Leading Digital Transformation

Innovative tools for future-forward leaders.

Harness the power of digital technologies and keep your business ahead of the curve. This holistic program gives you a strategic framework to effectively lead a digital transformation for your organization. Gain fluency in transformative digital tools and ensure fluid adoption by aligning culture, processes and people.

Leading Digital Transformation

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Fees: $3,250
Length: 8 three-hour sessions over 1 month
Next Session: April 17, 2023 to
April 27, 2023
  • Location:
  • Virtual Classroom

Leading Digital Transformation

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Your Digital Transformation

To stay competitive in a fast-moving, digital world, organizations must experiment with and adopt tools that can drive change.

Designed to help senior leaders level up for the future, the Leading Digital Transformation program combines lectures, case studies, group discussion and applied activities for a practical and comprehensive understanding of emerging technologies and their applications in business.

Develop the digital fluency needed to improve and optimize your company’s processes, operations and products. Identify high-potential opportunities and mitigate risks to keep up with the pace of technology. Participants will also learn to implement an 8-step change management framework to ensure transformation projects are effectively executed and adopted by their teams.

At the end of the program, you’ll apply your new skills and learnings to a real-world challenge of your choice and prepare a detailed digital transformation strategy that can be immediately used in your workplace.

This program is ideal for senior leaders, directors and executives looking to meaningfully disrupt their current industry and lead a transformative business.

Get Training in Marketable Skills

Change Management
Communication Skills
Leadership Skills
Digital Strategy

4 Reasons to Enrol

Amazing Education for Busy Professionals

This program packs rich, practical skills and techniques into a timeframe that easily fits your work schedule. Become an expert in digital transformation with just 8 three-hour sessions over 1 month and leave with an immediately actionable strategy.

Stand Out from the Crowd

Stay competitive with specialized skills and techniques in cutting-edge business technologies and become a disruptive leader for your organization.

Learn from the Pros

Train with top-rated Schulich ExecEd instructors that are consistently ranked among the world’s best.

Earn Higher Pay

Schulich ExecEd students gain the confidence, skills and perspective to attain better roles, launch new ventures, and lead their teams to new heights.

Who Will Benefit

Senior Leaders

Executives, directors and senior leaders looking to harness emerging technologies and disrupt their industry in roles such as program management, project management or people management will gain the digital fluency and technology adoption strategies to bring their organizations into the future.

Program Overview

  • Get an overview of key digital technologies and concepts, including AI, blockchain, AR/VR and cybersecurity. Analyze the economic implications of disruption and identify the value of digital tools. Learn from the successes and failures of historical and modern cases of digital transformation projects.

  • Get inspired by customers, competitors, and new technologies and discover new opportunities for digital transformation projects. Utilize the digital matrix to identify different sources of competition and tailor your digital projects and strategies to different sectors, including finance, health, communications, manufacturing and government.

  • Build a comprehensive strategic roadmap with key milestones to form the beginnings of an implementable plan for digital transformation. Work through a detailed framework for identifying strategic goals, metrics, technology requirements and stakeholder considerations.

  • Work through an 8-step change management framework to ensure transformation projects align with organizational goals and are successfully executed. Discuss the societal and ethical implications of digital transformation projects and how to ensure they respect the values of key stakeholders.

  • Apply your program learnings to develop a high-level strategy and implementation plan that can be used by your organization. Practice pitching the project and refine your proposal with coaching from your program instructor.

  • Spring 2023 Dates Time
    Session 1 4/17/2023 - 4/17/2023 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Session 2 4/18/2023 - 4/18/2023 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Session 3 4/19/2023 - 4/19/2023 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Session 4 4/20/2023 - 4/20/2023 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Session 5 4/24/2023 - 4/24/2023 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Session 6 4/25/2023 - 4/25/2023 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Session 7 4/26/2023 - 4/26/2023 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Session 8 4/27/2023 - 4/27/2023 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Faculty

Shane Saunderson,
PhD, MBA, B.Eng.

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What You Get

After completing Leading Digital Transformation, you'll receive an authentic digital badge from the #1 business school in Canada that employers will recognize.

As more and more companies look for candidates with specific skills, this badge on your CV will be a credible assurance of your achievements and expertise, allowing the right roles to find you faster.

Foundational Badge

Signifies that you’ve gained information and insight into new skills.

Custom Programs for Organizations

Use this program as we designed it, or alter it to fit your company’s needs. Either way, we can help you improve your organization's talent pipeline. Get in touch with our custom programs team today.

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