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Implementing World Class IT Strategy – Book Review

Implementing World Class IT Strategy Book Cover Implementing World Class IT Strategy
1st Edition
Peter A. High
Management & Leadership
Wiley Press/Jossey-Bass
August 21, 2014
Hardcover
229

The book, Implementing World Class IT Strategy: How IT Can Drive Organizational Innovation by Peter High is a great follow up to Peter's first book World Class IT: Why Businesses Succeed When IT Triumphs.  This is a must read for every business leader.

The book shares relevant examples of real-world CIOs overcoming the traditional challenges companies face when developing strategies.  As a CIO I find having an IT mission statement crucial for focusing my teams.  Chapter 3 goes into great detail on the value of an IT mission statement and provides some great, real-world examples.  My favorite is on page 56.

This is a book I've given to my leadership team and I highly recommend reading it. You'll probably want to keep a copy close by for frequent reference.

Integration is the cure for shiny object syndrome | The Enterprisers Project

CIO-IT-business-alignment

You often hear the concept “IT-business alignment” or “IT in the business” being discussed among CIO circles. This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. It’s not about alignment – it’s about integration. There is no special distinction for “IT in the business.” We are part of the business just like the chief marketing officer and the chief financial officer. The CIO is no different. IT should be part of the very fabric of the business, not an afterthought.

Source: Integration is the cure for shiny object syndrome | The Enterprisers Project

How Microsoft CIO Jim DuBois (& TBM Council Director) changed the IT operating model

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Microsoft’s CIO says he and his team think in terms of service offerings and end-to-end business processes, rather than projects and applications, and that helped the company adopt a new IT operating model.

Source: How Microsoft CIO Jim DuBois (& TBM Council Director) changed the IT operating model