Applied professional learning

Starting as CIO: Build Your First-Month Agenda

Build the agenda from the business and the service reality.

Interview sponsors about priorities, expectations and constraints. Identify operational risks, critical dependencies and delivery commitments.

100% onlineFocused practical course€299 per participantApplications open

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Illustrative scene: an incoming chief information officer in their fifties reviews technology service priorities with an operations leader beside a calm control-room display.

YOUR LEARNING OUTCOMES

What you will be able to do.

Senior leaders and executives taking responsibility for an important business decision.

Interview sponsors about priorities, expectations and constraints.
Identify operational risks, critical dependencies and delivery commitments.
Test relevance, ownership, costs and organisational readiness.
Prioritise decisions, evidence gaps and early actions.

WHAT YOU WILL CREATE

A first-month CIO agenda grounded in business priorities and service risks.

IN PRACTICE

A situation you could face.

You inherit a technology function with ambitious projects and unresolved service risks. Decide what to understand first and what cannot wait.

YOUR TASK

Prioritise decisions, evidence gaps and early actions.

Illustrative learning scenario.

CURRICULUM

Your learning path.

4 modules

Clarify the business mandate

Interview sponsors about priorities, expectations and constraints.

Assess the service baseline

Identify operational risks, critical dependencies and delivery commitments.

Review the technology portfolio

Test relevance, ownership, costs and organisational readiness.

Set the first-month agenda

Prioritise decisions, evidence gaps and early actions.

THE EXPERIENCE

Practice with a purpose.

100% onlineNo in-person attendance required.

Self-directed cases, practical exercises and worked examples. Your invitation confirms the learning materials, delivery format and support included.

Understand the decision

Define the question and the evidence a useful answer needs.

Test your judgement

Apply the method to a realistic case and explain your choices.

Review the quality

Use explicit criteria to judge the result and improve the work.

ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION

Before you apply.

Are courses delivered online?

Course materials, exercises and any included coaching or live sessions are delivered online. No in-person attendance required.

Each programme specifies its pace and included support. Your invitation confirms any scheduled sessions and their timing.

Why do I need to apply?

We review your background and any goals or motivation you choose to share to assess programme fit. There is no payment when you apply.

How do intakes work?

We welcome new participants in intakes over time. Apply for access and we will email you when the next intake opens for this programme.

When can I start?

We will confirm the start date, what is included and the fee when we invite you to join. You can then decide whether to take part. Applying does not give you immediate course access.

What does the fee cover?

Self-directed cases, practical exercises and worked examples. Your invitation confirms the learning materials, delivery format and support included. The €299 shown is an estimated fee per person. We will confirm what is included, the final price and any applicable taxes before you decide to join.

Will I receive a certificate?

Your invitation will explain what you need to complete, how your work will be assessed and whether the programme includes a certificate. Any Academy certificate is separate from an accredited academic qualification.

Who is behind the Academy?

Scipio Academy draws on practical expertise from senior alumni of McKinsey, BCG and Bain. We will share details of the programme contributors and reviewers with your invitation. The firms do not sponsor or endorse these programmes.