A NEW LANGUAGE
In today’s competitive scenario, IT has become the enabling factor of business services and internal processes. The Chief Information Officer is becoming a multi-faceted figure who, by leading the Digital Transformation and the provision of IT services, supports the business in defining the strategy and in the transformation of the organization towards more competitive functioning models.
The Executive Program in IT Governance & Management provides the tools and the managerial skills for the following activities:
- enabling the Digital Transformation by innovating the models of provision of IT services
- integrating the planning and provision processes for the IT Services with the Business
- identifying and implementing efficiency and effectiveness indicators
- managing changes by reducing “rejection” risks
- managing IT outsourcing contracts to adapt with flexibility to the changing needs of the Business in terms of scope, service level and working method
The IT Governance & Management Executive Program has been devised to combine technical know-how and organization, considering ICT as the circulatory and neuralgic systems of the company.
Attending this program means taking a significant step on the growth journey within one’s function. The lectures held by a faculty consisting of university professors, consultants and business managers are further enriched by the exchange of views and opinions with the other participants and with IT experts belonging to companies that are active in different industries.
The IT Governance & Management Executive Program course consists of 14 days of classroom lectures (Fridays and Saturdays), four months in total. It includes eight modules, dealing with the most relevant topics of IT management, also thanks to the simulation of practical cases. The program also offers participants the opportunity to obtain the international certifications ITIL®4 Foundation and APMG BCS Artificial Intelligence™ Essentials.
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Accreditation
Bologna Business School is EQUIS – EFMD Quality Improvement System accredited, one of the most important international quality assessment and continuous improvement systems for Schools of Management and Business Administration.
CLASS PROFILE
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39
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43% F – 57% M
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Structure
The course includes a total of 14 full time classroom days, organized into 4 months:
- IT Service Management e ITIL®
- Ingegneria dei requisiti
- Data Science
- Artificial Intelligence
- Legal aspects in the management of information systems
- IT Financial Management
- Information Security Governance
- Business Process Management
The dates of the sessions are:
- 20-21 February 2026
- 6-7 March 2026
- 13-14 March 2026
- 27-28 March 2026
- 17-18 April 2026
- 15-16 May 2026
- 29-30 May 2026
Teaching methodology foresees the adoption of business simulation and illustration of practical cases. The didactic modules are taught by university teachers and professionals with many years of experience in the sector. The contents are based on international standards and best practices, which illustrate the disciplines of managing information systems and the techniques of managing change and planning and control. Interested participants will be provided with guidance on the certification exams and how to do them.
COURSES
- Key principles of IT Service Management
- The Service Value System
- The four dimensions of Service Management
- The practices of Service Management
- Requirements elicitation: sources and techniques
- Requirements documentation: natural language and models
- Requirements negotiation and validation
- Requirements maintenance
- Data Science and Data Analytics
- Elements of DBMS, Python, Cloud, Big Data
- Data Management and Data Governance
- Business Intelligence & Data Visualisation
- Elements of Probability and Statistics
- Introduction to AI and historical developments
- Ethical and regulatory considerations
- Enabling elements of AI
- Data collection and use in AI
- AI projects in organizations
- Future impacts – human plus machine
- Legal issues relating to information systems management
- Personal data protection regulations
- Methods of protecting rights and Artificial Intelligence
- Overview of IT Financial Management objectives and processes
- Strategic planning and budgeting processes and methodologies
- IT investment analysis and evaluation methodologies
- How to create a Business Case: a concrete example
- Overview of IT Costing processes and models
- Building the IT Service Costing model: methods and tools
- Introduction to the risks of the third millennium, a brief history of cyber risk
- Cyber security governance principles and processes
- Overview of threats and introduction to cyber security frameworks and standards
- Applicable regulations and summary of obligations
- Cyber risk analysis principles and processes
- Introduction to incident management and IT business continuity
- Process models and modelling
- BPMN notation
- The BPM lifecycle
- Identification
- Exploration
- Analysis
- Reengineering
- Implementation
- Monitoring and control
- An overview of Process Mining
Learning approach
The program is enriched by an online platform where the materials of the lessons will be available, as well as additional ideas for further details.
Participants will have access to our online platform where the lesson materials and further in-depth content will be uploaded.
Faculty
Faculty members at Bologna Business School work together offering outstanding teaching standards. An international and interdisciplinary approach is guaranteed by a joint team of distinguished national core professors, adjunct, visiting professors, guest speakers and top managers.
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Marco Fusco
Project Manager - Trainer
HSPI SpA
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Doriano Gallozzi
Senior Trainer & Manager
HSPI
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Matilde Ratti
Assistant Professor
University of Bologna
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Matteo Francia
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Bologna
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Paolo Garofalo
Senior Manager
HSPI Consulenti di Direzione
CLASS PROFILE
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39
ETÀ MEDIA
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43% F – 57% M
SESSO
Alumni
Cristina Donati
IT Applications Manager. TREVI GROUP - Finanziaria Industriale S.p.A.
IT Governance & Management (ed. 2022)
"Il valore di questo Open Program oltre alle singole sessioni è anche nella rete di relazioni e di confronto sulle tematiche in oggetto che si è aperto ogni giorno. Momenti di riflessione sulle pratiche a volte in uso e a volte no, momenti di approfondimento su tematiche fondamentali e docenti sempre disponibili alle domande e richieste."
