Managing IT as a Business: A Survival Guide for CEOs

"More than a survival guide for CEOs, Managing IT as a Business provides a framework for properly leveraging IT and does so in a concise, well–sourced, and eminently readable format. This book is a must–read for all successful executives!"
–Donard P. Gaynor
Former CFO, SVP–HR, CIO, and Reengineering Leader
The Seagram Spirits and Wine Group
"Mark Lutchen offers up some important guidance to the CIO on how to bring IT into the mainstream of the business and how the CIO can make the transition from tech guru and administrator to a full member of the executive team."
–Marinus N. Henny
Vice Chairman and CFO
Universal Music Group
"Mark Lutchen thinks like an operating executive. He recognizes that IT costs are a major line item in any corporate budget and that these costs must be viewed as a means to building a business rather than an end. He knows that this happens when CEOs and CIOs communicate effectively. That’s what Managing IT as a Business is all about."
–Kenneth Roman
Former Chairman and CEO
Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide
"Lutchen’s insights are practical and actionable. In fact, CEOs and other executives traversing the IT minefield will find no more authoritative guide than Managing IT as a Business."
–Paul Turner
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
AMS
"Increasingly, CIOs are being asked to join the ranks of top management. In Managing IT as a Business, Mark Lutchen offers CEOs a powerful perspective on how to leverage IT as a strategic tool. For CIOs, he cogently addresses the leadership skills they need to be full and effective members of the business–strategy team."
–Glen Urban
Dean Emeritus and Chairman of the Center for eBusiness
MIT Sloan School of Management

Spis treści:
Foreword.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1. Get the CIO on the Exec utive Team.
2. Link IT Strategy to Corporate Strategy.
3. IT Management Is about Relationship Management.
4. Align the IT Organization Structure with Profitability Drivers.
5. Understand the Real IT Spend.
6. Focus on Outcomes, Not Process.
7. Leveraging Investment Cycles and the Power of Standardization.
8. Talk about Information Technology and Use IT Appropriately so Others Know It Is Important.
9. Information Technology Improvement Never Ends.
Index.


Nota biograficzna:
MARK D. LUTCHEN is the former Global CIO of PricewaterhouseCoopers. In that role he was responsible for reengineering, reconstructing, and integrating the company’s worldwide IT systems during that organization’s massive late ’90s merger. With nearly three decades of operating experience, he has consulted on IT management with numerous Fortune 500 companies and executives. He currently leads PwC’s Business Risk Management Initiative, which provides senior executives with practical strategies to manage IT risks and optimize IT investment and resources.

Okładka tylna:
"More than a survival guide for CEOs, Managing IT as a Business provides a framework for properly leveraging IT and does so in a concise, well–sourced, and eminently readable format. This book is a must–read for all successful executives!"
–Donard P. Gaynor
Former CFO, SVP–HR, CIO, and Reengineering Leader
The Seagram Spirits and Wine Group
"Mark Lutchen offers up some important guidance to the CIO on how to bring IT into the mainstream of the business and how the CIO can make the transition from tech guru and administrator to a full member of the executive team."
–Marinus N. Henny
Vice Chairman and CFO
Universal Music Group
"Mark Lutchen thinks like an operating executive. He recognizes that IT costs are a major line item in any corporate budget and that these c osts must be viewed as a means to building a business rather than an end. He knows that this happens when CEOs and CIOs communicate effectively. That’s what Managing IT as a Business is all about."
–Kenneth Roman
Former Chairman and CEO
Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide
"Lutchen’s insights are practical and actionable. In fact, CEOs and other executives traversing the IT minefield will find no more authoritative guide than Managing IT as a Business."
–Paul Turner
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
AMS
"Increasingly, CIOs are being asked to join the ranks of top management. In Managing IT as a Business, Mark Lutchen offers CEOs a powerful perspective on how to leverage IT as a strategic tool. For CIOs, he cogently addresses the leadership skills they need to be full and effective members of the business–strategy team."
–Glen Urban
Dean Emeritus and Chairman of the Center for eBusiness
MIT Sloan School of Management