The I.T. Leaders’ Handbook: Foundations for Leading the Information Technology Department 1st Edition – (PDF/EPUB Version)

Managing an IT department requires an understanding of Business, People, and Technology built on a strong Foundation. This book, written by a long-time IT Leader, presents a comprehensive set of IT Leadership topics in a clear, and occasionally humorous, way.

This is the second book in The I.T. Director series. The first book in the series, The I.T. Leader’s First Days, is written for new IT leaders. With sections on needed skills and how to come up to speed quickly on your new responsibilities, this book will help you start your new job right!

INSTRUCTORS: This book makes a great supplement to MIS, MBA or other business leadership courses. If your course will be taken by potential IT leaders, consider the first book in the series, The I.T. Leader’s First Days.

I.T. LEADERS HANDBOOK
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
PART 1: Foundations
1: Foundations Overview
2: Square Root Of Change
3: Focus & Finish
4: Risk Management
5: Proactivity Is Overrated
6: Technical Debt
PART 2: Business
7: Business Overview
8: Business & IT
9: How Should Business Think About IT?
10: Our Most Important Job
11: The Customer Is The Only Customer
12: It’s All About The Business Processes
13: Identifying The Work
14: Prioritizing The Work
PART 3: People
15: People Overview
16: Managing Ourselves
17: Leading The IT Team
18: Building The Right Team
PART 4: Technology
19: Technology Overview
20: How Technical Do We Need To Be?
21: Technology Portfolio
22: Technology We Buy
23: Technology We Build
24: Shadow IT
25: When We Don’t Need Technology
Final Thoughts