Boar, Bernard H., 1947- and Boar, Bernard H., 1947-
Subjects
Strategic planning -- Data processing., Information technology -- Management., and Management information systems.
Abstract
A revision of the bestselling book that shows IT departments how to take on new challenges As technology becomes more mainstream and accessible, companies must develop new ways to use their IT resources in order to compete. In this extensive revision, IT expert Bernard Boar provides a methodology that shows readers how to use IT as a competitive business asset. He tackles the latest challenges facing IT departments over the next several years, including how to devise a complete strategy to make the department more effective and how to choose the best strategy framework for a company. Boar also shows how technologies like e-commerce, data warehousing, architectures, and Java can be used to make a business more competitive.
Boar, Bernard H., 1947- and Boar, Bernard H., 1947-
Subjects
Strategic planning -- Data processing., Information technology -- Management., and Management information systems.
Abstract
"Today's leaner, meaner, total quality business organizations look to information technology to provide them with a sustainable competitive advantage. That's why the IT managers who are in greatest demand are those who are well versed in modern strategic planning techniques and capable of developing a dynamic IT organization ever alert to their companies' current and future business needs. Written by an author at the cutting edge of today's IT business strategy revolution, this book offers you a clear, easy-to-implement action plan for reengineering your business's IT organization with an eye to building, sustaining, and expanding a competitive advantage. You will find charts and templates that an IT staff can customize and use today; techniques for overcoming most architecture problems, including a diagramming technique for drawing exceptionally clear blueprints; an in-depth discussion of business IT alignment; how to design an internal IT business economy; tips on how to get the biggest bang for the buck while optimizing customer service; and proven techniques that radically improve application development through object-oriented technologies, data servers, and prototyping."--Jacket.
Boar, Bernard H., 1947-, American Telephone and Telegraph Company., and Boar, Bernard H., 1947-
Subjects
Strategic planning -- Data processing., Information technology -- Management., and Management information systems.
Abstract
Computer Science/Information Technology The Art of Strategic Planning for Information Technology Drawing on the teachings of Sun Tzu and Machiavelli, this book offers a complete and integrated methodology for performing strategic business planning for information technology using the most modern techniques. It provides a complete analysis of the major trends impacting the information technology organization in the 1990s including business reengineering, client/server computing, downsizing, open systems, and the decline of IBM. The Art of Strategic Business Planning for Information Technology focuses on the topics of strategy and information technology--making strategy relevant, accessible, and understandable to the information technology professional.
