107 Examples of Technology Management

John Spacey, updated on February 24, 2023

Technology management is the planning and control of technology. This is a broad discipline that can include management of development teams, programs, projects, operations, governance processes, applications, systems, infrastructure and architecture. The following are common examples of technology management functions and duties.

Align technology to business needs	Application development
Application integration	Application management
Assess new technologies	Asset management
Automate business processes	Availability management
Backup & recovery processes	Budget control
Budget planning	Build high-performing teams
Business continuity planning	Business process improvement & re-engineering
Capacity planning	Change management
Communication strategy	Compliance management
Compliance monitoring	Configuration management
Content management	Continual service improvement
Contract negotiation	Cost optimization
Cyber threat analysis	Cybersecurity management
Data analysis	Data governance
Data management	Data privacy compliance
Deliver IT services	Demand management
DevOps management	Digital transformation
Disaster planning	Disaster recovery
Document management	Ecommerce strategies
Enterprise architecture	Enterprise mobility strategies
IT architecture	IT asset management
IT governance	IT metrics
IT operations	IT procurement
IT quality assurance	IT reporting
IT service management	IT standards adoption
IT transparency	Incident management
Information governance processes	Information security
Infrastructure design	Infrastructure management
Infrastructure strategy	Knowledge management processes
Lead and manage IT teams	Maintenance management
Manage IT operations	Manage legacy systems
Manage network infrastructure	Manage operational risk
Manage product development	Manage software testing
Manage stakeholder relationships	Manage supplier relationships
Manage systems integration	Manage team performance
Manage technical support	Manage vendor relationships
Network management	Operational risk management
Outsourcing management	Performance management for IT teams
Problem management	Procurement management
Program management	Project management practices
R&D management	Recruit IT talent
Reduce business cost and improve efficiency	Release management
Security architecture	Service delivery
Service desk management	Service level management
Service management	Service operations
Software architecture and design	Software development processes
Stakeholder management	System architecture and design
Systems integration	Technology R&D projects
Technology assessments	Technology governance
Technology innovation	Technology roadmaps
Technology strategy	Technology strategy
Training and development for IT teams	User experience design practices
User training programs	Vendor management
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