Nicholas R. Colisto

The CIO Playbook (eBook, PDF)

Strategies and Best Practices for IT Leaders to Deliver Value

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

As our economy shifts from recession to recovery, our current economic climate is ripe for transformation. CIOs are in a unique position to leverage technology in order to drive innovation and boost business growth. The CIO Playbook is the handy desk reference for CIOs, CEOs, CFOs, and up and coming leaders, revealing a dynamic seven-step framework (Partner - Organize - Innovate - Deliver - Support - Protect - Grow) that will guide you in making essential changes to your organization. The proven strategies, tools, and techniques in The CIO Playbook make it the ultimate "how-to" resource for creating a high-performance IT organization that delivers value-added products and services to employees, customers, and shareholders. Author Nicholas Colisto provides solutions to the issues that concern business leaders and IT practitioners, including: * How to truly partner with business peers * Delivering high-quality products and services that are embraced by your user community * How to ensure your team is focused on the right innovations * Measuring performance and running your department like a business * Ways to attract, motivate, and retain a talented team working toward a common vision * Managing risks to operate effectively and protect corporate reputation Featuring online templates for each of the seven steps described in the book, The CIO Playbook can help you transform your IT department from a mere order taker to a high-performance organization that delivers extraordinary business outcomes, despite this era of turbulent economic challenges.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118411193
• Artikelnr.: 37344733

Autorenporträt

NICHOLAS R. COLISTO is Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., a large national homebuilder. Prior to joining Hovnanian, he held key information technology leadership positions at large organizations including PepsiCo, Priceline.com, Hyperion Solutions, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Bayer Corporation. He is the recipient of several industry awards, including the 2011 Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface xi Acknowledgments xv Chapter 1: Step 1: Partner 1 Partnership
versus Alignment 2 Build Business Partnerships 2 Develop an IT Strategic
Plan 9 Different Approaches to Strategic Planning 20 Cloud Computing Is
Changing the Role of IT 24 Chapter 2: Step 2: Organize 31 Brand Your
Department 32 Define an IT Organizational Model 33 Define a Project
Methodology 35 Manage the Software Selection Process 37 Maintain a
Portfolio of Products and Services 41 PPM Software 44 Understand Your
Capacity 44 Create IT Policies 45 Manage the Technology Partners 46
Benchmark IT 50 Chapter 3: Step 3: Innovate 55 Turn Ideas into Action 56
Create a Governance Framework 56 Demonstrate the Possibilities 63 Think Big
65 Develop Business Cases 68 Package Innovation 70 Go Green 74 Chapter 4:
Step 4: Deliver 77 Why System Implementations Fail 78 Develop a
High-Performance Team 79 Develop a Team-Building Program 80 Discover
Organizational Readiness 86 Develop and Implement 94 Get Insanely Motivated
96 Just Say No 97 Manage Transitions 98 Measure Benefits 99 Communicate IT
Value 103 Create a Communication Program 104 Go Global with Infrastructure
120 Choose the Right Number of Instances 121 Chapter 5: Step 5: Support 125
Create Service Level Agreements 126 Determine an Approach to IT
Charge-Backs 135 Manage Operational Performance 136 Develop a Super User
Program 137 Encourage Feedback 142 Standardize Communications 147 Build a
Shared Service Center 149 Chapter 6: Step 6: Protect 153 Define Risk
Management Goals 154 Be Transparent with Risk Management 155 Safeguard
Cloud Computing 156 Safeguard Mobility 159 Safeguard Social Media 162
Chapter 7: Step 7: Grow 165 Standardize Job Descriptions 166 Develop a
Role-Based Training Program 169 Rotate Your Staff 174 Retain Critical
Skills 180 Cultivate High Potential 184 Recruit the Best 189 Foster
Teamwork through Community Service 193 Recognize and Reward Employees 194
Build Your Personal Brand 196 Prepare Yourself for the New Workforce 196
Conclusion: 199 Touchdown Passes 199 Use Governance to Avoid Chaos 200 Show
People How They Fit In 200 Just Say No 200 Don't Be Afraid to Take Risks
201 Manage Operational Performance 201 Use Meetings to Drive Deliverables
201 Build Awesome Teams 202 Bibliography 205 About the Author 211 About the
Website 213 Index 215