Graduate Certificate in IT Leadership

Learn to Lead IT.

Do you have technical expertise and want to expand your business acumen? Organizations need leaders with deep technical understanding to apply technology solutions to business problems. The UW Graduate Certificate in IT Leadership helps you build the skills you need to step into roles such as Chief Technology Officer or Chief Information Officer. Learn the communication, finance and budgeting, and management skills you need to position yourself for success.

The certificate curriculum was expertly designed to focus on the business skills needed to drive IT leadership. Topics of study include:

• Organizational communication skills such as crucial conversations, evidence-based decision making, and change management strategies
• Strategic planning processes
• IT governance and ethical considerations
• General and project accounting practices
• Integrating budgeting with project scheduling

Completion of this certificate can be applied towards the online collaborative Master of Science in IT Management degree.