IoT for Business

Create strategic IoT offerings that

answer your customers’ needs

OVERVIEW

The Internet of Things (IoT) presents an

abundance of opportunities for creating
business solutions. But faced with so
much choice and options, understanding
which solutions could bring the most value
to your customers, and managing the
design, development, and adoption of these
solutions, can be daunting.
Through the IoT for Business program, you will acquire the skills necessary to successfully
develop IoT solutions using a customer centric approach. You will gain an understanding
of the strategic and practical aspects of taking an IoT solution from ideation to adoption.
This program will give you the knowledge and confidence to help transform your company
through IoT technologies.

Completion of this program counts towards the Digital Excellence Diploma.

Program Benefits

—— Gain the knowledge to develop strategies for IoT that can help transform your company.
—— Use Design Thinking to create IoT solutions that answer customer needs.
—— Get practical experience with fast pretotyping and testing.
—— Learn how to verify the feasibility/viability/desirability of the business model underlying
the IOT solution.
—— Learn how to manage the adoption of your solution through real-life examples.

Profile

Your employer has tasked you You are a manager responsible

with looking into value creation for driving new ideas in your
surrounding IoT business

You have an innovative mindset

You don’t need to be a technical
and are curious about new
person to understand this program
technologies

Content & Learning

This program teaches the fundamentals of IoT technologies and takes you through the
process of developing a customer-centric IoT solution using Design Thinking. You will
gain an understanding of IoT system architectures, components, and the role of Artificial
Intelligence in IoT. Then, based on a concept of your choice, you will produce a pretotype
for rapid testing. Finally, the program covers real-life business cases on how to manage
the adoption of your solution.

Coaching

You have a dedicated executive leadership coach to ensure you receive a highly individua-
lized learning experience. The coach provides guidance and feedback as you apply your
learning straight away in the workplace, where it has an immediate impact.

Length: 5 weeks
Fee: CHF 1,950*
(*Special alumni price may apply)

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

PROFESSOR
BETTINA BUCHEL
Talk with us
Strategy & Organization +41 21 618 07 00
German | Swiss info@imd.org

Apply now
www.imd.org/iot