Institute of Technology Ireland – ESTIP Project
Functional area managers programme
Programme descriptor
Overall learning objective
Developing the knowledge and confidence to carry out all aspects of (integrated)
planning, with the active support and involvement of their staff. Multi faceted roles to be
taken into account.
Pre-requisite
Have read the ESTIP Handbook
Anticipated participants
All Executive and APO level managers (excepting HoS and HoD)
Secretary/ Financial controller
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HR Manager
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Finance manager
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Library
Head of Development
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Estates
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Computer services
Director of academic affairs (DIT)
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Associated APO level managers
Registrar
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Academic affairs manager
Specific learning outcomes
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MG 01: Develop skills for effectively reviewing and managing the delivery of
operational plans.
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MG 02: Understanding of current position in planning processes.
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MG 03: Knowledge of other planning processes (options) available,
appropriate to the IoTI sector.
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MG 04: Understanding for the need and benefits of empowering staff in
institute planning processes.
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MG 05: Develop a 360 awareness of planning processes (integrated planning)
and appreciation of the need to be proactive throughout the planning process.
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Develop awareness of the needs of other functional areas in
preparing institute strategic policies and functional and
academic areas operational plans
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Develop awareness of the need to provide information to other
functional areas to inform the planning processes in those areas.
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Develop the ability to constructively challenge/ query / question
initial plans being proposed by other functional areas
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Build awareness of the need to seek out cross dependencies
between the TDPs from functional areas
MG 06: Develop sufficient team working and consensus decision making skills
to carry out planning processes appropriate to their function
Delivery methodology
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Preparatory work required in advance of programme
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Review of current internal processes
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Case studies/ caselets review
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Tutor inputs
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Group activities
Modules
Introduction to ESTIP
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History and background (include International practice)
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Reference manual
Learning outcomes reference MG 02/ MG 03/ MG 04
Alternative planning processes
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Pre planning
Learning outcomes reference MG 02/ MG 03/ MG 04/ MG 05
Strategic planning tools
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Units relating to technical aspects of planning process (SWOT, Balanced score
card, EFQM etc)
Learning outcomes reference MG 02/ MG 03/ MG 04/ MG 05
Integration of planning
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Providing information laterally
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Seeking/ receiving information laterally
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Integration with PMDS
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Academic planning processes
Learning outcomes reference MG 01/ MG 02/ MG 03/ MG 04/ MG 05
Managing implementation (integrated)
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Project management principles
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Reviewing progress
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Mapping the plan onto our calendar
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Interdependencies of different time lines for different plans, leading to
consistent rolled up strategic / operational plan
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Managing priorities that are not your own
Learning outcomes reference MG 01/ MG 02/ MG 03/ MG 04/ MG 05
Soft skills in planning
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Joint problem solving
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Team working
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Consensus decision making
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Effective communications, influencing/ negotiation for planning
Learning outcomes reference MG 01/ MG 04/ MG 05/ MG 06
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