Download or read book CIO Survival Guide written by Karl D. Schubert and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-10-03 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CIO Survival Guide is a leadership manual for the emerging role of the Chief Information Officer. This book supports and guides CIOs in acquiring or enhancing their technical skills and leadership competencies to be a full and respected member of the Executive Team. It includes exposition and practice of the skills and competencies required to be a successful CIO.

Download or read book CIO Survival Guide for the Experience Economy written by Chris Parker and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-06-10 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The CIO Survival Guide for the Experience Economy is a series of inspirational and confrontational articles originally published in the Dutch version of CIO Magazine. The articles cover a broad spectrum of topics and case studies, all of which will provide ideas on how to survive in the world of technology leadership in the future. The articles include the User Experience of Domino's Pizza Tracker, the online Customer Service of Transavia.com, the Salon B approach to Customer Relationships, the Employee Experience of Schiphol Travel, Metro Bank's winning Customer Experience approach, and how TechShop is dominating the Experience Economy. The CIO Survival Guide is written in a direct and informal way, which makes it easy to read. In addition to the cases, there are many additional examples and lists of resources to help you succeed in the Experience Economy. This book can also be downloaded as a PDF (for free) from www.cool-experience.com/cio/.

Download or read book The Power of IT written by Jan de Sutter and published by The Power of IT. This book was released on 2004 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's more to IT than technology!Yes, IT involves computers, software, and services, but good IT synthesizes these elements with a concentration on how your organization can best meet its goals. Increasingly, the IT department is the hub of any company-and companies expect IT managers to accomplish a variety of tasks with limited resources. Thus, CIOs must hone their organizational and managerial skills to run the most effective program possible.Join author Jan De Sutter as he details the range of methodologies necessary for effective IT management, from how to align your IT department with the mission of your organization to how to measure and present the results of your work. The Power of IT is a must-have for CIOs, IT managers, IT professionals, and MBA students everywhere, and is sure to become a much-utilized resource in company libraries, business management courses, and the personal collections of those who not only want to get IT done, but who also want to do IT right.

Download or read book Managing IT as a Business written by Mark D. Lutchen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Managing IT as a Business you'll get practical advice on how to unleash the full potential of this critical function so that companies can derive maximum benefit. It offers a proven plan for bridging the gap between CEOs and CIOs that has, until now, impeded their ability to work together in order to craft objectives, establish budget guidelines, and develop metrics for measuring IT value and success. In short, with this book as a guide, business leaders will learn how to manage IT as they would any other functional business unit.

Download or read book The Practical CIO written by Jose Carlos Eiras and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-02-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The IT executive's ultimate handbook for survival in a rapidly changing economy The Practical CIO: A Common Sense Guide for Successful IT Leadership provides needed advice for modern executives competing in a challenging global environment. Proactively establish goals for IT Hold all vendors accountable Extract maximum value from existing IT investments Manage and market the IT brand Build relationships up, down and sideways across the enterprise and beyond its traditional boundaries Act like a CEO Brimming with interviews and case studies from leading global enterprises such as Microsoft, Prudential, Citigroup, Chiquita Brands, Smithfield Foods and West Marine. The Practical CIO is designed for clear-eyed IT and C-level executives with no patience for hype or overly optimistic visions of a "better tomorrow." Truly a commonsense guide for successful IT leadership, this book delivers exactly the kind of hard-nosed, actionable advice that executives urgently require.

Download or read book The IT Manager s Survival Guide written by Rob Aalders and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-03-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accessible, refreshingly candid, but above all helpful, this pragmatic guide addresses a real need by dealing with the problems that face the new IT manager. By providing a number of practical recommendations and approaches including how to make the transition from technical professional to manager and dealing with people, to giving advice and guidance on organization structure, architecture and planning approaches, this book covers a whole raft of issues essential to managing an IT unit. If you have chosen to move from the safe haven of technology to the unpredictable world of management, this book could make the difference between success and failure. "The IT Manager's Survival Guide is well named. Aimed at the techie becoming an IT Manager it covers the many alligators of IT management - from legacy systems to managing vendors - in easy chunks with checklists. It also provides the new manager with help to get ahead of the game by including articles from experts on what is wrong with IT management and a set of short reviews of management theorists from Strassman to Mayo. I recommend this book for those who would like to buck the trend - the average tenure of an IT Manager is about 900 days - and run an IT outfit appreciated by customers and staff." Gill Ringland, Fellow of the British Computer Society and Member of the BCS Management Forum. Author of Scenario Planning: Managing for the Future.

