High Implementing World Class IT Strategy

How IT Can Drive Organizational Innovation
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-63417-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, E-Book

The actionable guide for driving organizational innovationthrough better IT strategy
With rare insight, expert technology strategist Peter Highemphasizes the acute need for IT strategy to be developed not in avacuum, but in concert with the broader organizational strategy.This approach focuses the development of technology tools andstrategies in a way that is comprehensive in nature and designedwith the concept of value in mind. The role of CIO is no longer"just" to manage IT strategy--instead, the successfulexecutive will be firmly in tune with corporate strategy and adriver of a technology strategy that is woven into overall businessobjectives at the enterprise and business unit levels.
High makes use of case examples from leading companies toillustrate the various ways that IT infrastructure strategy can bedeveloped, not just to fall in line with business strategy, but toactually drive that strategy in a meaningful way. His ideas aredesigned to provide real, actionable steps for CIOs that bothincrease the executive's value to the organization and unitebusiness and IT in a manner that produces highly-successfuloutcomes.
* Formulate clearer and better IT strategic plans
* Weave IT strategy into business strategy at the corporate andbusiness unit levels
* Craft an infrastructure that aligns with C-suite strategy
* Close the gap that exists between IT leaders and businessleaders
While function, innovation, and design remain key elements tothe development and management of IT infrastructure and operations,CIOs must now think beyond their primary purview and recognize thevalue their strategies and initiatives will create for theorganization. With Implementing World Class IT Strategy, theroadmap to strategic IT excellence awaits.

Autoren/Hrsg.

High, Peter A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Filippo Passerini xi
1 "Techtonic" Plates 1
2 The CIO as Strategic Facilitator 17
3 IT Missions 39
4 Facilitating Corporate and Divisional Strategy 61
5 IT Strategy Creation 91
6 Enterprise Architecture 137
7 Reviewing, Refreshing, and Communicating Strategy 175
8 The Challenging Work Ahead 195
Notes 201
Bibliography 205
Acknowledgments 207
The Author 209
Index 211

Über Autor(innen)

PETER A. HIGH is the President of Metis Strategy, aCIO-advisory firm that he founded in 2001. He has been an advisorto many Fortune 500 CIOs. Peter is also the author ofWorld Class IT: Why Businesses Succeed When IT Triumphs,which was named one of the top three IT books of 2009 by CIOInsight, and the number one book to read to "be smarterthan your boss," according to Baseline magazine.
He writes the Technovation column in Forbes, andmoderates a popular podcast entitled "The Forum on WorldClass IT," which is available on iTunes. He is a regularcontributor to CIO Insight, and he has also written forThe Wall Street Journal, CIO, CIO Digest, and InformationWeek, among other publications.
Peter has been the keynote speaker at a vast array of executiveconferences and universities in the US, Mexico, the United Kingdom,the Republic of Ireland, Canada, China, India, and Australia.
He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, with degreesin economics and history.
Follow Peter on Twitter @WorldClassIT. Contact him [e-mail].