Product
Professional Diploma in Innovation Management
Professional Diploma in Innovation Management (E-Learning)
9 months part time / 3 months full time Instructor-led Live & Mentor-led Blended Learning
Acquire digital innovation management skills for an Innovation Management Specialist job
What do I Get?
Acquire Innovation Management Skills
Acquire the skills: to develop a digital transformation/innovation strategies; to break down barriers and remove the obstacles which typically block transformation/innovation with design thinking; to leverage digital technology solutions for digital transformation/innovation; to manage product implementation projects with Agile frameworks; to develop digital technology implementation work plans; and to deploy and operate digital technologies in the workplace.
Mentor-Led Blended Learning Delivery
We deliver blended learning through a combination of self-paced e-learning, instructor-led flipped classes and personalised mentoring with industry practitioners to greatly increase your efficiency and effectiveness in acquiring knowledge and skills.
Job Placement Assistance
With more than 50 hiring companies working with us, we are uniquely positioned to assist you in getting hired.
Audience and Certificates
Target Audience
- Individuals who want to acquire innovation management skills or transit into a innovation management career.
Prerequisite
Academic Qualification & Work Experience: 2 GCE A level passes / NITEC or Diploma in any specialization with 2 credits with minimum 1-year of experience in the relevant field OR O level with minimum of 2 credits with minimum 3-years of experience in the relevant field.
Language Proficiency: IELTS 5.5 or its equivalent
For Matured Candidate: Minimum 30 years old with at least 8 years of work experience.
Graduation Requirements
- Minimum score of greater-than or equal to 70% for all Formative Assessments (multiple choice questions and assignments) in each of the modular courses
- Minimum attendance of (geater-than or equal to 75% for all sessions in each of the modular courses
- Must be assessed as Competent (C) in each of the modular courses
Certificate(s)
- Professional Diploma in Innovation Management by Lithan Academy
- Statement of Attainment by SSG, Singapore: ICT-SNA-4018-1.1 Product Management
- Statement of Attainment by SSG, Singapore: IT-SID-505S-1 - Manage design of service system
- Statement of Attainment by SSG, Singapore: IT-SID-406S-1 - Understand service innovation design and value
- Statement of Attainment by SSG, Singapore: ICT-SNA-4003-1.1 Business Innovation
- Statement of Attainment by SSG, Singapore: ICT-PMT-4002-1.1 Programme Management
- Statement of Attainment by SSG, Singapore: ICT-SNA-4011-1.1 Emerging Technology Synthesis
- Statement of Attainment by SSG, Singapore: ICT-SNA-4006-1.1 Change mangement
- Statement of Attainment by SSG, Singapore: ICT-SNM-4003-1.1 Business Development
Blended Learning Journey
E-Learning
60 hours
Flipped Class/Mentoring
81 hours
Projects / Assignments
111 hours
Assessment
3 hours
Modules
NICF-Agile Venture Creation (Bundled) (SF) (Synchronous and Asynchronous E-Learning) (TGS-2018504660)
Learn the basic concepts of digital economy, digital engagement, emerging technologies, digital operations, and smart infrastructure. As well as the processes, tools, and technologies required for digital transformation/innovation.
Session Plan
Learning Outcome
Knowledge
By the end of this module, you will gain following knowledge:
- Concepts of digital transformation and innovation
- Types of business and digital economy models such as online marketplace, omni-channel commerce, shared economy, and cloud sourcing
- Digital engagement models like marketplace model, omni-channel commerce, and digital & social channels
- Elementary concepts of ERP, CRM, and SCM
- Elementary concepts of emerging technologies like Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, and AI applications like chatbots
- Enterprise security concepts and data protection
Skills
By the end of this module, you will acquire following skills:
- Apply business modeling tools like Lean Canvas
- Create a digital technology roadmap with technology options to improve processes and bring about the transformation
- Develop a digital transformation/innovation plan
Other Information
Funding Validity Period: Until 31-Dec-2022
Course Developer: Lithan Academy
NICF-Innovation Design Thinking (Bundled) (SF) (Synchronous and Asynchronous E-Learning) (TGS-2019503133)
Session Plan
Learning Outcome
Knowledge
By the end of this module, you will gain following knowledge:
- Understand design thinking
- Understand the importance/ value of design thinking in a business
- Acquire basic skills in creative problem solving, innovation, and customer-centered design thinking
- Learn to empathise and hence gain deep insight into customer’s issues
- Learn to define and frame problems in a way that allows creative solutions to be generated upon
- Learn to approach a problem from alternative ways that produce better results
- Learn to create a prototype and obtain customer feedback on your product
Skills
By the end of this module, you will acquire following skills:
- Apply design thinking in a business context
- Identify and frame consumers’ needs
- Generate creative solutions for an identified need of a target market
- Garner and test user feedback on a proposed solution for the identified need
- Continually refine proposed solutions
- Create a product that suits consumers’ needs
Other Information
Funding Validity Period: Until 31-Dec-2022
Course Developer: Lithan Academy
NICF-Digital Innovation & Technologies (Bundled) (SF) (Synchronous and Asynchronous E-Learning) (TGS-2019503135)
Learn the purpose and applications of Artificial Intelligence, Business Intelligence Technologies, Data Science, Business Analytics, Internet of Things, Digital Commerce, Enterprise Resource Planning, and Customer Relationship Management at a digital workplace to make informed decisions.
