On Top of the Cloud by Muller, Hunter -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction

A New Business Model “Thoughtfully Progressive”

Part I: Transformational Leadership

Chapter 1: The Rising Tide

The CIO as Rock Star Real Stories from Real IT Leaders Learning from Listening More Than Technology The Real Challenge Is Organizational Leadership Is Essential

Chapter 2: IT Does Matter

Stay Focused on Delivering Value Replacing the Perpetual Pendulum Driving the Innovation Agenda It's All a Question of Perspective

Chapter 3: The Engine of Innovation

Bringing Innovation to the Surface Incentivizing Innovation

Chapter 4: Finding the Right Balance

Winds of Change The Third Bucket The Closer Outside versus Inside Articulating the Value of Technology

Chapter 5: The Customer-Focused CIO

Top Line or Bottom Line? Driving Business Growth The Rapid Enabler Own, Rent, or Both? Multiple Models Also Consider the User Experience

Chapter 6: To Cloud or Not to Cloud

Fail Fast, Fail Cheap A Skunk Works in the Cloud Weaving the Seamless Tapestry

Part II: Driving Change

Chapter 7: In Front of the Firewall

Avon Calling When the Model Fits

Chapter 8: The New Speed of Change

Updating the Mental Model Innovation under Pressure The Cloud on Wheels Campaigning in the Cloud

Part III: Building Value

Chapter 9: Pushing the Envelope

Two Sides of the Same Coin A Multiplicity of Clouds Turn of the Tide Translating “Speeds and Feeds” into Cash Flow

Chapter 10: Entering the Cloud

Governance Is Fundamental to Success Due Diligence Taking “No” Off the Table

Afterword Meet Our Sources Recommended Reading About the Author About HMG Strategy LLC Index