project - enerea

PROJECTENERGLOBE NEWSInnovation Training IT Central EuropeIT Service Management –Best Practices in SMEsManaging today´s complexity of IT andbusiness simultaneously is atremendously hard job - in particular forsmall and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs).BASIC PROJECT INFORMATIONProject name: INNOTRAIN IT InnovationTraining IT Central EuropeProject website: www.innotrain-it.euCo-financing: European RegionalDevelopment Fund (ERDF)ERDF funding: 1 547 956, 89 EuroProject duration: April 2010 - March 2013SMEs often do not know how ITcontributes to their business and occupythemselves with basic IT functions, such as the maintenance of printers and servers. This wastesfinancial as well as human resources and limits the capacity for innovation of processes andproducts.IT Service Management shows SMEs how to get the best business performance supported by acost-efficient, measurable and reliable IT.Benefits and solution for SMEs by INNOTRAIN ITSMEs learn how to simplify their IT by usingthe innovative potential of ITSM by offering:a newly developed, simplified ITSMmethod tailored to the needs of smalland medium-sized enterprises,free of charge face-to-face trainingsqualifying at least 1,000 CEOs and CIOsacross Europe andan interactive online training platformBy participating in the trainings SMEs:will learn how to manage their IT efficientlyand effectively towards their business goals,become qualified to enhance theirinnovation potential according to the levelsof the INNOTRAIN IT Innovation Spiral andidentify how to ultimately reduce costs, setresources free and increase theirprofitability.12