Charting Pathways to Value:
Strategic Technology Management
Tools and Templates
Course overview
Learning journey
Course tutors
Course overview
Learning journey
Course tutors
COURSE OVERVIEW
Technology plays a central role in competitive advantage. However, translating technological capability into compelling strategic contributions and measurable outcomes is challenging.
Leaders must make decisions in conditions defined by:
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- Relentless and rapid technological change
- Multiple options, uncertainties and competing interests
- Organisational constraints and external pressures
This training course provides a structured and practical approach to strategic technology management, helping participants to:
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- Articulate courses of action, set expectations and navigate high-stakes decisions
- Challenge internal thinking, acknowledge trade-offs, flag awkward consequences and resource limitations
- Align technology investments with strategic priorities
- Unlock the potential and promise of technology to deliver meaningful impact and tangible value
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This course is designed for professionals in technology-intensive sectors responsible for navigating complexity and charting future development routes
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- Strategic Architects: CTOs, CSOs, and VPs of Technology or Product Strategy.
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Innovation Decision-Makers: Heads of R&D and Portfolio Managers tasked with aligning investments with corporate ambition.
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Strategic Growth Leaders: Corporate VCs and Business Development leads focused on unlocking tangible value.
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High-Potential Technical Leads: Senior Engineers preparing for the transition into strategic leadership.
LAUNCH OFFER
To mark the launch of this new course, if you book your place on the Core programme before 31 July, you will automatically secure a complimentary upgrade to the full Advanced Practitioner journey—adding both virtual coaching modules and the advanced Cambridge Masterclass extension at no extra cost. (Offer is limited to individual registrations and cannot be combined with corporate tiered discounts or other promotional offers.)
For Your Diary: Programme Dates
Stage 1: The Core Course | 17 & 18 Nov 2026, 09:00–17:00, Cambridge
Stage 2: Course Consolidation | 8 Dec 2026, 09:30–10:30, Online
Stage 3: Masterclass Preparation | 23 Feb 2027, 09:30–10:30, Online *
Stage 4: The Masterclass | 17 Mar 2027, 09:00–17:00, Cambridge *
* Masterclass extension (Stages 3 and 4): Included when booking the full Advanced Practitioner programme (£3,000 total), or available to purchase separately at a later date as an upgrade (£750). Full pricing breakdowns are available in the course brochure. Email ifm-events@eng.cam.ac.uk for more information.
COURSE OVERVIEW
Technology plays a central role in competitive advantage. However, translating technological capability into compelling strategic contributions and measurable outcomes is challenging.
Leaders must make decisions in conditions defined by:
-
- Relentless and rapid technological change
- Multiple options, uncertainties and competing interests
- Organisational constraints and external pressures
This training course provides a structured and practical approach to strategic technology management, helping participants to:
-
- articulate courses of action, set expectations and navigate high-stakes decisions
- challenge internal thinking, acknowledge trade-offs, flag awkward consequences and resource limitations
- align technology investments with strategic priorities
- unlock the potential and promise of technology to deliver meaningful impact and tangible value
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This course is designed for professionals in technology-intensive sectors responsible for navigating complexity and charting future development routes
-
- Strategic Architects: CTOs, CSOs, and VPs of Technology or Product Strategy.
-
Innovation Decision-Makers: Heads of R&D and Portfolio Managers tasked with aligning investments with corporate ambition.
-
Strategic Growth Leaders: Corporate VCs and Business Development leads focused on unlocking tangible value.
-
High-Potential Technical Leads: Senior Engineers preparing for the transition into strategic leadership.
UPCOMING COURSES
For Your Diary: Programme Dates
Stage 1: The Core Course | 17 & 18 Nov 2026, 09:00–17:00, Cambridge
Stage 2: Course Consolidation | 8 Dec 2026, 09:30–10:30, Online
Stage 3: Masterclass Preparation | 23 Feb 2027, 09:30–10:30, Online
Stage 4: The Masterclass | 17 Mar 2027, 09:00–17:00, Cambridge
Booking as a group? Email ifm-events@eng.cam.ac.uk to request an invoice and secure your discounted rates (Information about discounts available in course brochure).
