Digital Leadership

This Autumn, all of our Professional Diplomas will be delivered in-person at the IMI Campus to facilitate the best learning experience for participants. We will facilitate a hybrid delivery option should you require it.

This Autumn, dates are as follows:

31 October, 01 & 02 November 2023
28, 29 & 30 November 2023
24, 25 & 26 January 2024
21, 22 & 23 February 2024
19, 20 & 21 March 2024
16, 17 & 18 April 2024

A candidate’s eligibility for each Professional Diploma or the Professional Master of Business Studies will be determined by a combination of their academic qualifications and/or relevant professional experience.

A primary degree from a recognised third- level institution (NFQ level 8), with a minimum classification of Second Class Honours, will typically be required with five years relevant work experience, at least 3 of which must be at managerial level, however, prior workplace learning will be recognised where applicants do not meet the academic requirement.

This experience may come from a general business or organisational background, or experience working at a management level or in the area specifically related to the Professional Diploma. The candidate may be interviewed by the Programme Director. The IMI Office of the Registrar will oversee all applications, and the final decision on any application shall remain with the IMI Registrar. All applicants whose first language is not English will be required to show evidence of the successful completion of an IELTS or TOEFL test or equivalent as specified within the application form. The English language requirement when using IELTS is a score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each individual section or equivalent.

• Gain a deeper understanding of how digital leadership and strategy differ from traditional approaches.
• Assess digital models and frameworks and research techniques that will give you a new lens to formulate organisational strategies.
• Critically evaluate the digital strategies and leadership practices of their own and other organisations.
• Apply digital leadership and strategy tools and techniques to your own organisation’s unique challenges.
• Be able to clearly articulate your digital strategy to stakeholders at all levels – including the boardroom.

• Identify the latest digital trends, technologies, platforms, and business models driving the need for digital transformation of your organisation, appraising likely threats and opportunities.
• Develop the mindset and tactics needed for you and your organisation to be agile in an era of disruption.
• Apply digital disruption and transformation tools to your organisation’s challenges.
• Produce a business case for the further investment and adoption of digital technologies in your own organisation.

• Challenge and disrupt your own thinking and develop new mindsets and behaviours required for an effective digital transformation.
• Assess and deploy models of innovation that you can use to rewire your organisation’s processes, structures, and capabilities.
• Apply design thinking to investigating and implementing change in your own or other organisations.
• Bridge the gap between strategy and execution, bringing new innovations into the core of how your organisation works.

• Conduct a Digital Transformation project that utilises strategic processes, business models and technology opportunities to create an applicable business strategy for your organisation.