How much should top management really care about IT? That'sthe question Adam Kolawa bluntly poses in this feisty andcompelling book. "The Next Leap in Productivity" goesfar beyond traditional business books written for the CIOcommunity. It tackles crucial issues such as productivity,efficiency and quality management. It makes the case for applyingthe principles of Deming and Juran to software development. Then ittakes a "leap," arguing that huge potential increasesin IT productivity can lead to enormous increases in enterpriseproductivity. In this sense, "The Next Leap inProductivity" is a truly visionary book. Software vendors and CIOs who read this book will discover asoftware development process that is transparent, practical andefficient. Non-technical C-level executives (CEOs, CFOs, COOs,etc.) will discover a blueprint for improving corporateproductivity and dramatically reducing operating costs. For the past decade, CIOs have been urged, coaxed, counseled andexhorted to act more like CEOs, CFOs, COOs and other C-levelexecutives. This book suggests that it's time for CEOs, CFOs,COOs and other C-level executives to start acting more like CIOs."The Next Leap in Productivity" will appeal to anyoneinvolved in buying, selling, developing or using IT. Advance Praise for "The Next Leap inProductivity" "Adam's book is a challenge to all the top managerswho've stopped caring about IT. His message is simple: If youreally care about IT, you find ways to make IT more productive. Theimprovements you achieve in IT productivity can then be leveragedinto huge leaps in productivity at the enterprise level. This bookoffers a roadmap for translating IT productivity into businessprofit. Adam's argument is worth reading and worthconsidering as you formulate your IT strategies and plan your ITbudgets."--Gary Beach, Publisher Emeritus, CIOmagazine "Adam lays the groundwork for a common language that canbe used to bridge the chasms between IT and other essentialcomponents of the business such as finance, product development,sales, marketing, distribution and customer service. Everyone whoreads this book will learn valuable lessons that can be leveragedto improve returns on human capital investments at every level ofthe organization. Adam's concepts have the potential to boostlevels of confidence and performance throughout theenterprise."-- Michael Minelli, Co-author, Partnering withthe CIO "These kinds of productivity principles are not meretheory. When we put these same principles into effect, ourproductivity went up more than we had thought possible. And ouremployee morale went up, too. It became easier to write code theright way and harder to make stupid mistakes. This new way ofcreating software makes it possible for us to concentrate on whatwe really want to do here at Cisco, which is to improve theInternet for everybody."-- Andy Chessin, Senior TechnicalLead, Cisco, Inc.
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Adam Kolawa, PhD, is CEO and cofounder of Parasoft, a respected global provider of software solutions and services. He has been granted sixteen patents for his recent inventions, was awarded the Los Angeles Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the software category and was recognized by eWeek as one of the 100 Most Influential People in IT. He is the coauthor of Automated Defect Prevention: Best Practices in Software Management, published by Wiley, as well as Bulletproofing Web Applications.
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Praise for The Next Leap in Productivity
What Top Managers Really Need to Know about Information Technology
"These kinds of productivity principles are not mere theory. When we put these same principles into effect, our productivity went up more than we had thought possible. And our employee morale went up, too. It became easier to write code the right way and harder to make stupid mistakes. This new way of creating software makes it possible for us to concentrate on what we really want to do here at Cisco, which is to improve the Internet for everybody."
Andy Chessin, Senior Technical Lead, CISCO, Inc.
"When people complain that technology is out of control, they often say that 'complexity is the problem'but Adam Kolawa invites us to look deeper, and recognize that the actual problem is the lack of a reliable, reproducible process for creating complex systems that work the first time. His call to action is aimed, not only at CIOs, but at CEOs and other business strategists who need to keep pace with the accelerating evolution of global markets. Don't read his book to learn more about IT: Read it to change the way you think about empowering and transforming your organization."
Peter Coffee, Director of Platform Research, salesforce.com
What You Really Need to Know about IT
Brash, irreverent, intelligent, and original, The Next Leap in Productivity offers a vision of the future in which complex enterprise software can be developed so quickly and so easily that it becomes essentially "disposable."
Two "quantum leaps" can occur when IT is properly understood and utilized by top management. Radical improvements will take place in the productivity of:
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Individual programmers and programmer teams when they build software the proper way
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The entire enterprise, with proper executive action, after the first leap has occurred
The Next Leap in Productivity tackles the sticky issues of software development from the enterprise business perspective, blending commentary from CEOs, CIOs, software architects, development managers, project managers, analysts and senior executives from major corporations including Citigroup, First Data Corporation, Kelley Blue Book, the New York City Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Priceline.com, among others.
Zusammenfassung
How much should top management really care about IT? That's the question Adam Kolawa bluntly poses in this feisty and compelling book. The Next Leap in Productivity goes far beyond traditional business books written for the CIO community. It tackles crucial issues such as productivity, efficiency and quality management. It makes the case for applying the principles of Deming and Juran to software development. Then it takes a leap, arguing that huge potential increases in IT productivity can lead to enormous increases in enterprise productivity. In this sense, The Next Leap in Productivity is a truly visionary book.
Software vendors and CIOs who read this book will discover a software development process that is transparent, practical and efficient. Non-technical C-level executives (CEOs, CFOs, COOs, etc.) will discover a blueprint for improving corporate productivity and dramatically reducing operating costs.
For the past decade, CIOs have been urged, coaxed, counseled and exhorted to act more like CEOs, CFOs, COOs and other C-level executives. This book suggests that it's time for CEOs, CFOs, COOs and other C-level executives to start acting more like CIOs. The Next Leap in Productivity will appeal to anyone involved in buying, selling, developing or using IT.
Advance Praise for The Next Leap in Productivity
Adam's book is a challenge to all the top managers who've stopped caring about IT. His message is simple: If you really care about IT, you find ways to make IT more productive. The improvements you achieve in IT productivity can then be leveraged into huge leaps in productivity at the enterprise level. This book offers a roadmap for translating IT productivity into business profit. Adam's argument is worth reading and worth considering as you formulate your IT strategies and plan your IT budgets.--Gary Beach, Publisher Emeritus, CIO magazine
Adam lays the groundwork for a common language that can be used to bridge the chasms betwee…