The LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin and the Texas Department of Information Resources are pleased to offer you the opportunity to participate in Executive Leadership for Information Technology Excellence (ELITE)
The purpose of this executive program (two sessions of 3-1/2 days each) is to develop the executive competencies needed for leadership roles in information technology. Topics and speakers were identified based on feedback from focus groups of IT professionals and state agency CEOs.
This is a unique executive leadership program only held once every two years.
Nominations for the 2022 class of ELITE are closed. The class will be announced by Friday, January 7.
ELITE 2022 Program Dates:
Week #1 - March 1-4, 2022
Week #2 - April 11-14, 2022
| Who Should Attend | Tuition |
| Individuals nominated by the Executive Director/University President in conjunction with the Chief Information Officer of individual agencies and universities. | $2,400. Participants will be invoiced upon their acceptance into ELITE. |
2020 topics included:
- Texas Government/IT Environment - Legislative Process
- Leadership Strategies: Emotional Intelligence
- Written Communication
- Preparing for an IT Audit
- Cyber Security
- Ethical Decision Making
- The Evolving Role of the CIO
- The DIR/IRM Intersect
- Executive Decision Making
- CIO Learning Lab
- Effective Meetings
- IRM Overview and Responsibilities
- Individual Development Planning
- IT Strategic Planning
- IT Issues for Group Presentations
- Advocacy
- Measuring IT Performance
- Data for Decision Making
- Communicating with the Legislature
- Managing Organizational Change
- Assessing and Managing Risk