Company data roughly doubles every couple of years, yet most of it sits unused because there is no system turning it into decisions. The organisations that pull ahead are not necessarily the ones with the most data - they are the ones that manage their information systems well enough to turn inventory numbers, sales figures, and daily operations into fast, informed decisions. That is the gap this Training Course on Strategic Information Systems Management for Business Growth, delivered by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, is built to close.

An information system is, at its core, a computer-based network that captures, stores, retrieves and delivers up-to-date information about how an organisation is performing - linking different computers together so data and resources can be shared across strategic, tactical and operational levels alike. Thousands of companies worldwide now depend on these systems to speed up work and improve service, which is exactly why so many directors are eager to master their management rather than leave it to chance.

Who Should Attend?

• Directors of large and small companies alike.
• Supervisors of information and computerisation departments.
• Directors of IT companies.
• Software and computerisation department staff.
• Supervisors of technical and computerisation departments.

What Participants Will Be Able to Do by the End of the Course

• Explain the principles and branches of information systems and where each one fits.
• Apply valid management strategies to run information systems effectively.
• Handle networks and monitoring systems built specifically for companies.
• Use the best available techniques for information systems management day to day.
• Work confidently with computer systems that are built on information-systems rules.

Module 1: Why Information Systems Matter Now

• A systematic, scientific definition of information systems.
• The advantages of adopting information systems and what companies gain from using them.
• Studying both the positive and negative sides of information systems honestly, before adopting them.

Module 2: The Building Blocks of an Information System

• The core elements that make up an information system.
• The essential software behind information systems.
• Mastering the methodologies used to build and run them.

Module 3: Where Information Systems Get Used

• The main fields and departments where information systems are applied.
• Networks and monitoring programmes designed specifically for companies.

Module 4: Managing and Evaluating Information Systems

• Valid management strategies for running information systems day to day.
• The best techniques currently used for information systems management.