The Entrepreneur's Guide to Managing Information Technology

Subjects:

• Business » Entrepreneurship
• Business » Management
• Business » Human Resources/Personnel Management
• Business » Organizational Behavior

Reviews:

• Information Technology (IT) refers to the people, processes, hardware, and software that determines the flow of information within an organization....This book is an essential read for business professionals at all levels and can be used as a textbook alternative for an introduction to the management of technology in academic business programs.
  —Library Journal August 2008

• Endorsement From Conrad Karlson,
  Karlson Photography: Just reading Chapter One, CJ Rhoads has helped me to make my plan for the future a more calculated and informed one.
• Endorsement From Fred Beste, CEO,
  MidAtlantic Venture Fund.: This book is the IT Bible for non-technology managers or corporate America. CJ Rhoads has distilled her decades of experience as a manager and consultant into an eminently practical IT management guide.
• Endorsement From Bill Bauerle,
  CIO Lockheed Martin: The ideas are timely and in tune with the challenges most business professional face when trying to understand the IT complexities affecting today's bottom line decisions. My sense is that the scope is about right to effectively address how to better deal with the thesis, i.e. "that business owners and Entrepreneurs are often at a disadvantage when making technology decisions because the playing field is bent toward the IT vendors and consultant." This book can help business and IT professionals better navigate through the hype and confusion that is too often intermingled with IT communications, and as a result make better tactical and strategic IT decisions.
• Endorsement From Skip Torresson, CEO,
  The Stewardship Group: The Marriage Of The Hedgehog And Panther Will Produce Powerful And Significant Offspring.
• Endorsement From Molly Tremblay,
  Behavioral Medicine Center, Reading Hospital: Inviting and nonthreatening for the novice IT purchaser. Easy to grasp analogies utilizing everyday language.
• Endorsement From John McNamara, CEO,
  McNamara & Associates, Inc.: Very informative and entertaining. It kept my interest and I am not a technology person. I liked the way the information was presented, and the examples that were used kept me reading. This book is right on. The author offers practical advice and information that can be very valuable to Entrepreneurs!
• Endorsement From Laura Donovan,
  Director of Publications, Klee Associates, Inc.: The combination of thorough research and personal experience make this a very credible read. The casual writing style makes the statistics and references quite easy to digest.

Table of Contents:

• Illustrations
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. What Is Information Technology and Why We Need to Map It
• 2. Pounce Like a Panther
• 3. Why Non-IT People Find IT So Difficult
• 4. Why IT People Are So Difficult
• 5. The Essential Balance: Matching The Process
• 6. Why IT Vendors Are So Difficult
• 7. The Inside Secrets of Software and Hardware Vendors
• 8. Getting the Most from Networking
• Appendices
• A. Technology Map Examples
• B. Common Technology Issues Most Business Leaders Experience
• C. Basic IT Ability and Experience Sample Assessment
• References
• Index

PDF Catalogs:

Praeger Public Library Spring 2008.pdf