Transformation Methodologies and Solutions
Objectives
The general objectives for this curricular unit (CU) are:
- Introduce digital transformation concepts important for a global, holistic project of business transformation enabled by digital technologies
- Contextualize the enterprise technologies involved, especially in cloud computing implementation model, which are part of a digital core of an organization
- Introduce the typical research models of information management field
- Present and explore large project methodologies for digital and business transformation
General characterization
Code
400092
Credits
7.5
Responsible teacher
Jorge Manuel Carrola Rodrigues
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - Available soon
Teaching language
Portuguese. If there are Erasmus students, classes will be taught in English
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Bibliography
Teaching method
Exposition and discussion; Case-Studies work with presentations and discussion; Seminars with external guests from the industry
Evaluation method
The evaluation consists on:
a. Two practical team Case-Studies, which account for 45% of the grade, distributed in the following way:
- 1st Case-Study: 15%;
- 2d Case-Study: 30%
b. Final Exam, graded at: 55 %
The grade scale goes from 0 to 20.
Subject matter
- Introduction to enterprise digital transformation
- Enabling technologies for enterprise digital transformation
- Seminar: The market analyst point of view: IDC Worldwide business applications market
- Case-Study (1) Walt Disney
- Value and Performance research in digital transformation and business solutions
- Methodologies and frameworks: 7S framework, BTEP, ESAT, and BTM²
- BTM² (I) Meta-Management & Direction levers
- BTM² (II) Enablement levers
- Case-Study (2) BTM² application to PharmaStars
- Seminar of use-cases of digital transformation
- BTM² (III) Evolution, Lessons learned from real cases. Case-Study work session
- Case-Study presentations and discussion
Programs
Programs where the course is taught: