1004 Pages 107 B/W Illustrations
by Auerbach Publications

944 Pages
by Auerbach Publications

IT management and staff are called upon to perform the almost-impossible tasks of evaluating, purchasing, integrating, and maintaining complex IT systems, and directing these systems to meet the ever-changing goals of an organization. Add to that the spending restraints of a down economy, and IT managers find themselves in need of a thoughtful, real-world guide that can maximize resources and... Read more
ACHIEVING STRATEGIC IT ALIGNMENT
Strategic IT Capabilities
IT Leadership Roles
Sourcing Alternatives

DESIGNING AND OPERATING AN ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE
Managing a Distributed Computing Environment
Developing and Maintaining the Networking Infrastructure
Data Warehousing
Quality Assurance and Control
Security and Risk Management

PROVIDING APPLICATION SOLUTIONS
New Tools and Applications
Systems Development Approaches
Project Management
Software Quality Assurance

LEVERAGING E-BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
E-Business Strategy and Applications
Security and Privacy Issues

FACILITATING KNOWLEDGE WORK
Providing Support and Controls
Supporting Remote Workers
Knowledge Management

Biography

Carol V. Brown, Heikki Topi

[This book] provides very useful information for Information Technology managers on the State of the Art management techniques from a number of practicing IS experts. The comprehensive information contained within the book provide guidelines to IT professionals from the various perspectives such as systems analysis, quality assurance and control, systems development and improving productivity and services.
E-Streams, Vol. 7, No. 5 - May 2004


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