Download or read book CIO Best Practices written by Gary Cokins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-09-24 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CIO BEST PRACTICES Enabling Strategic Value with Information Technology SECOND EDITION For anyone who wants to achieve better returns on their IT investments, CIO Best Practices, Second Edition presents the leadership skills and competencies required of a CIO addressing comprehensive enterprise strategic frameworks to fully leverage IT resources. Filled with real-world examples of CIO success stories, the Second Edition explores: CIO leadership responsibilities and opportunities The business impacts of both business and social networking, as well as ways the CIO can leverage the new reality of human connectivity on the Internet The increasingly inextricable relationships between customers, employees, and their use of personal information technologies Emerging cultural expectations and standards outside the workplace Current CRM best practices in terms of the relationship between customer preferences and shareholder wealth Enterprise energy utilization and sustainability practices—otherwise known as Green IT—with all the best practices collected here, in one place Best practices for one of the Internet's newest and most revolutionary technologies: cloud computing and ways it is shaping the new economics of business

Download or read book CIO Wisdom written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book CIO Best Practices written by Joe Stenzel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-05-28 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a seasoned information technology (IT) executive looking for options available on leadership structures within your IT organization? Look no further. Now in a Second Edition, CIO Best Practices is an invaluable resource that provides a comprehensive, practical guide for CIOs and their executive team peers giving real-world examples of CIOs who have succeeded in mastering the blend of business and technology responsibilities and giving their companies a sound return on investment of technology dollars

Download or read book A CEO s Survival Guide to Information Technology written by Bob Coppedge and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ignorance of technology is the new measure of illiteracy. Is it hurting you and your business? Are critical IT decisions being made by the right people in your organization? In many small to medium-sized companies, key Business decisions are being made by the IT support folks (geeks), while Technology decisions are being made by management. Too often signals get mixed and decisions with less than ideal judgment or clarity are made. You don't need to become a geek to make the best decisions or to grasp what your technology people are telling you, you just have to develop some insight and intuition to the perspective between the two worlds so you can most effectively do your job. This manual to success will not turn you into a geek. It will however teach you the important concepts behind the impact that Information Technology has on businesses of today, and the responsibility of management to understand IT.

Download or read book The CIO s Guide to Risk written by Jessica Keyes and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an age of globalization, widely distributed systems, and rapidly advancing technological change, IT professionals and their managers must understand that risk is ever present. The key to project success is to identify risk and subsequently deal with it. The CIO’s Guide to Risk addresses the many faces of risk, whether it be in systems development, adoption of bleeding edge tech, the push for innovation, and even the march toward all things social media. Risk management planning, risk identification, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, contingency planning, and risk monitoring and control are all addressed on a macro as well as micro level. The book begins with a big-picture view of analyzing technology trends to evaluate risk. It shows how to conceptualize trends, analyze their effect on infrastructure, develop metrics to measure success, and assess risk in adapting new technology. The book takes an in-depth look at project-related risks. It explains the fundamentals of project management and how project management relates to systems development and technology implementation. Techniques for analyzing project risk include brainstorming, the Delphi technique, assumption analysis, and decision analysis. Metrics to track and control project risks include the Balance Scorecard, project monitoring and reporting, and business and technology metrics. The book also takes an in-depth look at the role of knowledge management and innovation management in identifying, assessing, and managing risk. The book concludes with an executive’s guide to the legal and privacy issues related to risk management, as well overviews of risks associated with social media and mobile environments. With its checklists, templates, and worksheets, the book is an indispensable reference on risk and information technology.

Download or read book The Business Oriented CIO written by George Tillmann and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-15 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Business-Oriented CIO: A Guide to Market-Driven Management introduces the Market Driven Management approach, which applies and adapts some of the best for-profit business thinking for use by CIOs and IT managers. IT departments are integral parts of businesses; if the electronic components like e-commerce sites fail, the business will come to a screeching halt. Run your IT department like a business rather than a reactive entity that only functions to fix problems, and transform your image from that of service center to a true business partner.

Download or read book How to Lead a Corporate Spin Off written by Leda Csanka and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for Technology Leaders who need to lead their organization through a corporate spin-off. The breadth and scope of this effort is vast, and the process is both exciting and overwhelming at the same time. It can be unclear how to begin and where to turn to for support and help. You don't have to tackle this alone, learn through the sharing of ideas and experiences that worked for the author in two different divestiture efforts. Author Leda Csanka presents you with a framework of five principles to put you on the fast to success. She provides valuable lessons and shares her expertise to help you avoid some of risks that lie ahead on your journey: Prepare: Planning and Partners Learn the importance of partners and begin with a list of strategic decisions required early on in the effort. Streamline your process and gain confidence in your recommendations with critical vendor selection criteria. People Build the right team and lead them to success with proven strategies for both creating the right culture and improving the communication of your team. Learn which roles are critical and when to recruit them. Program Management Fast track your project with ideas on how to break the effort into a set of workstreams and think of the effort as a program. Avoid mistakes and reduce risk from lessons learned from the school of "Hard Knox." Production Ready Start with a plan on how to both prepare and structure your organization for success. This is more than testing applications in the new Data Center. You need to create all new operational procedures and processes for your organization. Pacing: Pace yourself and your team for the road ahead. "This is a marathon, not a sprint." Avoid burn-out and get everyone to the finish line together! This book is a roadmap, a playbook and a set of reminders that you can pull out and review from time to time to remind yourself and your team that you don't have to walk this journey alone. There others who have traveled this path and you can learn from their experiences. You won't find a secret sauce, a set of silver bullets or even a magic wand. It's the survival guide developed from the analysis of two very specific projects and the lessons learned on the job from day to day combat in the trenches, making this kind of effort work! You'll come to hear some of the author's story woven throughout the chapters of what it takes to grow from a middle manager in a large company to Chief Information Officer (CIO) overnight and the struggles and lessons learned along the way. These are practical lessons and advise from someone who made some good decisions, had some good luck, and learned from her mistakes. "I want you to feel that you and your team are not in this alone, but rather, you have the practical advice of someone who has navigated this path before you. You can jump-start your effort with my proven playbook. Your project will be unique, but you can move forward with confidence and credibility by knowing these best practices." - Leda Csanka

