Managing Money, People, and Technology Course
IDLEAD7530

Module 1: The Federal Technology Landscape

• Define the current ECQ requiring driving efficiency.
• Describe what it means to leverage technology and how that skill set shapes modernization and influences leadership.
• Identify and describe key categories of emerging technologies relevant to Federal missions.

Module 2: Applying Technology to Improve Organizational Efficiency and Effectiveness

• Evaluate new technologies based on mission alignment, readiness, risks, and potential ROI.
• Design or sponsor pilots that test technology in a controlled, low-risk environment.

Module 3: Cybersecurity, Data Protection, and Accessibility

• Use tools to strengthen cybersecurity and data protection practices.

Module 4: Responsible & Ethical Use of Emerging Technology

• Identify core principles of responsible and ethical technology use.
• Evaluate ethical risks associated with emerging technologies.
• Apply federal ethical standards, privacy requirements, and risk-mitigation steps to real-world scenarios.
• Make informed decisions that balance mission impact, fairness, transparency, privacy, and public trust.
• Explain how leadership behaviors shape organizational culture around responsible tech adoption.

Module 5: Aligning, Allocating, Managing, & Monitoring Financial Resources

• Align mission priorities with budget proposals.
• Identify core strategies to manage and allocate financial resources.
• Apply methods to monitor expenditures and ensure fiscal compliance.
• Use real-world federal examples to recognize effective and ineffective resource management.
• Identify opportunities to reduce unnecessary costs.
• Apply base cost-benefit analysis in federal decision-making.

Module 6: Managing People and Workforce Resources

• Identify core strategies for planning, developing, and allocating employee training, tools, and support services.
• Use effective management practices to maximize employee productivity, growth, accountability, efficiency, and engagement.
• Recognize real-world federal examples of effective and ineffective workforce management.
• Diagnose root causes of workforce capacity or performance issues.
• Use data and workforce analytics to inform staffing decisions.