Reinventing the IT Department

<p>'Reinventing the Information Technology Department' is both anecdotal and informal but deals with a subject which is of vital interest to Chief Information Officers and IT Managers addressing questions such as:<br><br>* How does the IT department keep pace with business change?<br>* How do we provide stable and responsive IT platforms?<br>* How do we add recognised value to the organisation?<br>* How do I reinvent my department?<br>* How do I get onto the board?<br><br><br> It offers an alternative view of the new roles of the in-house IT function and proposes a rethink about IT services within companies suggesting a self-help approach to redefining/reinventing in-house IT for CIOs.<br><br>The author explains that new modes of business thinking and operation are essential if a company is to succeed in the near future and in light of this covers topics such as self-organising systems knowledge management multi-stakeholder perspectives and empowerment initiatives in relation to the overall business and in particular the IT function.<br><br>Each chapter contains implementation templates for the readers to take themselves through the repositioning or reengineering of the IT function and their own departments.</p>