Revolutionizing IT: The Art of Using Information Technology Effectively - Hardcover

Andrews, David H.; Johnson, Kenneth R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471250414 ISBN 13: 9780471250418

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2002

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A guide for making information technology work for any company Often corporate IT projects fail because the underlying assumptions about a program are unrealistic. Revolutionizing IT helps organizations find success for their IT projects by showing them how to create and reach realistic goals. A combination of real case histories and examples helps show how this strategy controls both expectations and costs.

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DAVID H. ANDREWS is a widely known author of more than fifty computer industry white papers with more than a million copies in circulation. He is regularly quoted in trade journals and business publications and has made IT presentations to audiences in twenty countries. Before founding Andrews Consulting Group in 1984, Mr. Andrews spent seventeen years overseeing information system development efforts at SmithKline, Timex, Citibank, and AT&T. KENNETH R. JOHNSON has spent more than thirty years overseeing the development of advanced software systems. He was a leading software engineer and development executive at IBM, where he played key roles in the creation of the Network Station, CICS, and OS/400. Mr. Johnson is a recognized expert in the software development process.

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Warning!

This book contains easy-to-understand ideas and observations that will change the way you think about the management of any complex task, especially if it involves Information Technology. Avoid reading it if you are satisfied with how your organization puts IT to use or if your IT projects deliver the planned benefits on time and within budget. Put it down and walk slowly away if the packaged software you use is meeting all your needs. At all costs, however, avoid letting consultants making a career out of your simple project see you holding a copy of this book-they won't be happy.

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Why is it so hard to gain concrete business benefits from Information Technology (IT)? Why do so many IT projects overrun budgets, miss schedules, and fail to meet expectations? How can your organization ensure the success of its next IT undertaking? This book provides a simple yet profound set of management principles that will completely change the way you think about the management of technology.

Most managers instinctively know that IT projects shouldn't be as complex as they always seem to become. They just don't know what to do to keep it from happening. With the help of this easy-to-understand and nontechnical guide, you can master a unique and proven way to manage IT projects. The name Revolutionizing IT...Effectively, or the RITE Approach, has been given to these simple yet powerful principles that enable you to plan success into every project. Real case histories from both successful and failed IT projects bring each concept to life, and detailed examples illustrate proven methods for putting each principle into action. You'll learn how to:
* Let time determine the scope of your project
* Succeed through continual incremental improvements
* Let projects mimic evolution
* Recycle proven concepts
* Demand progress, not perfection
* Make end users fully accountable

Information technology is a product of science, but using IT effectively to increase efficiency, competitiveness, and profitability is truly an art. Revolutionizing IT gives you the management principles and understanding you need to realize the full potential of your information systems.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0471250414
• ISBN 13: 9780471250418
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 238
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar