Strategic IT: Best Practices for Managers and Executives - Hardcover

Langer, Arthur M.; Yorks, Lyle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1118456874 ISBN 13: 9781118456873

Publisher: Wiley, 2013

Synopsis

Solid guidance for CIOs on integration of technology intobusiness models

Strategic IT Best Practices for IT Managers andExecutives is an exciting new book focused on the transitioncurrently taking place in the CIO role, which involves developing acapacity for thinking strategically and effectively engaging peersin the senior executive team. This involves changing both theirs,and often their colleagues', mindsets about technology and theirrole in the organization.

Straightforward and clear, this book fills the need forunderstanding the learning processes that have shaped the strategicmindsets of technology executives who have successfully made thetransition from a technology-focused expert mindset to a strategicorientation that adds value to the business.

• Defines strategy advocacy as a process through which technologyleaders in organizations build on their functional expertise
• Focuses on the shift in mindset necessary for technologyexecutives to establish a seat at the table in the C suite as arespected strategic colleague
• Includes stories of high performing CIOs and how they learnedsuccessful strategies for getting technology positioned as astrategic driver across the business

Written by Art Langer and Lyle Yorks, recognized authorities inthe areas of technology management and leadership, Strategic ITBest Practices for IT Managers and Executives includesanecdotes from CIOs at companies including BP, Prudential, Covance,Guardian, Merck, and others.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. ARTHUR M. LANGER is the Academic Director of theExecutive Master of Science in Technology Management, ColumbiaUniversity Program in Technology, School of Continuing Education.He also serves on the faculties of the Graduate School of Businessand the Teachers College, Columbia University Graduate School ofEducation. He has authored seven books and writes for varioustechnology journals and magazines.

Dr. LYLE YORKS is Associate Professor in the Departmentof Organization and Leadership, Teachers College, ColumbiaUniversity, where he teaches graduate courses in strategydevelopment. He serves on the Executive Education faculties atvarious universities, where he teaches classes in leading strategicchange, negotiation, and organizational influence. He has presentedon strategic influencing for the Chief Information OfficerInstitute workshops held at Columbia University.

From the Back Cover

Discover the secrets to CIO strategic advocacy andsuccess

Written by Art Langer and Lyle Yorks, recognized authorities inthe areas of technology management and leadership, Strategic IT:Best Practices for Managers and Executives includes cases,lessons learned, and best practices from CIOs at high-performingcompanies including BP, Prudential, Covance, Guardian, Merck, andothers.

In Strategic IT, Langer and Yorks explore the currenttransformation in the CIO role and equip IT professionals to thinkstrategically, answering questions including:

• What is strategic advocacy?
• Why should CIOs make technology an important part of businessstrategy?
• How is technology organizationally positioned as an effectivestrategic driver?
• What challenges are posed by various ways of positioningtechnology and what are the implications of how these challengesare resolved?
• What strategies are used by high-performing CIOs in addressingchallenges and in strategically positioning technology?
• How will the new wave of disruptive technologies affectorganizations?

Defining best practices to implement and sustain strategicadvocacy and success at the CIO level, Strategic IT helpsyou grow successfully in your CIO position—from integration oftechnology as a business driver to developing a strategic mindsetwithin the technology function.

From the Inside Flap

With technology changing at an extraordinarily rapid pace, theexpectation for a CIO to operate in a dynamic business environmentis more pressing than ever. Today's CIO must fight a "two-frontwar," keeping technology operational and secure, while at the sametime attempting to bring strategic advantage for the business.

Providing a comparative analysis of case studies oforganizations with CIOs strategically employing technologyintegration as a business driver, Strategic IT: Best Practicesfor Managers and Executives is a helpful guide for CIOs, ITleaders, and IT suppliers to define how their organizations need torespond to the challenges posed by technology. It reveals the bestpractices you can implement to sustain strategic advocacy andsuccess at the CIO level.

With case studies of CIOs from world-classorganizations—including Procter & Gamble, Covance, Cushman& Wakefield, Merck, and Prudential—sharing theirstrategies for success, Strategic IT provides a frameworkfor engaging in strategic advocacy, linking strategic learningpractices with politically savvy influencing practices inorganizations. The book also provides invaluable guidance on:

• Business integration
• The consumerization of technology and the next paradigmshift
• The role of CIO in the organizational context
• IT drivers and supporters
• The technology business cycle
• The strategic advocacy mindset
• Political savvy as the underpinning of effective strategicadvocacy
• Patterns of a strategically effective CIO

Discover best practices to redefine your role as CIO from atechnology-focused expert to a strategic orientation that addsvalue to your business with Strategic IT.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118456874
• ISBN 13: 9781118456873
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240