World Class IT Why Businesses Succeed When IT Triumphs
World Class IT: Why Businesses Succeed When IT Triumphs by Peter A. High, published by John Wiley & Sons on December 9, 2009, offers insights into leveraging information technology as a strategic asset. This 192-page book addresses the challenges faced by IT executives in enhancing the visibility and effectiveness of their departments. High outlines essential principles that IT leaders should follow to elevate their roles within organizations, whether they lead high-performing teams or those requiring significant improvement.
Readers will find a structured approach to IT management, focusing on key areas such as recruitment, infrastructure development, and project management. The book emphasizes the importance of collaboration both within IT departments and with external partners, providing actionable strategies for fostering effective partnerships. With its focus on strategic planning and management within the business and economics context, World Class IT serves as a practical guide for IT executives aiming to improve performance and drive business success.
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Technology is all around us. It is so pervasive in our daily lives that we may not even recognize when we interact with it. Despite this fact, many companies have yet to leverage information technology as a strategic weapon.
What then is an information technology executive to do in order to raise the prominence of his or her department? In World Class IT, recognized expert in IT strategy Peter High reveals the essential principles IT executives must follow and the order in which they should follow them whether they are at the helm of a high-performing department or one in need of great improvement.
- Principle 1: Recruit, train, and retain World Class IT people
- Principle 2: Build and maintain a robust IT infrastructure
- Principle 3: Manage projects and portfolios effectively
- Principle 4: Ensure partnerships within the IT department and with the business
- Principle 5: Develop a collaborative relationship with external partners
The principles and associated subprinciples and metrics introduced in World Class IT have been used by IT and business executives alike at many Global 1000 companies to monitor and improve IT’s performance. Those principles pertain as much to the leaders of IT as they do to those striving to emulate them.
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