Effective management of systems programming
An Executive MBA-style program for the people who manage system change
Nairobi, November 02–06, 2026 | 12 months | US $2,950 | 10% off until 13 September
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 the 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."