Adventures of an I.T. Leader

Adventures of an I.T. Leader
Authors
Austin, Robert D. & Nolan, Richard L. & O'Donnell, Shannon
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Tags
computers , strategic planning , business , economics , information technology , information management
ISBN
9781422129500
Date
2009-04-21T00:00:00+00:00
Size
1.81 MB
Lang
en
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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.