Networking
Networking takes place between students in the same class, between participants and lecturers, and with students from other courses or previous editions of the same program.
Alumni
Cristina Donati
IT Applications Manager. TREVI GROUP - Finanziaria Industriale S.p.A.
IT Governance & Management (ed. 2022)
"Il valore di questo Open Program oltre alle singole sessioni è anche nella rete di relazioni e di confronto sulle tematiche in oggetto che si è aperto ogni giorno. Momenti di riflessione sulle pratiche a volte in uso e a volte no, momenti di approfondimento su tematiche fondamentali e docenti sempre disponibili alle domande e richieste."
COMPANIES
Over the years, our partners have been constantly involved in the various activities that make up the structure of our programs. Companies belonging to our network participate in project work and master classes; they actively contribute to introducing guest speakers and organizing company visits. Our partners are our first supporters: they sponsor various scholarships, host internships for students and provide professional opportunities for graduates.
The partner companies of Bologna Business School are:
AEROPORTO G. MARCONI ASSICOOP BOLOGNA METROPOLITANA AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI BOLOGNA FIERE BREVINI POWER TRANSMISSION CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI BOLOGNA CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI FERRARA CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI FORLÌ-CESENA CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI MODENA CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI RIMINI CAMST CARPIGIANI GROUP CASSA DI RISPARMIO IN BOLOGNA CONFCOMMERCIO EMILIA ROMAGNA CONFINDUSTRIA EMILIA ROMAGNA COSWELL DATALOGIC DUCATI MOTOR HOLDING ENEL ENGINEERING INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA EXPERT SYSTEM FALORNI FASTWEB FERRARELLE FERRARI FERRETTI GROUP FINALMA FONDAZIONE CARISBO FONDAZIONE CASSA RISPARMIO CESENA FONDAZIONE CASSA RISPARMIO DI CENTO FONDAZIONE CASSA RISPARMIO DI IMOLA FONDAZIONE CASSA DI RISPARMIO DI CARPI FONDAZIONE CASSA DI RISPARMIO DI FERRARA FONDAZIONE CASSA DI RISPARMIO DI PADOVA E ROVIGO FONDAZIONE G. MARCONI FONDAZIONE IBM ITALIA FONDAZIONE ISABELLA SERÀGNOLI FONDAZIONE DEL MONTE DI BOLOGNA E RAVENNA FONDAZIONE PER LA COLLABORAZIONE TRA I POPOLI FOOD TREND FOUNDATION FURLA GOOGLE ITALIA GRANAROLO GROUPM GRUPPO COESIA GRUPPO SISTEMA H-ART HSPI HAWORTH HERA HORSA IBM ITALIA IMA ICONSULTING INTESA SAN PAOLO KPMG ADVISORY LABORATORI GUGLIELMO MARCONI LANDI RENZO LEGACOOP BOLOGNA LIGHTHOUSE MANUTENCOOP MAPE MAPS MASAI ITALIA MASERATI MICROSOFT ITALIA MONTENEGRO N.C.H. NUOVI CANTIERI APUANIA OLIDATA ONIT GROUP OPERA SANTA MARIA DEL FIORE PHILIP MORRIS ITALIA POLTRONESOFÀ REGIONE EMILIA-ROMAGNA RICOH S.E.C.I. GRUPPO INDUSTRIALE MACCAFERRI SAP SCS CONSULTING STMICROELECTRONICS SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SEPS TECHNOGYM TEUCO THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING ITALIA TREVI GROUP UMBERTO CESARI UNICREDIT UNIEURO UNINDUSTRIA BOLOGNA UNIPOL VEM SISTEMI VERONESI VIABIZZUNO VIDEOWORKS VOLVO CAR ITALIA WPP ITALIA YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP
FEES
The registration fee for enrollments from companies and institutions is 5.200 euros (plus VAT) to be paid by the start date of the course.
The registration fee for individual enrollments is 4.200 euros (plus VAT) to be paid by the start date of the course.
There are special terms for early enrolments.
The fee includes attendance at the program, all study materials available through the online platform and access to Bologna Business School services, which include: personal wi-fi BBS account and the use of study areas.
Discounts are available:
- for Business Network companies;
- for BBS Alumni;
- for groups of at least 3 people.
INTERPROFESSIONAL FUNDS
Alumni and companies can check the availability of vouchers at the Interprofessional Fund of reference:
Fondimpresa – for middle managers/ middle management
Fondo Dirigenti PMI – for managers of Industrial SMEs
Fonditalia
Fondirigenti – for managers
Fon.Coop – for cooperative companies
REQUIREMENTS
The course is reserved for a maximum of 25 participants with at least 2 years of work experience.
APPLICATION PROCESS
To register, simply request the registration form by sending an e-mail to: openprograms@bbs.unibo.it
FAQs
At the end of the course, a participation certificate is issued (upon reaching 80% of classroom hours).
The documents used in the classroom and any further reading or exercises will be uploaded to our platform, whose credentials will be delivered in the classroom.
Should a group of colleagues wish to participate in the program, it is possible to contact the Program Manager to evaluate an ad hoc participation price.
Our short courses do not require a specific course of study. It is important to have a few years of work experience behind you that can help you, inside the classroom, by bringing real cases dealt with and solutions adopted during your work.
