Government Strategic Leader Certificate

Today, even the most seasoned government leaders are facing extraordinary challenges in managing resources, information and communication technologies, social networks, and globalization. As strategic leaders, they must respond to rapidly evolving national priorities and a dynamic environment. The IRM College’s Government Strategic Leader Certificate provides government leaders and managers with the essential tools and strategies required to lead dynamic, complex, and diverse 21st Century organizations. The curriculum engages participants in understanding their organization’s unique role and those of other organizations, and how to collaborate to achieve organizational, inter-agency, and national mission and goals. Participants form a learning community to share knowledge, analyze and leverage strategic resources (human, technological, and financial), and create and articulate a vision for themselves and their organizations.

Graduates of the Government Strategic Leader Certificate will be able to: Evaluate the roles, challenges, and opportunities of their organizations within the context of homeland, national, and global security. Apply critical and innovative thinking to achieve results-oriented organizational goals. Collaborate across boundaries to leverage talent, resources, and opportunities to achieve mission outcomes. Create resilient, agile, and productive organizations to meet the needs and priorities of today’s and tomorrow’s government. Commit to lifelong development of self and others as reflective leaders.

CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

To earn the Government Strategic Leader Certificate, students must complete eight (8) graduate-level courses that may be taken in any order. Two (2) foundation courses are required that focus on organizational clients and culture, and the dynamic landscape of government and security. Students select three (3) additional courses in management and three (3) in leadership to meet professional and/or organizational needs

GSL Certificate Requirements
Required Core Courses (2 courses)
Course/Catalog Number	Course Title
GLS (6213)	Global Strategic Landscape
OCL (6321)	Organizational Culture for Strategic Leaders
Management Courses (3 courses)
Course/Catalog Number	Course Title
BCP (6417)	Budgeting and Congressional Relations for Strategic Leaders
COO (6504)	Continuity of Operations
ESP (6320)	Enterprise Strategic Planning
ITA (6415)	Strategic Information Technology Acquisition
MOP (6316)	Measuring Results of Organizational Performance
PRI (6333)	Strategies for Process Improvement
TCC (6215)	Terrorism and Crime in Cyberspace
Leadership Courses (3 courses)
Course/Catalog Number	Course Title
ARC (6412)	Enterprise Architecture for Leaders
DMG (6323)	Decision Making for Government Leaders
LCW (6506)	Leading the 21st Century Workforce
LDC (6301)	Leadership for the Information Age
MAC (6512) (required)	Multi-Agency Information-Enabled Collaboration
SCL (6322)	Strategic Communication for Government Leaders
WGV (6435)	Web-Enabled Government