{"product_id":"information-revolution-9780471770725","title":"Information Revolution","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA strategic model for identifying, evaluating, and improving information use\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fundamentally changes how you look at the role of information technology and takes it to the leadership level, which is the only way for business performance to be maximized in this global economy.\u003cbr\u003e --Ron Milton, Executive Vice President, Computerworld\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Information Revolution is truly a must-read for those who generate, support, and make decisions for their respective organizations. By the way, that would be everybody.\u003cbr\u003e --Bob Schwartz, Vice President and Chief Information Officer,\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Panasonic Corporation of North America\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As this book clearly describes, information management advances both through evolution and intelligent design. The ideas herein will help any organization avoid extinction!\u003cbr\u003e --Thomas H. Davenport, President''s Distinguished Professor and Director of Research, Babson College\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This model captures the best practices from \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Any finance executive who has used business intelligence or analytical tools will find it an easy read.\" (\u003ci\u003eBusiness Finance\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2006)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword.  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Seven Realities That Jeopardize Business Survival: Why Organizations Have to Reassess Their Information Management Strategies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReassess Your Information Management Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Permanently Volatile World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDarwinism on a New-Millennium Timeline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Information Evolution Model: An Evolutionary Path to Corporate Survival.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive Steps to Maximize the Value of Information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLevel 1: The Operational Enterprise: Focus on the Individual and Day-to-Day Tactics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLevel 2: The Consolidated Enterprise: Gaining Department-Level Perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLevel 3: The Integrated Enterprise: An Enterprise-Wide Perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLevel 4: The Optimized Enterprise: Nimble, Adaptable, and Efficient.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLevel 5: The Adaptive, Innovating Enterprise: Creating Continuous and Sustainable Growth through Innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical Applications of the Model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: On the Levels: Information Evolution in the RealWorld.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Closer Look at the Level 1 (Operate) Organization: Individualism and Day-to-Day Tactical Mode.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Closer Look at the Level 2 (Consolidate) Organization: Consolidating Goals and Information into a Departmental View.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Closer Look at the Level 3 (Integrate) Organization: Integrated into an Enterprise-Wide View.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Closer Look at the Level 4 (Optimize) Organization: Optimized for Efficiency and Productivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Closer Look at the Level 5 (Innovate) Organization: Driven by Continuous Innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Dimension Tension: When the Whole Is Less Than the Sum of the Parts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Happens When Dimensions Are Out of Alignment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferent Types of “Dimension Tension”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Your Business GPS: Objectively Gauge Where Your Organization Stands.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Does Your Organization Stand?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformation Evolution Model Self-Assessment Quiz.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Your Quiz Score Reveals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Happens If You Don’t Assess Where You Stand?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Should Your Organization Be on the Evolutionary Scale?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvancing up the Levels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Getting out of Operational Mode: The Transition from Level 1 to Level 2.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking the Transition from Level 1 to Level 2.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePotential Challenges along the Way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandmarks of Progress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat the Organization Gains from Reaching Level 2.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Gaining an Enterprise View: The Transition from Level 2 to Level 3.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking the Transition from Level 2 to Level 3.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePotential Challenges along the Way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandmarks of Progress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat the Organization Gains from Reaching Level 3.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Gaining Market Leadership: The Transition from Level 3 to Level 4.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking the Transition from Level 3 to Level 4.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePotential Challenges along the Way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandmarks of Progress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat the Organization Gains from Reaching Level 4.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Reaching Sustainable Growth: The Transition from Level 4 to Level 5.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking the Transition from Level 4 to Level 5.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePotential Challenges along the Way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandmarks of Progress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat the Organization Gains from Reaching Level 5.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: Information Evolution Assessment Process.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformation Evolution Assessment Process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Go through This Formal Assessment Process?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview Questions for the Infrastructure Dimension.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview Questions for the Knowledge Process Dimension.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview Questions for the Human Capital Dimension.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview Questions for the Culture Dimension.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransforming Interview Responses into an Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: Business Intelligence, Intelligently Applied: What You Can Gain from a Business Intelligence Competency Center.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Are Business Intelligence Projects Falling Short of Potential?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Does a Business Intelligence Competency Center Do?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenefits of a Corporate Business Intelligence Competency Center.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Do You Fund a Business Intelligence Competency Center?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImportance of Staying Strategic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: Funding Evolution: IngeniousWays to Pay Your Way up the Levels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReduce Hardware Costs with Grid Computing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReduce Software Costs through IT Portfolio Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReduce Software Costs by Streamlining the IT Portfolio.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePay as You Go, by Using an Application Service Provider.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurn Mature Products into Cash Cows.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapitalize Your Information Assets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalculating the Cost: Evolution or Status Quo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClosing Thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix: Information Evolution AssessmentWorksheet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525409186135,"sku":"9780471770725","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471770725.jpg?v=1731860405","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/information-revolution-9780471770725","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}