Reinventing the IT Department / Edition 1

by Terry White

Overview

'Reinventing the Information Technology Department' is both anecdotal and informal but deals with a subject which is of vital interest to Chief Information Officers and IT Managers, addressing questions such as:

* How does the IT department keep pace with business change?
* How do we provide stable and responsive IT platforms?
* How do we add recognised value to the organisation?
* How do I reinvent my department?
* How do I get onto the board?


It offers an alternative view of the new roles of the in-house IT function and proposes a rethink about IT services within companies, suggesting a self-help approach to redefining/reinventing in-house IT for CIOs.

The author explains that new modes of business thinking and operation are essential if a company is to succeed in the near future and in light of this covers topics such as self-organising systems, knowledge management, multi-stakeholder perspectives, and empowerment initiatives in relation to the overall business and in particular the IT function.

Each chapter contains implementation templates for the readers to take themselves through the repositioning or reengineering of the IT function and their own departments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750648622
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/13/2001
Series:	Computer Weekly Professional Series
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction – days of wine and roses; Chapter 2 I'm glad the hole is at their end of the boat – business in the new world; Chapter 3 Radicals and revolutions – anarchists in our midst; Chapter 4 Stop the revolution – IT wants to get on board; Chapter 5 Play up, play up, and play the game; Chapter 6 If we're so clever, why can't we think? – new way of thinking for IT; Chapter 7 The soft stuff is hard – the new business/IT relationship; Chapter 8 Building on quicksand? – the IT cornerstone – architecture; Chapter 9 The ‘Canute’ effect – bringing new technologies in; Chapter 10 Rules about rules – standards, methods, tools; Chapter 11 Running the race – providing business solutions from IT; Chapter 12 The home fires – core production; Chapter 13 Thinking ahead – new strategy processes; Chapter 14 The new IT people; Chapter 15 Last round please – final observations;

Editorial Reviews

'This book is written in an anecdotal and informal style, but with lots of academic input, including lists of references and implementation ideas for each chapter.'
Carey Gray - Computer Bulletin, May 2002

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