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Tech-Savvy IT Leader
Learn essential tech concepts and fundamentals to lead technical teams confidently.
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Tech-Savvy + AI-Aware
Combo pack of Tech-Savvy + 1/2 day AI Aware IT Leader in-person learning
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AI-Savvy IT Leader
COMING SOON - Master practical AI implementation strategies for organizational transformation.
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"We had the opportunity to engage Vivek to lead two transformative workshop series for our teams: Become a Tech-Savvy Engineering Leader and the Gen AI Challenge.
The Tech-Savvy Engineering Leader workshop curated specifically to address the organization's technology context, had a particularly strong impact — the participants went on to win recognition awards within the India organization, and others shared how the session helped them discover new areas of growth and opportunity."
Manish Solanki
Director, Siemens
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Microfocus
"Quick, insightful & something to learn on a weekend."
IBM
"I am learning to use Git for the first time. Really helpful!"
Aritha
" I am so happy that I ended up here. This is my best investment so far. "
Accenture
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Certified AI Aware IT Leader
A half-day in-person workshop that complements the Tech Savvy IT Leader
AI Fundamentals for Leaders
- Demystifying AI
- Understanding the AI technology landscape and its business implications
- Recognizing AI opportunities and limitations in your organization
Hands-on AI Experience
- Interactive demonstrations with real-world AI applications
- Practical exercises to evaluate AI solutions
- Experience with prompt engineering and generative AI tools
- + 3 Assisted Hands-on exercises 🧑💻
Buyer Beware - Avoiding AI Pitfalls
- What AI is NOT good for (yet)? (Demos and examples)
- Acknowledging bias, transparency, and accountability in AI systems
- + 3 Assisted Hands-on exercises 🧑💻
This exclusive half-day workshop complements the Tech-Savvy IT Leader program, providing you with the essential AI awareness to lead confidently in the age of artificial intelligence.
Detailed Program Schedule
Three power-packed days of hands-on learning and transformation
Day 1: Build Your Tech Mental Model
Components of a Leader's Tech Mental Mdoel
Softer Stuff
- Code
- Configuration
- Data
- External APIs
- Databases
- + 6 Assisted Hands-on exercises 🧑💻
Harder Stuff
- Infrastructure
- Middleware
- Binaries
- + 2 Assisted Hands-on exercises 🧑💻
Helpers in delivering software
- Version Control
- Automatic Builds
- Pipelines
- + 3 Assisted Hands-on exercises 🧑💻
Day 2: Drive Engineering Excellence
Reading Code [Bonus] 🚀
- Reading Code like Prose - A Crash course
- + 2 Assisted Hands-on exercises 🧑💻
Good Code
- Is it easily understandable?
- Is it easily testable?
- Is it easily changeable?
- Metrics from Sonarqube
- + 1 Assisted Hands-on exercise 🧑💻
Good Tests
- Are they built economically?
- Do they kill mutations? (Mutation Testing)
- Are they maintainable?
- + 1 Assisted Hands-on exercise 🧑💻
Good Feedback Loops
- Sensible Continuous Integration
- Sensible pipelines
- Sensible information radiators
- + 2 Assisted Hands-on exercises 🧑💻
State-of-the-art Power-ups
- Containers
- Cloud
- Container Orchestration
- + 2 Assisted Hands-on exercises 🧑💻
Day 3: Decode Tech Risks & Handle High Stakes Dialogues
Tech Risk Management 101
- How not to freak out?
- Risk Management strategies
- Hands-on Activity: Quests - Bash tech risks with real-life role-play scenarios
Tech Dialogues 101 - Core principles
- Handling the internal dialogue of ourselves
- Decoding Power equations
- Activity: Role-play dialogues with real-life scenarios
Program Conclusion
- Summing up key learnings
- Action planning
- Certificate distribution