LEADER 04673nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910823947703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-119-19863-1 010 $a1-280-97452-4 010 $a9786610974528 010 $a0-470-19542-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000356304 035 $a(EBL)315187 035 $a(OCoLC)647763008 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000290359 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11230480 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000290359 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10423112 035 $a(PQKB)11541331 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL315187 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10296125 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL97452 035 $a(CaSebORM)9780470124840 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC315187 035 $a(OCoLC)236485704 035 $a(OCoLC)ocm236485704 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000356304 100 $a20070507d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBreakthrough IT $esupercharging organizational value through technology /$fPatrick Gray 205 $a1st edition 210 $aHoboken, N.J. $cJohn Wiley & Sons$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-470-12484-9 327 $aBREAKTHROUGH IT; Acknowledgments; Contents; Preface; Breakthrough IT Sections and Features; Chapter 1: Hell Freezes Over; Why Do You Need Breakthrough IT?; The Triple Threat; Hell Freezes Over: IT Enables Strategy; Chapter 2: Up Periscope!; A Brief History of IT; Shifting the Focus: Moving IT from Service Provider to Strategic Asset; Calling Sherlock Holmes: Finding Continuing Operations; Changing the Source: What to Do with Continuing Operations; Chapter 3: ET Phone Home; Free at Last; Separating Process from Technology; Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Partnering with the CEO 327 $aTalking the TalkC-Suite Conversations: Greg Buoncontri, CIO of Pitney Bowes; Chapter 4: Clear the Benches; Continually Improving the Skills of Your People; Meaningfully Evaluating Your People; Chapter 5: Milking the Cow; Developing a Project Investment Mix; The PASRBRTKO: Project Analyzing, Selecting, Risk-assessing, Budgeting, Returns Tracking, and Killing Office; Auditioning and Initiating Projects; Monitoring and Controlling Projects; Closing and Capturing Knowledge; What the PMO Is Not; Chapter 6: Show Me the Money; The Right Stuff: Determining What to Measure; Managing to the Metrics 327 $aBeyong the Numbers: The ''Gut Check''Delivering the Goods; Chapter 7: Pushing Water Uphill; What Is ""Change Management?''; The Role of the CIO in Change Management; The Role of the CEO in Change Management; Change Management at the Line Level; Three Cheers for Change; Influencing Change 101; The End of Business as Usual; C-Suite Conversations: Bridget Reiss and Kathy Allen, CIO and CFO of Millipore Corporation; Chapter 8: Cashing in the Chips; My Little Runaway; The Project Killers; Setting Failure Criteria; When the Going Gets Tough-Warning Signs; Broaching the Topic of Cancellation 327 $aCancelling WellClosing Time; Chapter 9: Be Superman (or Wonder Woman); Arriving on the Scene; Tackling the Project Portfolio; Turning the Wheel: Making the Leap to Breakthrough IT; C-Suite Conversations: Phil Stunt, Vice President, IT International, CA; Chapter 10: Capitalizing on Success; Building Momentum; Beyond Breakthrough IT; The Future of the CIO Role; In Closing; Index 330 $aUnlock the secret to creating maximum business value from technologyFilled 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.Patrick Gray (Harrison, NY) is the founder and President of the Prevoyance Group, an IT strategy consultancy that combines project management and process 517 3 $aBreakthrough information technology 606 $aInformation technology$xManagement 606 $aOrganizational effectiveness 606 $aTechnological innovations 615 0$aInformation technology$xManagement. 615 0$aOrganizational effectiveness. 615 0$aTechnological innovations. 676 $a004.0684 686 $a85.15$2bcl 700 $aGray$b Patrick$f1977-$01679001 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823947703321 996 $aBreakthrough IT$94046988 997 $aUNINA