Practical tools for immediate impact
By the end of this course, you will be able to deploy a structured approach and apply a range of practical tools and templates:
- Analyse industry forces: Explore the trends that will drive, or could disrupt, your industry.
- Exploit key technologies: Identify, select, and leverage technologies that create strategic advantage
- Diagnose capabilities: Examine your organisation’s internal enablers and barriers.
- Picturing the future: Generate scenarios and express alternative futures.
- Translate strategic intent: Map out practical forward pathways and delivery options.
- Measure impact: Gauge outcomes and progress, including the wider implications for the organisation.
Practical tools for immediate impact:
By the end of this course, you will be able to deploy a structured approach and apply a range of practical tools and templates:
- Analyse industry forces: Explore the trends that will drive, or could disrupt, your industry.
- Exploit key technologies: Identify, select, and leverage technologies that create strategic advantage
- Diagnose capabilities: Examine your organisation’s internal enablers and barriers.
- Vision the future: Generate scenarios and express alternative futures and preferred visions.
- Translate strategic intent: Map out practical forward pathways and delivery options.
- Measure impact: Gauge outcomes and progress, including the wider implications for the organisation.
A PROGRESSIVE LEARNING JOURNEY
This is an integrated training course designed to take participants from the core concepts through to applied organisational implementation.
Each stage builds confidence in applying the tools to real strategic challenges.
01: THE CORE COURSE
2 days, Cambridge
Comprehensive introduction to strategic technology management, including case examples, expert insights and peer learning.
02: COURSE CONSOLIDATION
1 hour, online
Reconnect with peers, to explore applications, and with experts, to gain further guidance.
03: MASTERCLASS PREPARATION
1 hour, online
Preparatory session to scope challenges for the Masterclass, and receive ongoing support with implementation.
04: THE MASTERCLASS
1 day, Cambridge
Learning advanced tools, process design, creating and refining bespoke templates for application to specific delegate challenges.
DOWNLOAD THE COURSE BROCHURE FOR MORE DETAILS
Including what you will learn across each stage of the learning journey, an example template,
information about course tutors, fees and discounts for group bookings.
“The real difficulty isn’t identifying technological opportunities, it’s making robust strategic decisions about where to focus,
given uncertainty, trade-offs, and organisational constraints.“
Dr Clive Kerr, Senior Researcher, IfM, University of Cambridge, is a course lead and works directly with delegates throughout the course.
CERTIFICATION
IfM Engage will provide you with a digital certificate and digital badge on completion of the course, issued through our partner Accredible. These allow you to present a trustworthy record of your learning to anyone at any time, shared via LinkedIn, social media or other links as you wish. The certificate and badge demonstrate that the course has met the University of Cambridge Executive and Professional Education quality standards.
COURSE TUTORS
tool development, combined with experiences from industrial application and deployment through consulting.
EXPERIENCE CAMBRIDGE
World-class research
The course will be held at the IfM, covering research developed by the Centre for Technology Management (CTM). CTM has an international reputation in the field of technology and innovation management, notable in particular for the strong industrial relevance of its research. Their research portfolio spans the spectrum of frameworks, models, processes, tools, templates, techniques, and practices for identifying, selecting, acquiring, exploiting, and protecting technology for business benefit.
Cambridge
The historic city of Cambridge, world-renowned for its architectural beauty and academic excellence, offers an unparalleled setting for executive learning. As a global hub where scientific breakthroughs and commercial innovation converge, it provides the ideal backdrop for this course.
EXPERIENCE CAMBRIDGE
The venue
The course will be held at the IfM, covering research developed by the Centre for Technology Management (CTM). CTM has an international reputation in the field of technology and innovation management, notable in particular for the strong industrial relevance of its research. Its research portfolio spans the spectrum of frameworks, models, processes, tools, templates, techniques, and practices for identifying, selecting, acquiring, exploiting, and protecting technology for business benefit.
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is one of the most important and beautiful in the UK, famous throughout the world for its university and colleges. Its academic excellence and range of business, commercial and scientific interests are reflected in the wide variety of visitors and the number of events and meetings that take place here every year.
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Technology and innovation management
Bespoke programmes
University of Cambridge endorsement
Booking confirmation and cancellation policy
Technology and innovation management
Bespoke programmes
University of Cambridge endorsement
Booking confirmation and cancellation policy