Moving from Technical Professional to Manager Study Guide

0-619-16081-0 © 2004 Publish date: August 7, 2003 138 pages

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Course ID: move-tech-to-prof-man-sg

At some point in your technical career, you may find yourself in a management position. Instead of working with routers, switches, operating systems, and technology, you will be managing people. Your technical skills got you to the point where you will be managing other IT team members but they won't carry you if you lack management skills. The Moving from Technical Professional to Manager study guide will help you identify the skills you need in this new role.

CBT Planet carries numerous computer training books and personal enrichment books. Use this course to learn the basics of moving into a management position. You will learn the fundamentals of management, specific skills along with the role of the IT manager, and management planning and recruiting basics.

The Moving from Technical Professional to Manager courseware contains a variety of course activities that you can use to learn about building teams, team leadership and management, managing conflict, and communication skills. These interactive exercises reinforce the various concepts presented in the book.

In addition to basic management skills, you will learn IT specific skills including network issues, purchasing (and rolling out) new software and hardware throughout your IT department, and using E-Commerce solutions to get more out of your company Web site.

The Moving from Technical Professional to Manager courseware is an excellent resource to help you with the transition from techie to manager.

Course Contents

Unit 1 introduces management and planning

• Management fundamentals
• Management roles and skills
• IT planning

Unit 2 discusses staffing your IT team

• The basics of IT recruitment
• Interviewing IT candidates

Unit 3 goes over IT team leadership

• Effective leadership skills
• Leadership styles and tactics

Unit 4 discusses managing your team

• Team building
• Team support

Unit 5 covers managing the IT department

• Networking
• Hardware, software, and security
• Web sites