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Technology Strategy for System Design and Management

Subjects: Leadership · Management · Technology

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Instructor: Michael A. M. Davies
Term: Spring 2009
Level: Graduate
What's inside: 1 lecture note · 1 reading · 24 other files · 3 web pages
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Technology Strategy for System Design and Management

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Lecture 1: What is technology strategy and why does it matter

Lecture 2: Technological innovation

Lecture 3: Technological innovation and design options

Lecture 4: Projects (an opportunity to present proposals for project ideas)

Lecture 5: Demand opportunity

Lecture 6: Marketing high-tech products

Lecture 7: Debrief and discussion on demand opportunity

Lecture 8: Life-cycles and transitions

Lecture 9: Responses to transitions

Lecture 10: Debrief and discussion on transitions and disruption

Lecture 11: Business ecosystems

Lecture 12: Standards battles

Lecture 13: Ecosystems, standards and value capture

Lecture 14: Debrief and discussion on ecosystems and value capture

Lecture 15: Open innovation and open source

Lecture 16: Debrief and discussion on open innovation and open source

Lecture 17: Strategy and adaptation

Lecture 18: Re-invention and convergence

Lecture 19: Debrief and discussion on strategic agility

Lecture 20: Simulation

Lecture 21: Tough decisions

Lecture 22: Debrief and discussion on decision-making

Lecture 23: Wrap-up and summary

Lecture 24: Project presentations (1)

Lecture 25: Project presentations (2)