Unleashing the Power of IT
Subtitle: Bringing People, Business, and Technology Together
By: Dan Roberts
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hoboken, New Jersey
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780470920428
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Management; Information technology
Description: "Timely guidance for transforming IT into a strategic business partner.  Today's leaders are expected to reduce costs, increase productivity, drive innovation and help the business identify and pursue new business opportunities. Successful IT leaders will be the ones that become strategic business partners and decision influencers in their organizations. Leading IT Transformation describes in actionable detail, the new mindset, core skill set, and interpersonal tool set that are necessary for IT leaders to thrive in today's increasingly complex challenging business environment.  Provides tangible, hard-hitting, real-world strategies, techniques and approaches that will immediately transform your IT workforce and culture  Includes Top Ten lists of tips and techniques, proven frameworks and practical guidance to help you launch and sustain your IT culture change and professional development initiatives  Addresses how to build a client-focused IT culture; move your organization from order takers to trusted business partners, market IT's value, lead change with confidence, manage projects and vendor relationships  A special feature of this book includes a chapter profiling several world-class organizations that have implemented the principles in this book. Learn about the culture change challenges they overcame and benefit from their best practices and successes"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.