONUS  -  exclusive for IT Manager Institute graduates

A logical approach
I approach the training (both the classroom version and this self study version) in a simple and direct manner. There is no theory, everything is real and I have used every process and tool that's discussed to manage IT organizations.

My approach is straightforward in that I cover:
    A.  What you need to do to be an effective IT manager
    B.  Discuss how to go about it
    C.  Provide the tools and examples to help you implement each part immediately

It's important to follow a logical path, , , otherwise it can be confusing and unorganized. That wouldn't help you at all, so what we do is follow the approach I would take if I were to walk into your company tomorrow as the new CIO.

My proprietary IT Management Process™ is used to give the program structure and a logical flow, , , just how you would want to go about managing any new IT organization you gain responsibility for, , , and it works for any level of responsibility, , , even for non-IT managers.

Little known secrets are unveiled and tips provided that will make your job easier
Let's face it, IT managers have the toughest management role in a company. And all too often, we take on the IT manager position with little or no preparation. If this were not bad enough, there is usually no one around who can help develop your IT management skills.

You are left to learn as best as you can. That's why the vast majority of IT managers and CIO's struggle and far too many fail in their management role.

There are things going on around you that you simply won't be aware of, , , and many of these issues are things that can destroy your success, , , and possibly damage your career.

One such issue is that your own personality can tend to defeat you in many areas where you need to excel as a manager. There are very clear reasons as to why certain aspects of the IT manager role are difficult for us. Learn what they are and use the methods we teach to overcome them and success is much more within your reach. It will be a real eye-opener.

There are natural resistances to your success around every corner of your company. Fail to understand where these "land mines" are and failure is virtually guaranteed.

Tips to help you and your IT organization become much more productive are provided throughout the 15 sessions. Tools, insights, and just common sense can make your job easier and much more rewarding as you build an organization that gains credibility by delivering business value for your business. Senior management will begin to see you in a whole new light than how they may see you today, , , all because of a few basic things you will do differently upon completing the IT Manager Institute program.

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The IT Manager Institute Self Study is the next best thing to the classroom event and offers many advantages when you think of:
        -  unbelievable low cost - the most cost effective IT manager program in the industry   
        -  no travel or travel expenses
        -  no time required to be away from your office
        -  flexible study program (go as fast as you like or take your time - you decide)
        -  fastest means of obtaining your ITBMC status

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Why such an incredible price?
It's quite simple, , ,  our company mission is to, "help IT managers of the world achieve more success". To do this, I'm making the program affordable and accessible to every IT manager in the world who wants to enhance his or her management skills and to achieve more success for their company.

To do this, we have removed any price barrier that may have existed for some as well as the requirement to travel to attend the class. Another obstacle removed is the time away from your office. In the self study, you can work as fast or take your time as you like - it's all your decision as to how fast you work through the program.

The content provided in the 15 e-Learning self study sessions, the class materials, plus the Institute "CD" are the same presentations and materials I give to students who attend the 5-day IT manager Institute classroom program, , , same material, , , exactly the same tools and exercises, , , even the same experiences and examples.

Spread the word  -  direct your colleagues to www.mde.net/selfstudy
Please feel free to tell your colleagues and other  IT managers or company executives about this fantastic offer. We have spent many months packaging over 20 years of IT management experience and our successful IT Manager Institute program into a product that anyone can afford. We have helped thousands of IT managers in all parts of the world who affirm the practical and simple processes we teach really do work for them.

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Don't miss out on this unprecedented offer, , , the results you begin to achieve as a focused and business-minded IT manager will more than recoup your investment.