The adventures of an IT leader

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Title:

Author:

Austin, Robert D. (Robert Daniel), 1962-

ISBN:

9781422146606

Personal Author:

Austin, Robert D. (Robert Daniel), 1962-

Publication Information:

Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business Press, c2009.

Physical Description:

vi, 314 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

The new CIO -- CIO challenges -- CIO leadership -- The cost of IT -- The value of IT -- Project management -- The runaway project -- IT priorities -- Governance -- Crisis management -- Damage control -- Communication -- Emerging technology -- Vendor partnering -- Managing talent -- Standardization and innovation -- Managing risk -- Looking forward.

Subject Term:

Information technology -- Management.

Strategic planning -- Data processing.

Management information systems.

Information resources management.

Added Author:

Nolan, Richard L.

O'Donnell, Shannon.

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Summary

Becoming an effective IT manager presents a host of challenges--from anticipating emerging technology to managing relationships with vendors, employees, and other managers. A good IT manager must also be a strong business leader.

This book invites you to accompany new CIO Jim Barton to better understand the role of IT in your organization. You'll see Jim struggle through a challenging first year, handling (and fumbling) situations that, although fictional, are based on true events.

You can read this book from beginning to end, or treat is as a series of cases. You can also skip around to address your most pressing needs. For example, need to learn about crisis management and security? Read chapters 10-12. You can formulate your own responses to a CIO's obstacles by reading the authors' regular "Reflection" questions.

You'll turn to this book many times as you face IT-related issues in your own career.