• Examine the impact that technology will have on your career.
• Discover emerging digital opportunities and explore the technology that will be the best fit for your organization.
• Understand the common challenges that organizations face with digital transformation.
• Balance the human and organizational aspects of digital change.
• Develop a comprehensive plan to guide your digital transformation.
• Explore innovative solutions to avoid potential roadblocks to your own digital transformation plans.
• Utilize practical tools and techniques to continuously improve your digital strategy.
• Develop your skills and digital literacy and build a compelling case for your business to implement a new digital strategy.
  
  

1:1 coaching for all learners

For the duration of the program, the instructor offers one hour of individual 1:1 coaching to each participant in addition to the scheduled program sessions. Use this time to discuss your ideas to help your organization achieve digital change. Receive expert feedback and insight that you can implement into your plan.

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• Expert instruction from University of Waterloo faculty.
• Live discussion sessions via Zoom every Friday from 12 – 1 p.m. ET (also available as recordings).
• Peer discussions and networking opportunities.
• Case studies from well-known organizations in a variety of industries.
• Four hours of independent work online each week (including graded assignments and activities).
• Capstone project that integrates your learning.
• Attendance requirement: It is highly recommended that participants attend live sessions, but it is not required. Live discussion sessions will be recorded and available for later viewing.

Receive a certificate from the University of Waterloo

Upon successful completion of this program, you will receive a professional education certificate from the University of Waterloo.

• For project management professionals: The curriculum for this certificate program is relevant for experienced project managers tasked with guiding digital transformation projects. If you are a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), completing this course may qualify for required professional development units as part of your Project Management Professional (PMP) designation.

• For professional engineers: Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive 40 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours from the Ontario Engineering Academy, part of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE). Also, it may qualify to receive the mandatory CPD hours for the Practice Evaluation and Knowledge (PEAK) program for Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) licence holders.

Carr works on the use of technology in developing countries. Most recently this work has included the creation of the Technology Enabled Education Resource Library, with Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi. Prior to that, he contributed to over 20 projects with NetHope and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. He was the Technical Editor of the book “PMP Professional Study Guide, 3rd edition” by Joseph Phillips (McGraw Hill, 2009). He has taught Project Management and Operations Management courses internationally, and has been featured in case studies by Microsoft and BlackBerry. He has created two project management based online simulations. He recently completed contributions to a report on digital transformation in the manufacturing sector in Canada.

Carr holds a PhD in lean transformation of traditional manufacturing organizations from Cranfield University in the United Kingdom. He also has strong ties to industry. Prior to joining the University of Waterloo, he was executive director at the Centre for Innovative Management at Athabasca University.