Effective management of systems programming
An Executive MBA-style program for the people who manage system change
Nairobi, March 22-26, 2027 | 12 months | US $2,950 | 10% off until 31 January
Systems development programs tend to underperform when they fail to deliver against the promise of sustainable and efficient impact at scale. A good management process resulting in better teams, better processes for learning and adaptation, etc., is a more effective way to increase technical capacity and make programs deliver against their potential.
Our program builds your management capability. Five days face-to-face with the faculty and your peers in Nairobi, then a year of one-to-one coaching while you apply the learning to a real change initiative inside your own organization.
You leave with
- concrete ideas for an organizational change initiative you can implement in your own program
- 10 hours of coaching from someone who has led systems programs themselves
- 45 hours of instruction and a certificate in month 13
Who it is for: development professionals in donor agencies, implementing organizations, consultancies and non-profits, with at least two years’ experience in systems development.
Faculty: Harald Bekkers and Fouzia Nasreen, supported by a network of coaches matched to each participant’s topic.
"This wasn't just another training; it pushed us to rethink our role in driving change. My biggest takeaway: in systems programming, we are not the problem-solvers, we are the catalysts."