Session Plan
Learning Outcome
Knowledge
By the end of this module, you will gain following knowledge:
- Discuss the purpose of Artificial Intelligence, Business Intelligence Technologies, Data Science, Business Analytics, Internet of Things, Digital Commerce, Enterprise Resource Planning, and Customer Relationship Management in a digital workplace.
Skills
By the end of this module, you will acquire following skills:
- Analyse and evaluate trends
- Determine front runner solutions
- Select suitable solutions
Other Information
Funding Validity Period: Until 31-Dec-2022
Course Developer: Lithan Academy
NICF-Agile Project Management (Bundled) (SF) (Synchronous and Asynchronous E-Learning) (TGS-2019503124)
Learn various methods of applying Agile principles, including SCRUM, to accomplish value-driven delivery in Agile projects through adoption of Agile best practices, processes, and techniques to manage stakeholders and team performance whilst exploiting Adaptive Planning, Problem Detection, and Resolution techniques for continuous improvement of the workplace.
Session Plan
Learning Outcome
Knowledge
By the end of this module, you will gain following knowledge:
- Describe Agile principles and mindset
- Explain how value-driven delivery is accomplished in Agile projects
- Describe the best practices involved in stakeholder engagement
- Discuss the approaches to improve team performance
- Describe the concepts under Adaptive Planning
- Discuss various problem detection and resolution techniques
- Explain the principles of continuous improvement
Skills
By the end of this module, you will acquire following skills:
- Apply to organisations, allowing them the flexibility to add, change, or remove requirements
- Support incremental delivery, hence reducing product and process waste
- Apply Agile techniques to provide high visibility and control over the project progress, for early detection of problems and response
- Apply Agile principles and practices to provide early and continuous customer feedback, improving communication and empowering business owners to review critical information
Apply Agile principles to provide an early and measurable return on investment
Other Information
Funding Validity Period: Until 31-Dec-2022
Course Developer: Lithan Academy
NICF-Digital Technology Implementation (Bundled) (SF) (Synchronous and Asynchronous E-Learning) (TGS-2019503134)
Learn the prerequisites for successful software implementation, including the costing, planning, controlling, monitoring, and resourcing activities to tailor the stages, tasks, and deliverables of a trusted digital technology implementation methodology to deliver and support your digital implementation project at the workplace.
Session Plan
Learning Outcome
Knowledge
By the end of this module, you will gain following knowledge:
- Discuss the digital technology implementation method
- Describe the components of digital technology implementation stages, tasks, and deliverables
- Explain the digital technology implementation method flow and understand deliverables
Skills
By the end of this module, you will acquire following skills:
- Define a product work breakdown structure (PBS)
- Initiate a project
- Gather business requirements
- Identify milestones
- Develop deliverables
- Close a project
Other Information
Funding Validity Period: Until 31-Dec-2022
Course Developer: Lithan Academy
NICF-Innovation Capstone (Bundled) (SF) (Synchronous and Asynchronous E-Learning) (TGS-2019503136)
Demonstrate your skills to apply digital technology implementation method to implement digital technologies at the workplace.
Session Plan
Learning Outcome
Skills
You should be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills gained through the implementation project:
- Apply digital technology implementation method to implement digital technologies for an enterprise
- Provide on-going support
Other Information
Funding Validity Period: Until 31-Dec-2022
Course Developer: Lithan Academy
