{"product_id":"staying-the-course-as-a-cio-how-to-overcome-the-trials-and-challenges-of-it-leadership-hardback-9781118968871","title":"Staying the Course as a CIO; How to Overcome the Trials and Challenges of IT Leadership (Hardback) 9781118968871","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStaying the Course as a CIO\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow to Overcome the Trials and Challenges of IT Leadership\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJonathan Mitchell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118968871, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 November 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2 cm, 0.476 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“If you are a CIO or thinking about taking on the position, this book should be on your list of essential reading….it is an excellent book”\u003c\/i\u003e (BCS, February 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“The distillation of 30 years of experience from a CIO who knows a thing or two about an extended shelf life”\u003c\/i\u003e (i-cio.com, February 2015)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Michell gives useful advice on how to work through the toughest projects and solve some of the most pressing issues CIOs deal with today” (\u003c\/i\u003eWorld Economic Forum, May 2015)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“For IT professionals looking to fully integrate their function into the enterprise, 'Staying the Course as a CIO' is a valuable source of practical advice, all based on real experience\u003c\/i\u003e.” (Good Reads, June 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTAYING THE COURSE AS A CIO: HOW TO OVERCOME THE TRIALS AND CHALLENGES OF IT LEADERSHIP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe shelf-life of a Chief Information Officer can be shockingly short. Few survive in post for more than a few years.  More often each falls prey to insurmountable problems and their careers come to a sharp and ignominious end. In this book, a global CIO with over thirty years of experience in major corporations examines the main reasons why this happens. Readers will understand which types of issue can cause problems for an IT Leader and more importantly, they will learn strategies of how these problems can be minimized or even avoided.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIT is often seen a technical backwater, but it is a discipline which has the capability to add massive value to an organisation whether it is in the private or the public sector – provided of course it has the right leadership doing the right things.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAspiring IT Leaders will need to deal with a common set of recurring trials and challenges. These include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e·         Overcoming the challenge of managing diverse and conflicting stakeholders\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e·         How to deal with large and complex projects\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e·         Making sense of software and how to handle the rapidly changing technology landscape\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e·         Knowing when  to outsource and how to get the best out of an outsourcing partner\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e·         Harnessing the intellectual power of consultants to help you meet your goals\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e·         And last but not least, how to develop a set of strategies that are aligned with your corporate goals and then make sure your resources are properly targetted so that the IT function generates maximum positive impact for the enterprise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor IT professionals looking to fully integrate their function into the enterprise, 'Staying the Course as a CIO’ is a valuable source of practical advice, all based on real experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Dislocated Stakeholders 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWooden Poles with Holder 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecause They’re Worth It? 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Joys of Middle Management 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLayers and Spans 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiddle Managers and the Linkage between IT and the Business 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe View from the Top of the Tree 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBored Boards 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Relationship Conundrum 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Henry VIII Method 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Customer\/Supplier Model 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeamwork! 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCould I Have Something Impossible Please? 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dead‐Hero Zone 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagicians, Circuses and Keeping Something in the Tank 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Pathogenic Projects 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIT Projects are Harder than Climbing Everest 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot Everyone Gets to be a Pharaoh 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t Start Anything You Can’t Finish 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeaches Are not the Only Fruit 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUngrouping Group‐Think 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMugging by PowerPoint 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBack to the Himalayas 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStalinist Project Management 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUndo‐able Projects 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStalin’s Special Question 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing Nostradamus 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy Piece of String is Skewed 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings Can Go Badly Wrong, but They Rarely Go Badly Right 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInoculating against Skew—Percentile Therapy 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Happens in Projects Stays in Projects 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Gates of Wrath 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking Up from the Pit 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Seriously Shaky Software 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoftware Just Doesn’t Wo.. 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing Immune to Tangerines 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Unfortunate Side‐Effect of Moore’s Law 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt Will be Fixed in the Next Release 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUpgrade or You Will be Banished Naked to a World of Loneliness and Isolation 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBelchware not Bloatware 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatched, Leaking and Lost in a Maze 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wobbly Stack 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStabilising Shakiness 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSafe Software 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Safe Software Game 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBooking a Landing Slot at Heathrow 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t Try to Improve a Da Vinci, Unless You Are a Rembrandt 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBespoke Only When You’re Bespoken to 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Obsessive Outsourcing Compulsion 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutsourcing an Empire 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrains of Outsourcing Compulsion 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMadness with Metrics 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiving the Fox the Keys to the Chicken Coop … 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nineteenth Hole Contract 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDedicated Followers of Fashion 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinance is not about Engineering Anything 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContract Accounting and Runaway Trains 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaster than a Speeding Bullet … 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Capability Argument 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Economic Argument 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBetter Out than In? 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtecting the Crown Jewels 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEveryone Needs to Win 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Summary 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Chronic Consultancy Syndrome 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsultants—The Hummingbirds of the IT Jungle 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurvival of the Sharpest 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpotting Hummingbirds in the Wild 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Expensive Dose of Aviary Assistance 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredator or Prey? 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Consulting Isn’t …? 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt Was Their Fault! 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Magic of a Name 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Consultant’s Crutch 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut What Consulting Perhaps Should Be? 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForests, Trees and Spectacles 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Are not Alone on Planet Earth 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNothing New Under the Sun 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHummingbirds Flap Harder than Cash Cows 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Hummingbirds Turn into Cuckoos 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswer 1—The Cuckoo Consultancy End‐Game Solution 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswer 2—The Thin‐Edge‐Wedge‐End‐Game Cash Cow 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd Finally 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Strategy Schizophrenia 151\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Beginner’s Guide to World Domination 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Strategy 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Better Tomorrow 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Grand Plan 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategy Schizophrenia—Balancing the Unbalanceable 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Bleeding Budgets 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Beginner’s Guide to Building a Roulette Table 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Much Are You Going to Spend? 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Much Goodness? 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhich Investments? 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut What about Tomorrow? 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting Today and Tomorrow’s Investments Together 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting the Final Touches to the Roulette Table 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlacing the Chips 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Transformation Journey 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Funding Profile Examples 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunding Choice 1—The Support Organisation 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunding Choice 2—The “Go for it” Organisation 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Epilogue—What Might Overcome You? 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt’s Always the Same Culprits, Except When it Isn’t 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFailure and Folklore 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIT Leadership Morbidity Tables 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst Tier—Dislocated Stakeholders 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecond Tier—Money and Strategy 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThird Tier—Projects and Software 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFourth Tier—Outsourcing 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFifth Tier—Consultancy 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Unknown Unknowns 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 211\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501446295832,"sku":"9781118968871","price":27.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118968871.jpg?v=1786239394","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/staying-the-course-as-a-cio-how-to-overcome-the-trials-and-challenges-of-it-leadership-hardback-9781118968871","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}