It Savvy

Digitization of business interactions and processes is advancing full bore. But in many organizations returns from IT investments are flatlining even as technology spending has skyrocketed. <p/>These challenges call for new levels of IT savvy: the ability of all managers-IT or non-IT-to transform their company's technology assets into operational efficiencies that boost margins. Companies with IT-savvy managers are 20 percent more profitable than their competitors. <p/>In <i>IT Savvy</i> Peter Weill and Jeanne Ross-two of the world's foremost authorities on using IT in business-explain how non-IT executives can acquire this savvy. Concise and practical the book describes the practices competencies and leadership skills non-IT managers need to succeed in the digital economy. You'll discover how to: <p/>-Define your firm's operating model-how IT can help you do business <p/>-Revamp your IT funding model to support your operating model <p/>-Build a digitized platform of business processes IT systems and data to execute on the model <p/>-Determine IT decision rights <p/>-Extract more business value from your IT assets <p/>Packed with examples and based on research into eighteen hundred organizations in more than sixty countries <i>IT Savvy</i> is required reading for non-IT managers seeking to push their company's performance to new heights.<br>