Driving IT Innovation: A Roadmap for CIOs to Reinvent the Future

Why do many great IT departments fail at innovation?The astounding speed of technological progress and evolution is pushing some companies to the front of the pack while leaving others playing catch-up. Information technology (IT) professionals are on the front lines of this battle and, in order to win, they must develop the capabilities and leadership mindset to innovate and thrive in the digital world.Driving IT Innovation is a practical blueprint that IT executives and managers can use to learn how to propel innovation through IT. Two of the leading academic experts on IT provide a detailed examination of the three stages that drive innovation—opportunity, discovery, and delivery—and how IT departments can support initiatives in each phase. Through extensive interviews and interactive sessions with senior IT executives and managers from leading-edge organizations across a variety of industries, the authors distill best practices and guidelines for successful IT innovation.Ebooks are available at Redshelf, VitalSource, and Apple Books for $15.99. VIsit drivingITinnovation.com for more information.

Heather A. Smith has been named the most-published researcher on IT management issues in two successive studies (2006, 2009). A senior research associate with Smith School of Business at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, she is the author of eight books, the most recent being IT Strategy and Innovation, 4th ed. (Prospect Press, 2018). She is also a senior research associate with the American Society for Information Management's Advanced Practices Council. A former senior IT manager, she is co-director of the IT Management Forum and the CIO Brief, which facilitate interorganizational learning among senior IT executives. Heather consults and collaborates with organizations worldwide.