Course and Schedule Information

• See the Program at a Glance for (Fall 2007)
• Course Dates for Instructor Led Training
• Course Topics for Instructor Led Training
• Required books, plus suggested books for your book shelf

Course Dates:

Silicon Valley Executive Business Program Program (Overview of Instructor Led Program Content)
2007 Fall Dates (representative sample for 2008):
Wk 01: Fri: Sep 21, 2007 (CEO, CSO) 8:30a-5:30p
Wk 01: Sat: Sep 22, 2007 (CSO, Project Selection) 8:30a-5:30p
Wk 02: Fri: Sep 28, 2007 (CMO) 1:00-5:30p
Wk 02: Sat: Sep 29, 2007 (VC Preso & Project Work) 8:30a-12:00p
Wk 03: Fri: Oct 5, 2007 (CMO) 1:00-5:30p
Wk 04: Fri: Oct 12, 2007 (CFO) 1:00-5:30p
Wk 05: Fri: Oct 19, 2007 (CTO @ the Tech) 11:00a-5:30p
Wk 06: Fri: Oct 26, 2007 (CTO) 1:00-5:30p
Wk 07: Fri: Nov 2, 2007 (CRO) 1:00-5:30p
Wk 07: Sat: Nov 3, 2007 (VC Pitch & Project Work) 8:30a-12:00p
Wk 08: Fri: Nov 9, 2007 (CRO) 1:00-5:30p
Wk 08: Sat: Nov 10, 2007 (CRO, Practice Pitches) 8:30a-5:30p
Wk 09: Fri: Nov 16, 2007 (CFO) 1:00-5:30p
Wk 09: Sat: Nov 17, 2007 (Practice Pitches) 8:30a-12:00
Fri: Nov 23 (off for Thanksgiving)
Wk 10: Fri: Nov 30, 2007 (CTO) 1:00-5:30p
Wk 10: Sat: Dec 1, 2007 (Practice Pitches) 8:30a-12:00
Wk 11: Fri: Dec 7, 2007 (COO, Practice Pitches) 8:30a-5:30p
Wk 11: Sat: Dec 8, 2007 (Wrap-up & Presentations) 8:30a-2:00p

Instructor Led Training Course Topics:

1. Strategic Leadership And Ethics-from the CEO perspective
   
   • Strategic management, leadership and business ethics
     
   • Visioning, organizational purpose and alignment
     
   • Teamwork and change management
2. Corporate and Business Unit Strategy-from the CSO perspective
   • Business strategy and planning
     
   • Business analysis, best practices and problem solving
     
   • Deploying, managing and evolving the business
     
   • Competitive analysis
3. Strategic Impact of Information Technology-from the CTO perspective
   
   • Managing technology, innovation and information systems
     
   • Managing technology and change
     
   • Making technology productive and cost effective
     
   • Knowledge management and information systems
4. Strategic Marketing as a Competitive Advantage-from the CMO perspective
   
   • Marketing in a global economy
     
   • Evaluating market and pricing strategies
     
   • Marketing strategy process
     
   • Core marketing principles and market planning
5. Global Partnering and Sales Growth Strategies-from the CRO perspective
   
   • Managing and growing sales opportunities
     
   • Customer sales and support
     
   • Developing value propositions
     
   • Forming strategic alliances and joint ventures
6. Building Effective Human Capital-from the CPO perspective
   
   • Performance management and organizational performance
     
   • Reward systems, succession planning and career development
     
   • Changing role of HR manager, managing change and organizational transformation
     
   • Acquiring, retaining and leading critical human resources globally
7. Managing Corporate Financials-from the CFO perspective
   
   • Managing corporate financials and profitability
     
   • Capital structure management
     
   • Balance sheets and income statements
     
   • Profitability tools and techniques
8. Execution to Pull It All Together-revisited from the COO perspective
   
   • Strategic supply chain management
     
   • Offshore and outsourcing
     
   • Globalization and global teams