{"product_id":"breakthrough-it-9780470124840","title":"Breakthrough IT","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnlock the secret to creating maximum business value from technology\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Filled with case studies from leading C-level executives to illustrate concepts discussed, Breakthrough IT is a revolutionary approach to reshaping the corporate information technology function. This innovative, step-by-step guide provides concrete methods every business can implement to yield maximum value and competitive advantage from their IT organization.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Patrick Gray (Harrison, NY) is the founder and President of the Prevoyance Group, an IT strategy consultancy that combines project management and process improvement to ensure large IT departments deliver maximum organizational value.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Patrick Gray has done a very commendable job of delineating the evolution of information technology's (IT's) role: basic history, and the roadmap for supercharging the value of IT to the enterprise. It has robust content and the chapter material is well-conceived and logically sequenced. Breakthrough IT is a valuable read that should be kept handy.\" (\u003ci\u003eNew Jersey CPA\u003c\/i\u003e, May\/June 2008)  \u003cp\u003e\"examines what it means to be living in an era of corporate information technology and the step-by-step methodology required to create a value-based IT organization.\" (\u003ci\u003eBookviews.com\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"IT today is being squeezed by a \"Triple Threat\" Gray does a nice job of describing.\" (\u003ci\u003eTechrevu.com\u003c\/i\u003e; 11\/2\/07)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Argumentationshilfe für eine strategische Neupositionierung der IT-Abteilung und des CIOs. Patrick Gray rät CIOs, sich von ihrer Technikerrolle zu lösen und sich auf Projekte zu konzentrieren, die messbar zum Unternehmenserfolg und zum Wachstum beitragen...Das Buch ist klar aufgebaut und bietet zu jedem Kapitel Checklisten und Zusammenfassungen.\" (Managementkompass, Broschüre mit dem Titel: Wachstumstreiber Technologie, 2008)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  \u003cp\u003e1. Hell Freezes Over: IT Becomes a Key Component of Your Organizational Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy do you Need Breakthrough IT?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Triple Threat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHell Freezes Over: IT Enables Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Up Periscope! Ending The Focus On Continuing Operations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brief History of IT.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShifting the Focus: Moving IT from Service Provider to Strategic Asset.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling Sherlock Holmes: Finding Continuing Operations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging the Source: What to Do with Continuing Operations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. ET Phone Home: Stop Talking IT and Start Talking Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFree at Last.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeparating Process from Technology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere the Rubber Meets the Road: Partnering with the CEO.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTalking the Talk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC-Suite Conversations: Greg Buoncontri, CIO of Pitney Bowes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Clear the Benches: Take Your IT Shop From Dysfunction to Dynamo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHiring (and Firing) the Right People.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContinually Improving the Skills of your People.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeaningfully Evaluating Your People.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Milking the Cow: Turn Your IT Project Portfolio into a Cash Cow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping a Project Investment Mix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe PASRBRTKO: Project Analyzing, Selecting, Risk-assessing, Budgeting, Returns Tracking and Killing Office.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat the PMO is NOT.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Show Me the Money: Controlling a Project by the Numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Right Stuff: Determining What to Measure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging to the Metrics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond the Numbers: The \"Gut Check\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDelivering the Goods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Pushing Water Uphill: Driving Organizational Change from the C-Suite.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is \"Change Management\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of the CIO in Change Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of the CEO in Change Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChange Management at the Line Level.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfluencing Change 101.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe End of Business as Usual.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC-Suite Conversations: Bridget Reiss and Kathy Allen, CIO and CFO of Millipore Corporation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Cashing In The Chips: When To Cancel A Project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy Little Runaway.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Project Killers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting Failure Criteria.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen the Going Gets Tough -- Warning signs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBroaching the Topic of Cancellation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCancelling Well.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClosing Time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Be Superman (Or Wonder Woman): Coming In Late To A Struggling Shop\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArriving on the Scene.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTackling the Project Portfolio.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurning the Wheel: Making the Leap to Breakthrough IT.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC-Suite Conversations: Phil Stunt, Vice President, IT International, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Capitalizing on Success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Momentum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond Breakthrough IT.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Future of the CIO Role.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Closing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Ten Executive Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402291487063,"sku":"9780470124840","price":30.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470124840.jpg?v=1730479964","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/breakthrough-it-9780470124840","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}