Information Technology is without a doubt one of the most dominant forces changing business and, indeed, society today. Although technology is advancing at a very fast rate, the management practices used in business schools to manage IT appear to be lagging significantly. Despite Nicholas Carr's assertion "IT doesn't matter", many organizations are increasingly using IT to create and sustain a competitive advantage.

However, challenges of complexity demand growth, security, and budget. These and many other factors make the job of business schools' IT managers very difficult. This seminar introduces a unifying approach and framework to help business schools systematically manage IT for business value. The seminar presents a framework that enhances IT as an innovation resource and enables an IT manager to be perceived as an innovation officer who helps improve the probability, predictability, and profitability of IT-enabled innovations.

Faculty and IT managers from business schools will also learn about the embedded curriculum available for teaching and research opportunities with the Innovation Value Institute. The Innovation Value Institute consortium is a grouping of leading practitioners who are developing IT-CMF using an open innovation approach.

The IT-CMF is an assessment tool to determine the consistent strategic quality-improvement processes that organizations should undertake to achieve both efficiency and effectiveness in their use of IT. Faculty and IT managers attending will also have the opportunity to explore participation in the global research activity of the Innovation Value Institute.

Registration fees vary from 605 to 847 euros, depending on membership status and registration date.