ERIE, PA (August 26, 2009) --- The Center for eBusiness & Advanced IT (eBizITPA) and the Technology Council of Northwest Pennsylvania have teamed up to offer a free IT strategic planning course titled IT Strategic Planning:  Positioning Your Organization for Success.  The course will be offered on September 16th at 10:30 a.m. through a free webinar for Pennsylvania-based businesses and organizations. 

Attendees will learn what an IT strategic plan is, how to develop an IT plan and the benefits to implementing an effective plan.  The course will be instructed by representatives from Coppola Enterprises, headquartered in Meadville.

“Our experience has been that companies who take the time to build and implement an effective IT plan have shown streamlined operations and cost savings, thus giving them a competitive advantage in today’s marketplace,” said Phil Annibale, Senior Consultant for Coppola Enterprises.

Interested individuals can register at www.ebizitpa.org/itplanningwebinar4 or call 814-898-6500.

eBizITPA is headquartered in Erie and their mission is to assist Pennsylvania businesses and organizations with understanding, using and developing information technologies to grow the economy by providing resources to enable company formation and growth, developing technology talent and expertise, and facilitating collaborative efforts to stimulate innovation.