Deadlines and Duct Tape
How to Manage the IT Function from a Business Perspective
Tinsley, Thomas A.
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
Take this book's manifesto and nail it to the door of the board room. Decree that business management will no longer stand in the dark and let IT deliver automation under the cloak of arcane computer applications. If you are a business manager who is not sure how to coordinate and work with your Information Technology providers, then this book was written for you. You will learn how business managers can understand and control Information Technology to avoid the implementation of solutions that hamper the organization's agility. You may be astonished by the true stories of how Information Technology detrimentally operates when under the pressure of management deadlines.Coverage includes: ; Why duct tape solutions are sometimes needed in the short term, but should not be retained as a future solution. ; How measuring only deadlines and budget can result in poor solutions. ; How computer applications have made the work of Information Technology invisible to business management. ; How the architectural approach of Service-Oriented Architecture and Business Process Management can give business management visibility into the organization's computing resources. ; Why Information Technology development needs to move from a construction metaphor to that of a continuously running factory. ; Why estimating Information Technology efforts can be so difficult and how it can be done better. ; How to avoid the sluggishness of monolithic solutions. ; Why the transition to this new approach will require a major culture shift for both business management and Information Technology. ; The basics of Information Technology planning. ; The need to be aware of the changing technology environment being driven by the Internet. ; A manifesto of actions to understand and take control of Information Technology.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0929652436
Dewey Decimal: 650
Book Publisher: Meghan Kiffer Pr
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 145
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