05572nam 2200745Ia 450 991100482090332120200520144314.09786612381683978128238168112823816879780123751119012375111X(CKB)2550000000002838(EBL)477370(OCoLC)502269680(SSID)ssj0000339400(PQKBManifestationID)11231934(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000339400(PQKBWorkID)10323759(PQKB)11688943(MiAaPQ)EBC477370(CaSebORM)9780123751102(OCoLC)795224969(OCoLC)ocn795224969 (EXLCZ)99255000000000283820091104d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIT manager's handbook /Bill Holtsnider, Brian D. JaffeBusiness ed.Amsterdam ;Boston Morgan Kaufmann Publishers/Elsevier20091 online resource (391 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780123751102 0123751101 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; IT Manager's Handbook; Copyright Page; Dedication; About the Authors; Brief Table of Contents; Complete Table of Contents; Preface; What Is New and Different in the Business Edition; The Structure of This Book; Chapter-by-Chapter Summaries; Note on URLs and Web Resources; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: The Role of an IT Manager; 1.1 Just What Does an IT Manager Do?; Why All That Change and Flexibility Is Good; Why All That Change and Flexibility Is Bad; 1.2 Managers in General; Definition of a Manager; Styles of Management; Command and Control; CollaborationWhat Kind of Manager Will You Be?Pros and Cons of Being a Manager: Reasons to Become a Manager, and Reasons Not to Become One; The Hidden Work of Management; Management Is Sometimes Hard to See; Good and Bad Management Often Look Alike-For a While; Resentment toward Management; Babysitting versus Managing; Politics; Managing in Four Directions; 1.3 The Strategic Value of the IT Department; Application Development versus Technical Operations; Application Development; Technical Operations; IT Department Goals; The Value of IT Managers; 1.4 Developing an IT StrategyDetermine Who Your Team Members AreDetermine How Important Technology Is to Your Organization; Determine Who Your Customers Are and What Their Needs Are; Keep Your Department Central to the Company's Operations; 1.5 Starting Your New Job; The First Day; Meeting the Staff; A Few Ideas for What to Say to Break the Ice; Some Don'ts; One-on-One Meetings; What to Say to Those Who Wanted Your Job and Didn't Get It; Establish a Relationship with Your Manager and Your Peers; Learning the Landscape: Key Users and Key Applications; Find the Key MeetingsBe Realistic about Timetables for Fixing Problems1.6 The First 100 Days; No Organization Is Perfect; Quietly Advertising What You Bring to the Table; Do Some Preliminary Research before You Start; Bring a Fresh Perspective; Ask and Listen; Projects in Progress and Projects on the Horizon; Is the Status Quo Good Enough?; People to Meet and Know; Quick Hello Meetings; HR (Human Resource) Issues; Soon, Later, and Tomorrow: When Should You Address Issues; Regardless of What Happens, Let Them Know You've Heard Them; Budgeting; Making Those First Decisions1.7 Two IT Departments-What Happens if Your Company Merges with Another?Chapter 2: Managing Your IT Team; 2.1 Keeping Employees Focused; Establish Priorities; Communicate with Your Team; Make Sure the Team Understands the Overall Objective and Goals; Explain How You Envision Achieving the Goal; Encourage Questions and Input from Your Staff; Listen Carefully; Meet Regularly; Agile Meetings; Project Meetings; Company Mission, Vision, and Values; Be as Clear as Possible about Your Real Priorities; Avoid Burnout in Your Employees; Make Your Employees Aware of the Dangers of BurnoutOutline the Prices Employees Can PayIT Manager's Handbook: The Business Edition is a MUST-HAVE guide for the advancing technology professional who is looking to move up into a supervisory role, and is ideal for newly-promoted IT managers who needs to quickly understand their positions. It uses IT-related examples to discuss business topics and recognizes the ever-changing and growing demands of IT in today's world as well as how these demands impact those who work in the field. Specific attention is paid to the latest issues, including the challenges of dealing with a mobile and virtual workforce, managing Gen-X/Yers,Information technology manager's handbookIndustrial managementData processingManagement information systemsInformation technologyManagementIndustrial managementData processing.Management information systems.Information technologyManagement.658.05658.4038658.4038Holtsnider Bill1956-1793485Jaffe Brian D1793486MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911004820903321IT manager's handbook4333326UNINA