Executive Education
For Individuals
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Innovation is the catalyst for growth in today's rapidly evolving digital landscape. To thrive in this age of digital disruption, individuals must realize the career-changing power of digital innovation and get equipped with digital skills and capabilities to bring innovative ideas to fruition.
Whether you want to streamline HR operations, revamp your marketing strategy, optimize sales processes, enhance IT infrastructure, or tweak your financial workflows, the Digital Transformation Management (DTM) program is your pathway to transform your digital innovation concepts into tangible, game-changing actions. DTM is custom-designed in close collaboration with industry and DIGITAL to empower individuals and organizations to become future-ready and engage in the digital economy. Participants in the program develop a digital-first mindset, digital skills and competencies, and confidence to execute digital transformation projects.
Why take the program?
The Digital Transformation Management program is for individuals who want to understand and advance the use of digital technology and generative AI in their daily work and contribute to Digital Transformation from where they are. Ideal participants would be individual contributors from various business units, such as marketing, sales, HR, operations, IT, and finance.
Recommended Profiles
The DTM program is best suited for early- to mid-career professionals, in any industry or sector, who lead or be part of a team contributing to the implementation of a digital project or program. To qualify, applicants should have at least two years of work experience or hold a bachelor's degree.
Recent participants include those with experience in roles such as:
- Analyst
- Coordinator
- Administrator
- Project Lead
- Technical Lead
Program Overview
Learning Outcomes
Become a better contributor to a digital change project by:
- Developing a toolbox of practices used in digital work.
- Collaborating in diverse teams to co-create solutions.
- Creating compelling visuals to communicate effectively.
Program Structure
The program is custom-designed and delivered in a 12-week format. Participants are selected into cohorts and collectively attend two faculty-led 2-hour synchronous sessions (an opening and a closing session) and weekly 1.5-hour Peer Learning sessions.
- Synchronous Sessions: These sessions include small group activities and guest speakers from industry. The time commitment is approximately 4-6 hours per week.
- Asynchronous Sessions: These sessions include faculty and industry-led content, case studies, discussion boards, and applied activities.
Participants will apply program skills acquired through independent and group assignments to work projects. They will complete the program with a Toolbox for implementing digital change within their daily work.
Curriculum
The Digital Transformation Management (DTM) program features 11 modules emphasizing people, processes, and technology. Each week, you will learn how to become successful in digital transformation by utilizing business process skills and digital technology capabilities in combination with the essential people and teamwork skills to make your digital transformation projects possible.
The DTM program is custom-designed and delivered online, with virtual sessions scheduled throughout the program to enhance your learning and connection to peers across industries. Each week concludes with an activity where you will take your learning from the concepts of the week and apply this learning in the context of a company, business unit, or team.
Throughout the program, you will be encouraged to participate in group work and learn about aspects of business and technology that will help you accomplish your goals and gain the confidence to champion and implement digital change solutions within your organization.
Ultimately, the short-term program will help you develop a digital innovation mindset and the competencies to improve a process in your organization. In addition, you will be able to speak to the business needs and technology requirements and utilize generative AI, such as Chat GPT, by engaging with a cross-industry cohort of participants, which will teach you how to efficiently and effectively work in a low-code environment.
Internship
The Digital Transformation Management program offers a unique opportunity for a consulting internship project through our partnership with Riipen. As a participant, you’ll engage in an 8-week, hands-on project with top Canadian employers, allowing you to apply your digital transformation skills in real-world scenarios. This experience not only strengthens your practical knowledge but also connects you with leading organizations across Canada—enhancing your professional skills and expanding your network in the digital transformation field.
Seats for the internship project are limited and subject to eligibility. Please note that there is a requirement for no conflict of interest between the student's current employer and the company they will be collaborating with during the internship.
Program Cost
- The Digital Transformation Management (DTM) program costs CAD 2,500 plus GST. This fee includes access to all program materials, faculty-led sessions, and the paid internship opportunity.
- Applications that include the internship project have an additional cost of CAD 1,000 plus GST.
Special pricing packages for our corporate partners are available. Employers may also be eligible for support through the Canada Job Grant. Please Contact sfu_dial@sfu.ca for details on these packages or to explore opportunities for partnerships and customized programs.
Program Schedule
Next Cohort Starts: April 9, 2025
The Digital Transformation Management program is delivered online, with weekly virtual synchronous sessions throughout the 12-week program.
Each week concludes with an activity based on concepts from the week. Contact our team to explore more details about the program.
Faculty
Dr. Blaize Horner ReichAcademic Director, DIAL, RBC Professor of Technology and Innovation, SFU Beedie, and Board DirectorBefore obtaining her Ph.D., Dr. Reich worked as an IT professional and consultant for 15 years in Canada and Asia. Her specialties were information management, IT governance and strategic planning. Dr. Reich is the RBC Professor of Technology and Innovation within the Beedie School of Business. She is an internationally recognized expert in IT governance, technology-based organizational transformation, and project management. Her research has been published in leading journals, and she speaks regularly at academic and practitioner conferences. Dr. Reich is a founding director of the CIO Association and a board director of ITAC Talent’s Business Technology Management program. She is also a board director of BCAA and Central 1. Dr. Reich was named an Academic Fellow of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes in 2016 and a Canadian Association of Management Consultants Fellow in 2017. |
Dr. Jeffrey YipAssistant Professor, Management and Organization Studies, SFU BeedieJeffrey Yip is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Beedie School of Business. His research is in leadership, mentoring, and career development. His professional experience includes leadership development at the Center for Creative Leadership, co-founder of the Halogen Foundation in Singapore, and consultant to public and private organizations. Before SFU, Jeffrey taught graduate courses in organizational psychology, interpersonal dynamics, and talent management at Claremont Graduate University (CGU) and Boston University. At CGU, he directed the Talent Science Lab and was an Accenture Talent Innovation Lab advisor. He currently directs ListeningWorks - a research initiative on listening and serves as representative-at-large for the Academy of Management Careers Division. His work has been supported by research fellowships and awards, including a Fulbright Scholarship, the Lim Kim San Fellowship from Singapore Management University, a research fellowship from the Learning Innovations Laboratory (LILA) at Harvard University, and the Arnon Reichers Best Paper award from the Academy of Management. |
Dr. Andrew GeminoProfessor, Management Information Systems & Associate Dean, Executive Education, SFU BeedieDr. Andrew Gemino is an award-winning teacher whose distinctions include two TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Awards from the Beedie School of Business and the Teaching Excellence Award from SFU. His primary research interests include information technology project management and business analysis techniques. Andrew has also co-authored an award-winning textbook and is the past President of the AIS Special Interest Group on Systems Analysis and Design. |
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The next cohort starts
April 9, 2025
DTM is the right fit for you...
if you are an early to mid-career professional, who leads or is a part of a team that contributes to implementing a digital project or program.
For professionals with over 5 years of senior management experience, please consider the DTL program.
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