Executive Programs Update

The NC State College of Management’s Executive Programs office provides business solutions that enable corporations to intensively manage their technology and innovations, supply chains, and services for competitive advantage.

In the past year, College of Management faculty worked with Executive Programs to deliver over 130 days of on-site training at customer locations in Turkey, Hong Kong, Western Europe, Canada, and Central and South America for a variety of customers including

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
• Meadwestvaco
• North Carolina Biotech Center
• Nortel Networks
• Red Hat
• Xerox Corporation

Relationships established through the development and delivery of Executive Programs have led to funded faculty research projects, involvement in the college’s centers and initiatives, and internship and career opportunities for the college’s students. They also have enriched our students’ experience by enabling faculty to stay current with the host of business and managerial issues that companies are facing, providing real world examples for classroom discussion and case studies for students in our full time and part time academic degree programs. Greater awareness of the college’s areas of expertise and unique focus on the management of innovation and technology also opens the door for consideration of the college’s academic programs by company employees.

Administrative Changes

On July 1, 2008, the NC State Executive Education LLC was created under the NC State University Foundation, providing the vehicle through which the College of Management now contracts and delivers its custom executive training programs, drawing on the expertise of its faculty and colleagues at NC State and at other institutions.

Paul Mugge, director of the college’s Center for Innovation Management Studies and former IBM executive, was named to the additional role of executive director for Executive Programs, to provide strategic oversight for its growth and development. His expertise and corporate experience in the management of innovation, services, and projects is a valuable asset and reflects the college’s commitment to growing an internationally competitive Executive Education program.

New Cutting-Edge Training Programs

The following programs were developed and delivered in the past year.

• Operations and Supply Chain Program Portfolio: Executive Management Track

Managing the Global Supply Chain

Synchronizing Growth Strategies between Enterprise Operations Strategies with Business Unit/Divisional Operations Strategies

Leading Strategic Cost Reduction Initiatives

Creating and Maintaining a Culture of Operations Excellence

Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Development

• Operations and Supply Chain Program Portfolio: Management Track

Integrating Product Strategies with Supply Chain Strategies

Global Logistics and Distribution Strategies

Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR)

Relationship Management of Major Customers and Suppliers

Building Business Cases for Capital Expenditure

• Operations and Supply Chain Program Portfolio – Service-Oriented Management Programs

Designing your Supply Chain for New Services

Designing Service Operations

Managing Service Operations

The following courses are from the Innovation Management School (IMS), developed in partnership with the College of Management, Center for Innovation Management Studies and the Industrial Research Institute

• Innovation and Technology Management Program Portfolio – Executive Management Track

Managing Innovation for Corporate Growth

Creating a Culture of Innovation and Change

Transforming into a Solutions-Based Company

Using Innovation Management to Lead and Support Supply Chain Redesign

• Innovation and Technology Management Program Portfolio – Management Track

Developing Breakthrough Products from Emerging Technologies

Integrated Product Development

Integrated Service and Solution Development

Product and Brand Management

Virtual Team Management

• Project Management – Executive Management Track

Project Management for Sponsors and Executives

• Project Management – Management Track

Integrated Advanced Project Management Experience

Project Leadership Program

• Leadership and Influence – Management Track

Developing Leadership and Managerial Effectiveness

People Management

Teamwork and Collaboration

Communications and Influencing

Client Focus

Results Focus

Managing Top Technical Talent

• Enterprise Risk Management

Managing Risks Through Internal Controls

Risk-Taking and Risk Management

Executive Programs Leadership Team

• Program Executive Director – Paul Mugge, director of the Center for Innovation Management Studies
• Program Director – Russell Thomas

Dig Deeper

• Executive Programs Website
• Innovation Management School
• BioSciences Management Program
• Center for Innovation Management Studies
• Enterprise Risk Management Initiative
• Supply Chain Resource Cooperative
• Technology Entrepreneurship Commercialization
• Customer Engagement Profile: Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, College of Management Pair Up for Exec Program

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