„High tech was once the back end of business strategy. The two are now one, says tech exec Jose Eiras, author of “The Practical CIO.„ To get with the program, chief information officers should: Think like a CEO. Unlike other areas of a firm, information technology operates best “when it's managed like a free-standing business„ as opposed to a service center, Eiras said.“ (Investors. com, April 16, 2010)
The Practical CIO
A Common Sense Guide for Successful IT Leadership
von Jose Carlos Eiras, Vorwort von Tony ScottThe IT executive's ultimate handbook for survival in a rapidlychanging economy
The Practical CIO: A Common Sense Guide for Successful ITLeadership provides needed advice for modern executivescompeting in a challenging global environment.
* Proactively establish goals for IT
* Hold all vendors accountable
* Extract maximum value from existing IT investments
* Manage and market the IT brand
* Build relationships up, down and sideways across the enterpriseand beyond its traditional boundaries
* Act like a CEO
Brimming with interviews and case studies from leading globalenterprises such as Microsoft, Prudential, Citigroup, ChiquitaBrands, Smithfield Foods and West Marine. The Practical CIOis designed for clear-eyed IT and C-level executives with nopatience for hype or overly optimistic visions of a „bettertomorrow.“ Truly a commonsense guide for successful IT leadership, this book delivers exactly the kind of hard-nosed, actionableadvice that executives urgently require.
The Practical CIO: A Common Sense Guide for Successful ITLeadership provides needed advice for modern executivescompeting in a challenging global environment.
* Proactively establish goals for IT
* Hold all vendors accountable
* Extract maximum value from existing IT investments
* Manage and market the IT brand
* Build relationships up, down and sideways across the enterpriseand beyond its traditional boundaries
* Act like a CEO
Brimming with interviews and case studies from leading globalenterprises such as Microsoft, Prudential, Citigroup, ChiquitaBrands, Smithfield Foods and West Marine. The Practical CIOis designed for clear-eyed IT and C-level executives with nopatience for hype or overly optimistic visions of a „bettertomorrow.“ Truly a commonsense guide for successful IT leadership, this book delivers exactly the kind of hard-nosed, actionableadvice that executives urgently require.
