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IT Manager's Survival Guide by Peter Hind and Rob Aalders (2002, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-10047084454X

ISBN-139780470844540

eBay Product ID (ePID)9038299557

Product Key Features

Number of Pages328 Pages

Publication NameIt Manager's Survival Guide

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

SubjectIndustries / Computers & Information Technology, Management Information Systems

TypeTextbook

AuthorPeter Hind, Rob Aalders

Subject AreaComputers, Business & Economics

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight26.1 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width6.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2002-511189

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"..a commendable feat.." (Information Age, May 2002) "...extensive resource into the roles and requirement of an IT manger, including tips and techniques on how to get ahead..." (M2 Best Books, 2 September 2002) "...I particularly liked the authors' attention-grabbing anecdotes as they successfully guide the reader's focus towards the boardroom..." (Computer Bulletin, January 2003), "..a commendable feat.." (Information Age, May 2002) "...extensive resource into the roles and requirement of an IT manger, including tips and techniques on how to get ahead..." (M2 Best Books, 2 September 2002) "...I particularly liked the authors' attention-grabbing anecdotes as they successfully guide the reader's focus towards the boardroom..." (Computer Bulletin, January 2003)

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal004/.068/4

Table Of ContentForeword by Sir Ron Brierley. Introduction. Becoming a manager. Knowing your customer. Our greatest asset. Developing staff. Supporting roles. Managing recruiters. The rules of engagement. Establishing sound corporate governance. Establishing service level agreements. Dealing with hot spots. Tips for quick-wins. Living with legacy systems. Managing vendors. Using consultants. Business process re-engineering. Benchmarking. Help desk management. Disaster recovery planning. Managing change. Outsourcing. Give the business intelligence. Planning the future. Understanding architectures. Taking stock of your assets. Structuring the IT organization. Where to next'. Appendix A Yukl's Specific Behaviours for Managing Relations. Appendix B Business initiative proposal. Appendix C Thorpe's 4 Rs. Appendix D1 Jacques' time span. Appendix D2 Jaques' complexity measures. Appendix E1 Software inventory. Appendix E2 Hardware inventory. Appendix F Examples of principles. References. Further reading. Index.

Synopsis"The IT Managers Survival Guide" schlie t eine echte Marktlücke. Dieser praktische Leitfaden behandelt technische UND strategische Aspekte bei der Planung von IS/IT Management, und zwar in einem einzigen handlichen Band. Die Autoren nennen gute Gründe, warum eine IT/IS-Einheit auf einer soliden Basis errichtet werden sollte. "The IT Managers Survival Guide" bietet aber keine Sofortlösungen; er gibt vielmehr eine Wegbeschreibung für hervorragendes IT Management und eine Anleitung für die Anpassung an das sich ständig verändernde Unternehmensumfeld. In einer Reihe von Aufsätzen führender IT Manager und -Experten werden Fehler beim IT/IS Management offen angesprochen und Lösungsmöglichkeiten aufgezeigt. "The IT Managers Survival Guide" ist ein nützlicher Ratgeber für Planung und Implementation von IS/IT Einheiten. Mit Checklisten und Templates., There is currently limited material available to guide the emerging IS manager. The authors offer IS managers a rationale to establish an IS unit on a sound basis. This book presents a path to follow in the pursuit of excellent IS management, and offers guidance on adapting as you go to suit the constantly changing business environment., Accessible, refreshingly candid, but above all helpful, this pragmatic guide addresses a real need by dealing with the problems that face the new IT manager. By providing a number of practical recommendations and approaches including how to make the transition from technical professional to manager and dealing with people, to giving advice and guidance on organization structure, architecture and planning approaches, this book covers a whole raft of issues essential to managing an IT unit. If you have chosen to move from the safe haven of technology to the unpredictable world of management, this book could make the difference between success and failure. "The IT Managers Survival Guide is well named. Aimed at the techie becoming an IT Manager it covers the many alligators of IT management - from legacy systems to managing vendors - in easy chunks with checklists. It also provides the new manager with help to get ahead of the game by including articles from experts on what is wrong with IT management and a set of short reviews of management theorists from Strassman to Mayo. I recommend this book for those who would like to buck the trend - the average tenure of an IT Manager is about 900 days - and run an IT outfit appreciated by customers and staff." Gill Ringland, Fellow of the British Computer Society and Member of the BCS Management Forum. Author of Scenario Planning: Managing for the Future., Accessible, refreshingly candid, but above all helpful, this pragmatic guide addresses a real need by dealing with the problems that face the new IT manager. By providing a number of practical recommendations and approaches including how to make the transition from technical professional to manager and dealing with people, to giving advice and guidance on organization structure, architecture and planning approaches, this book covers a whole raft of issues essential to managing an IT unit. If you have chosen to move from the safe haven of technology to the unpredictable world of management, this book could make the difference between success and failure. "The IT Manager's Survival Guide is well named. Aimed at the techie becoming an IT Manager it covers the many alligators of IT management - from legacy systems to managing vendors - in easy chunks with checklists. It also provides the new manager with help to get ahead of the game by including articles from experts on what is wrong with IT management and a set of short reviews of management theorists from Strassman to Mayo. I recommend this book for those who would like to buck the trend - the average tenure of an IT Manager is about 900 days - and run an IT outfit appreciated by customers and staff." Gill Ringland, Fellow of the British Computer Society and Member of the BCS Management Forum. Author of Scenario Planning: Managing for the Future.

LC Classification NumberHF5548.2.A224 2002