Information Leadership shows the practical ways that government CEOs, CFOs, and CIOs use to gain control over the juggernaut of public sector information technology and steer it toward strategic goals and objectives. Topics include how information leaders gain credibility in their organizations... how to structure the internal information organization... finding and keeping the right human resources and skills for staying in or ahead of the technology mainstream...sound investment management processes... involving all executives in information decision making... measuring how information adds value to results government customers value most...and most of all, how leaders take charge of the most valuable asset in their organization-information.
The authors are members of the Management Consulting Services (MCS) group of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) . The Washington, D.C. practice of MCS includes more than 2,300 professionals who provide consulting and outsourcing services to federal, state and local governments and to corporations throughout the world.
Therese L. Morin is a partner in Washington, D.C. In her 12 years with PwC, Ms. Morin has directed dozens of information technology engagements with federal and state organizations. Her area of concentration is helping government executives to identify, obtain and use information for management and leadership decision making. Ms. Morin holds a Bachelor's degree from McGill University and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Concordia.
Ken Devansky is located in Washington, DC and has more than 20 years of experience in strategic information technology planning, business process reengineering and strategic systems development. He has worked with FORTUNE 100 companies and large government organizations in defining and executing strategic approaches to information technology. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from King's College and a Master's degree in Information Systems from American University.
Gard L. Little works out of PwC's offices in Burlington, Massachusetts. He has 15 years of experience in information and technology consulting with public sector organizations at the federal and state levels and major multinational corporations, including providing advisory services to chief information officers. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Cognitive Science from Vassar College and a Master's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in High Technology from Northerneastern University
Craig Petrun of PwC in Washington D.C., has more than 15 years of experience in systems life cycle development information, technology assessment, requirement engineering, investment management processes, business case analysis, electronic meeting support systems (groupware), and strategic information planning. He received his Master of Science degree and a Doctorate in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Kentucky and is a licensed psychologist.
