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> Chapter 1 Introduction – days of wine and roses; Chapter 2 I'm glad the hole is at their end of the boat – business in the new world; Chapter 3 Radicals and revolutions – anarchists in our midst; Chapter 4 Stop the revolution – IT wants to get on board; Chapter 5 Play up, play up, and play the game; Chapter 6 If we're so clever, why can't we think? – new way of thinking for IT; Chapter 7 The soft stuff is hard – the new business/IT relationship; Chapter 8 Building on quicksand? – the IT cornerstone – architecture; Chapter 9 The ‘Canute’ effect – bringing new technologies in; Chapter 10 Rules about rules – standards, methods, tools; Chapter 11 Running the race – providing business solutions from IT; Chapter 12 The home fires – core production; Chapter 13 Thinking ahead – new strategy processes; Chapter 14 The new IT people; Chapter 15 Last round please – final observations;