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Report On The Establishment Of A Governmentwide Information Technology Training Program

APPENDIX D - STAR PROGRAM COURSE OFFERING

STAR Course Description

STAR is a one-week residential seminar program with modules focused on leadership, program and project management, security, government and technology. 

Leadership

Leadership emphasizes the effective "Use of Self" in today's organizational environment. The course examines the drivers for leadership. It is based on the leadership principles of Kouses and Posner: Challenging the Process, Inspiring a Shared Vision, Enabling Others to Act, Modeling the Way, and Encouraging the Heart. This leadership segment will address "the Strategic Function of Leadership," "Myself as a Leader," "Individual Leadership Gap Analysis," and "Dimensions of Use of Self."

Leadership is taught by the National Training Laboratory's (NTL) Institute for Applied Behavioral Science. NTL has been on the forefront of leadership training and behavioral science for the past 50 years, laying the foundation for experiential learning as it exists today. The processes of transformation and planned change--the foundation of Organizational Development--were NTL innovations.

Program Management

Program and Project Management examines what senior level executives and managers must know to effectively oversee and manage multiple initiatives, and/or project managers. It is a facilitated workshop experience based on the Project Management Institute's Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Major instructional elements are: Where Things Go Wrong, Project Management Culture, Stakeholder Management, The Project Front End, Effective Planning, Leading People, and The Program Manager.

Program and Project Management is taught by The Dayton Group (TDG), a consulting and educational consortium of entrepreneurial principals and associates. TDG principals are members of the Project Management Institute (PMI). TDG course instructors and facilitators are certified Project Management Professionals and representatives of the American Project Management Forum (APMF).

Security

Dependence on information technology and interconnecting systems has increased the security risks that organizations experience. The security module explains the dimensions of increased threats and the characteristics of effective responses. Participants will be able to apply threat information to the specific context of their organizations, develop and review policy to deal with threats, and understand selected issues with respect to technological responses to threats. Major instructional elements are: "Security Awareness and IT," "Security Response - Management," and "Security Response - Technical."

Security is taught by staff from the Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (CERT/CC) at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) of Carnegie Mellon University. Formed in 1988, CERT is recognized for its work with the Internet community, facilitating responses to computer security events involving Internet hosts, its proactive steps to raise the international community's awareness of computer security issues, and its research in improving the security of existing systems worldwide.

Government

Government is taught by the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University. The Institute has been conducting courses to entering members, government executives, and industry representatives since 1965. The senior staff of the Institute consists of individuals with academic backgrounds in political science, public administration, law, history, and economics. Most have taught extensively at the university level.

Technology

With policy, financial planning, administrative, and IT functions converging, the Federal leader must understand technology's crucial role in delivering business solutions. Technology facilitates the integration of strategic and tactical initiatives through the application of business principles, IT principles, and industry technology trends. The technology module examines today's trends in the context of real business needs. The curriculum includes intensive training on business and IT public sector industry directions by industry analysts, coupled with the application to problems faced by participants. Major educational elements are: "Public Policy, the IT imperative - Synchronizing Technology and Business" and "Technology, the Horizon - E-government, the Product and Service Marketplace."

Technology is taught by META Group. META Group is a team of internationally recognized industry analysts and consultants who have previously played key roles in public and private sector organizations. Offering advisory services, consulting/benchmarking, and publications that span the full spectrum of IT, META Group addresses the latest technologies, industry trends, and business challenges.

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