The IT executive's ultimate handbook for survival in a rapidly
changing economy
The Practical CIO: A Common Sense Guide for Successful IT
Leadership provides needed advice for modern executives
competing 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 enterprise
and beyond its traditional boundaries
* Act like a CEO
Brimming with interviews and case studies from leading global
enterprises such as Microsoft, Prudential, Citigroup, Chiquita
Brands, Smithfield Foods and West Marine. The Practical CIO
is designed for clear-eyed IT and C-level executives with no
patience for hype or overly optimistic visions of a "better
tomorrow." Truly a commonsense guide for successful IT leadership,
this book delivers exactly the kind of hard-nosed, actionable
advice that executives urgently require.
Autorentext
JOSÉ CARLOS EIRAS was most recently CIO at DHL Express U.S.A., a division of Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN), the world's leading logistics and transportation company. Prior to joining DHL, he served as European CIO and Global Services Information Officer at General Motors. He has also held top executive posts at General Foods, Philip Morris, and other multinational corporations. Eiras is a recognized industry expert and respected IT consultant; he has a solid foundation of support in the global IT community.
Klappentext
As the global economy evolves and transforms, IT executives face dilemmas of truly mythic proportions. Despite understandable feelings of apprehension, you must still choose your destiny. Do you hunker down and wait timidly for fate, or do you seize the moment and act like a hero?
Guiding you in redefining your role as a chief information officer in a global marketplace, The Practical CIO: A Common Sense Guide for Successful IT Leadership tells it like it is. Here you will find the new modes of thinking and novel approaches necessary to increase your chances of surviving through the turbulence and uncertainty of a rapidly changing economy.
This is a unique book, superbly written by a seasoned executive leader who has "been there, done that" in positions of authority all over the world. Filled with real-world stories of success and failure, this timely book provides crucial advice on:
- Attracting, nurturing, promoting, motivating, and preserving talent
- Proactively establishing goals for IT
- Writing, sharing, and using your IT strategy
- Keeping your vendors accountable
- Doing your homework before negotiating
- Managing contracts—not just signing them
- Working with the business
- Managing and marketing the IT brand
- Building and managing relationships up, down, and sideways across the enterprise and beyond its traditional boundaries
- Acting like a CEO
Unlike earlier generations of CIOs, today's IT executives are expected to help the enterprise achieve its business goals. This represents a fundamental shift in thinking and poses a monumental test for the modern CIO. Savvy—and yes, practical— The Practical CIO helps you brace yourself for the coming changes and deal successfully with the challenges ahead of you.
Zusammenfassung
The IT executive's ultimate handbook for survival in a rapidly changing economy
The Practical CIO: A Common Sense Guide for Successful IT Leadership provides needed advice for modern executives competing 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 enterprise and beyond its traditional boundaries
- Act like a CEO
Brimming with interviews and case studies from leading global enterprises such as Microsoft, Prudential, Citigroup, Chiquita Brands, Smithfield Foods and West Marine. The Practical CIO is designed for clear-eyed IT and C-level executives with no patience for hype or overly optimistic visions of a "better tomorrow." Truly a commonsense guide for successful IT leadership, this book delivers exactly the kind of hard-nosed, actionable advice that executives urgently require.
Inhalt
Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction xvii
Chapter 1 Build a Great Team 1
Chapter 2 Proactively Establish Goals for IT 29
Chapter 3 Design the IT Strategy 47
Chapter 4 Hold All of Your Vendors Accountable 69
Chapter 5 Before Negotiating, Do Your Homework 91
Chapter 6 Manage Contracts, Don't Just Sign Them 105
Chapter 7 Work With the Business 127
Chapter 8 Manage and Market the IT Brand 145
Chapter 9 Building Relationships Across the EnterpriseAnd Beyond 167
Chapter 10 Act Like a CEO 193
Afterword 213
Endnotes 217
About the Author 223
Index 227