Nota de la solapa In today's competitive corporate environment, CIOs are buzzing about the latest technologies. Some companies, and even more technologists, rush to these bleeding-edge products as though the glitz and glitter will rub off on their own endeavors. There is a need for common sense and rational solutions to provide the foundation for the implementation of these new tools. With insights from 30 major IT leaders, The Chief Information Officer's Body of Knowledge provides real, down-to-earth answers on how to manage existing technology and supplies the basis for how to integrate new technologies without destabilizing the day-to-day operations that are critical to your business. Written in lay terms for business people and IT personnel alike, editor Dean Lane has compiled contributions from the best and the brightest in the field to provide a hands-on, practical application IT desk reference. You'll learn how to make decisions that benefit your company's IT department, how business executives and IT personnel can work together to maximize business value, how to establish standard practices to become more effective and efficient, and how the CIO should manage and run IT as a business so that the IT department can become a full strategic partner in your organization's crucial decisions.Spanning people, processes, and technology, this hands-on desk reference is your go-to source for almost any IT-related issue, including: Collaboration and teamworkWhy the IT leadership team is critical to successRecruiting, networking, and interviewingThe challenge of IT staffingSkill buildingThe CIO career guideIT strategy methodologyCompetitive applications of technologyRisk management in a global, interconnected worldProject cost estimationRegulatory complianceBalancing IT's workloadOutsourcing and offshoringMeasuring effectiveness of IT portfolio managementInformation security management systemsDefining the need for business continuity planningWhy being involved in your Web strategy mattersDon't reinvent the wheel when you can learn from your peers and apply time-tested, proven practices in your organization. The Chief Information Officer's Body of Knowledge provides immediate actions you can take today to help your company and IT organization achieve higher performance and create increased value to your key stakeholders and customers. Down to earth, real answers on how to manage technology--from renowned IT leadersFilled with over thirty contributions from practitioners who handle both the day-to-day and longer term challenges that Information Technology (IT) departments and their parent businesses face, this hands-on, practical IT desk reference is written in lay terms for business people and IT personnel alike. Without jargon and lofty theories, this resource will help you assist your organization in addressing project risks in a global and interconnected world.Provides guidance on how business people and IT can work together to maximize business valueInsights from more than thirty leading IT expertsCommonsense, rational solutions for issues such as managing outsourcing relationships and operating IT as a businessOffering solutions for many of the problems CIOs face, this unique book addresses the Chief Information Officer's role in managing and running IT as a business, so the IT department may become a full strategic partner in the organization's crucial decisions. The?Chief?Information?Officer's Body of Knowledge is stuffed full of great information offered up in very practical terms giving the reader every confidence they can replicate or adapt the ideas themselves. (thehigheredcio.com, March 2012) Contraportada Praise For The Chief Information Officer's Body of KnowledgeFrom trends in business intelligence to insights on leading and retaining high-performance teams, this book will assist in faster decision-making and execution that can greatly influence the
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- Editorial: Vintage
- Autor: Lane, Dean
