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praise for the Guide to Executive Information Technology
“This book is essential reading. It offers a practical, real insight and pragmatic approaches to non-nonsense people with an interest in enterprise computing. “
– Lynda Applegate, Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration from Harvard Business School
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The Executive’s Guide to Information Technology
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I am the CTO of a small financial services company. I read this book to see what the authors of the recommendations regarding organization and computer use in large businesses, allegedly as a roadmap for the department, where I take mine. controls change many ideas in the book (the work-sharing, alignment with business goals) can be found elsewhere, but Baschab Piot and together have developed a guide for IT managers.
based on my personal experience, many of their treatment on arrival. Most small and many midsize companies can benefit from their treatment, but not without modification. It can only benefit from an IT manager whose department is increasingly introducing ideas and discuss Baschab Piot, particularly as regards control, risk management and alert the organization . Departments
One last point: It would have been interesting to discuss the posters, and small IT should implement its recommendations, as they grow.
Rating: 5 / 5
Executives Guide to Information Technology is an excellent resource that is a must for managers and executives who want the best from their IT investments. Every manager of computer and secretarial should read this book to understand how to effectively manage for Business Value. Similarly, non-IT managers and executives will learn a lot about the inner workings of computers and the management of their brethren in the most efficient way for the benefit of their companies work. (FCA are specific in this book incredibly enlightening and useful).
The book is very well organized and presented a balanced blend of scientific analysis and screening practices. The pure hard-earned knowledge and personal experience of the authors is reflected in each chapter. The description of the challenges it is clear resonance with that ever had a leading position within a company’s IT team in place. The solutions presented are also clear and easy to follow. Overall, the book is simply packed with techniques for detecting problems, accurately assess the current status of each component of the computer and compares this state to a benchmark and to develop plans specific improvement. Finally, the CD-ROM with the book contains all the tables, documents, checklists and tools needed to Baschab and use wise counsel Piot immediately.
addition to being a very informative volume as its title indicates it is finally charged a travel guide with recipes for the optimization of investment success. After reading, I suggest placing it on your desk or near where I am sure that you tell it again and again. I also think that buying a copy of this book for each of their key managers will be one of the wisest investments a budget could be tight-CIO. I recommend it.
Rating: 5 / 5
The author of the depth of experience in optimizing IT services clearly shines through in this well written guide. Their philosophy for the optimization of the IT function is unique and a refreshing break from many “ways to boost return on investment” books are often like that. The text is apparently written from the perspective of a CEO / CFO / CIO, but the information is applicable to all levels in IT services, and is particularly useful for IT consultant advises executives responsible for technology company.
addition to their unique perspectives and philosophy, the book is pragmatic advice and techniques that can be used immediately to implement their advice in support of the practice. For example, I found the chapter on the selection of suppliers particularly useful and immediately usable. With its complete methodology, I could help my clients efficiently through what would otherwise have been moving a long process and oblique, while avoiding some pitfalls that could be costly. This chapter alone is worth the price of the book.
Overall, I highly recommend this book.
Rating: 5 / 5
Executive Guide to Information Technology is a book about the “business” pieces of concentrated management of computer tasks such as planning for the IT organization, vendor selection and management, communication with business users, management of human resources, establishing steering committees and management of the total demand within the IT department. The book bridges the gap between rich professional “how to” books and the company to manage the entire IT function. Total
the book does a good job arguing that the key principles it describes are the best predictors of successful IT. The book is filled with real life, and often humorous anecdotes from the authors’ experience in turning around its ailing departments. IT managers will quickly recognize most of the symptoms of a troubled department. The book is in a very readable, written conversation, and there are tables and graphs through the points most important to explain.
a little over 500 pages, the book is long compared to competing offerings. However, it is somehow that the reader can choose a specific chapter topics, without much written from the context. In addition, the book includes a CD-ROM with documents, spreadsheets and links to basic research that went into the book, so the book is a good value. Overall
read the book relatively easy to stimulate thinking and an excellent reference for managers (or aspiring managers) who are learning how executives and to ensure that their services are being running on all cylinders to think.
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Highlights:
chapters on “Why MIS departments Matter and symptoms of sub-stage of IT departments.
Vendor Selection and Vendor Management chapters. IT Steering Committee < p> chapter – that’s why you can help solve them.
budget chapter – shows key components of computer budgdet, How-To and calibration information. Nice < p> by one of Harvard Prof.
lowlights:
party chapters on the IT organization describes in detail the exact duties and responsibilities for each position in the IT team. The things you need to ensure that the book is very detailed, but not new news for experienced professionals.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book has all the tips that I want someone had told me early in my career in IT. Instead of another course for programming or 15 version of an algorithm, this book is the substance that helps you as a leader and forward in your career.
Topics include everything you need to really have an IT department functions – operations, applications, networks, etc. to determine when a level of managing non-technical. A good book to buy if you’re an IT exec, or if you want to go there and run with the big dogs.
Rating: 5 / 5