Download or read book Pocket CIO The Guide to Successful IT Asset Management written by Phara McLachlan and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-03-30 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create and manage a clear working IT asset management strategy with this unique guide Key Features A detailed IT Asset Management (ITAM) guidebook with real-world templates that can be converted into working ITAM documents. Includes in-depth discussion on how risk management has changed and the possible solutions needed to address the new normal A step-by-step ITAM manual for newbies as well as seasoned ITAM veterans Book DescriptionThis book is a detailed IT Asset Management (ITAM) guidebook with real-world templates that can be converted into working ITAM documents. It is a step-by-step IT Asset Management manual for the newbies as well as the seasoned ITAM veterans, providing a unique insight into asset management. It discusses how risk management has changed over time and the possible solutions needed to address the new normal. This book is your perfect guide to create holistic IT Asset Management and Software Asset Management programs that close the risk gaps, increases productivity and results in cost efficiencies. It allows the IT Asset Managers, Software Asset Managers, and/or the full ITAM program team to take a deep dive by using the templates offered in the guidebook. You will be aware of the specific roles and responsibilities for every aspect of IT Asset Management, Software Asset Management, and Software License Compliance Audit Response. By the end of this book, you will be well aware of what IT and Software Asset Management is all about and the different steps, processes, and roles required to truly master it.What you will learn Close the hidden risk gaps created by IT assets (hardware and software) Create and manage a proactive ITAM and SAM program and policy A clear, concise explanation of what IT Asset Management and Software Asset Management is, the benefits, and results The best ways to manage a software audit and how to be prepared for one Considerations for selecting the best technology for a specific company including what questions should be asked at the onset Increasing ITAM program and project success with change management Who this book is for This book is intended for CIOs, VPs and CTOs of mid to large-sized enterprises and organizations. If you are dealing with changes such as mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, new products or services, cyber security, mandated regulations, expansion, and much more, this book will help you too.

Download or read book The CMIO Survival Guide written by William F. Bria, MD, FCCP, FHIMSS and published by HIMSS. This book was released on 2011 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The CIO s Guide to Oracle Products and Solutions written by Jessica Keyes and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From operating systems to the cloud, Oracle’s products and services are everywhere, and it has the market share to prove it. Given the share diversity of the Oracle product line, and the level of complexity of integration, management can be quite a daunting task. The CIO's Guide to Oracle Products and Solutions is the go-to guide for all things Oracle. It provides management-level guidance on how to successfully navigate and manage the full range of Oracle products. The book presents management best practices and user/developer lessons learned in the use of Oracle products and services. Supplying both conceptual and technical views, the text focuses on what CIOs need to do to orient, or reorient, their organization toward the use of Oracle products and services. It describes how to develop a strategic framework for the use of these products and services rather than the specific product or service itself. This strategic framework will help you to prepare, educate, keep up with change, mitigate risk, and implement with the confidence needed to succeed. Providing an overview of the suite of Oracle technologies and solutions, the book covers the heart of the Oracle products set, including Oracle analytics, enterprise performance management, Oracle cloud, data management, application development, social business, and fusion. It examines compliance and security issues and includes metrics to help you evaluate potential solutions. The book also provides readers with access to a set of helpful resources on the book’s page at www.crcpress.com, including cloud procurement best practices, cloud migration tips, a sample project procurement plan template, and various glossaries.

Download or read book The CIO Playbook written by Nicholas R. Colisto and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-06-29 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As our economy shifts from recession to recovery, our current economic climate is ripe for transformation. CIOs are in a unique position to leverage technology in order to drive innovation and boost business growth. The CIO Playbook is the handy desk reference for CIOs, CEOs, CFOs, and up and coming leaders, revealing a dynamic seven-step framework (Partner – Organize – Innovate – Deliver – Support – Protect – Grow) that will guide you in making essential changes to your organization. The proven strategies, tools, and techniques in The CIO Playbook make it the ultimate "how-to" resource for creating a high-performance IT organization that delivers value-added products and services to employees, customers, and shareholders. Author Nicholas Colisto provides solutions to the issues that concern business leaders and IT practitioners, including: How to truly partner with business peers Delivering high-quality products and services that are embraced by your user community How to ensure your team is focused on the right innovations Measuring performance and running your department like a business Ways to attract, motivate, and retain a talented team working toward a common vision Managing risks to operate effectively and protect corporate reputation Featuring online templates for each of the seven steps described in the book, The CIO Playbook can help you transform your IT department from a mere order taker to a high-performance organization that delivers extraordinary business outcomes, despite this era of turbulent economic challenges.