Curriculum
Module 1 : Orientation
- Opening Context with Industry Leaders and plan for 9 Months
Module 2 : Action Learning Projects
- Identification of AL projects and agreement on the projects
Module 3 : Mentoring
- Group Mentorship with Senior Tech leaders
Module 4 : Strategic Leadership
- Developing technology vision and strategy
- Managing partnerships and vendor relations
- Influencing the Board and executive leadership
- Driving digital transformation Initiatives
Module 5 : Financial Savviness
- Building business cases for technology investments
- Managing budgets and tech ROI measurement
- Monetization strategies for tech products and platforms
Module 6 : People Management
- Attracting, recruiting and retaining tech talent
- Fostering engineering culture and innovation
- Leading agile and distributed teams
- Coaching and mentoring next-gen tech leaders
Module 7 : Strategic Program Leadership
- Managing large-scale technology programs end-to-end
- Agile delivery methods like Scrum/Kanban for software development projects
- IT program governance and project portfolio management
- Vendor and team collaboration best practices
- Risk management frameworks and mitigation strategies
- Tracking KPIs and metrics for programs
- Budgeting and cost controls for large programs
- Balancing project delivery with day-to-day IT operations
skills for managing multiple concurrent projects and priorities
Module 8 : Technology Depth
- Emerging tech – AI/ML, IoT, Blockchain etc.
- Modern architecture patterns
- Transitioning from legacy to cloud-native systems
- Integrating automation across the technology stack
Module 9 : Regulation and Compliance
- Data privacy and cybersecurity frameworks
- IT controls and risk management
- Industry regulations: finance, healthcare etc.
Module 10 : Strategic Advising
- Advising the CEO and Board on disruptive technologies
- Identifying new product and market opportunities
- Providing technology perspectives on M&A deals
- Evaluating startups and partnership opportunities
Module 11 : Industry Connects
Module 12 : Closure Session
- Presentation of Action Learning Projects
FAQs
Q. Are there any benefits with the certification?
This flagship program is designed for senior leaders to *catapult their career to C Suite*. This post graduate certificate program has inputs from industry experts, global academicians and IIT professors.
Q. Will the certification help in Placements?
IIT Kanpur caters to working professionals who aspire to hone their skills to better adapt and grow in the constantly evolving corporate sector. *It does give privileged access to CXO network*, however does not include placement service.
Q. Does the certification lead to an alumni status from IIT Kanpur?
All participants of this program who receive a successful completion certificate, *will enjoy lifetime alumni status of Leadup Universe Executive Education*. IIT offers alumni to long term degree programs only.
Q. Who conducts the classes?
All classes are conducted by *IIT Kanpur faculty and industry experts through live online sessions and a campus immersion*. Also master classes are conducted for sharing of valuable experience and insights.
Q. What is the teaching methodology?
The pedagogy is *highly interactive and incorporates expansive teaching methods and approaches*. Depending on the course, lectures are enriched with real life case studies, corporate examples and general discussions.
Q. What certificate do we get?
A post graduate certificate in Technology Leadership for emerging CTOs”*. All examinations and evaluations related to the certification are carried out by IIT Kanpur.
Q. What happens in case I miss an online session?
*Archives of the lecture sessions are made available for the absentees* by the service providers within an approved time frame.
Instructor Profile
Name: Shubhashish B.
About: Director APAC And North America Algo / Ex-Microsoft, Citi / IIM-A MBA (2yr PGP)
Name: Eshan Tiwari
About: Data Science Lead At Google
Name: Vijay Agarwal
About: Partner, Head Of Data & Analytics Practice, At Baker Tilly India Business Advisory And Consulting Services
