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Author Lee Atchison
The cloud promises cost savings, agility, and more. But the increasing complexity of modern IT systems often prevents businesses from realizing the outcomes they sought by moving to the cloud in the first place. At the core of this complexity is technical debt. Ad hoc decisions, traditional approach....
Release Date 2022/12 -
Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders
Author Niklas Sundberg , Hélène Barnekow
At a critical point in human history, this book presents proven ways to gain the skills needed to develop sustainable IT practices and set yourself apart as a progressive technology leaderKey FeaturesExecute a sustainable IT strategy with proven methods and real-world use casesProgress as a sustaina....
Release Date 2022/10 -
Professional Issues in IT, 3rd Edition
Author Frank Bott , Neil Taylor
This book addresses the social, legal, financial, organisational and ethical issues relevant to IT professionals. It is designed to accompany the BCS HEQ ‘Diploma in IT’ core module: Professional Issues in Information Systems Practice. This new edition covers the social and legal implications of rec....
Release Date 2022/08 -
Author Gregory S. Smith
Learn how IT leaders are adapting to the new reality of life during and after COVID-19COVID-19 has caused fundamental shifts in attitudes around remote and office work. And in The New Normal in IT: How the Global Pandemic Changed Information Technology Forever, internationally renowned IT executive ....
Release Date 2022/03 -
Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager
Author Dr. James Stanier
Software startups make global headlines every day. As technology companies succeed and grow, so do their engineering departments. In your career, you'll may suddenly get the opportunity to lead teams: to become a manager. But this is often uncharted territory. How can yo....
Release Date 2020/05 -
Author Bryan C. Kissinger
This book describes the thought process and specific activities a leader should consider as they interview for the IT risk/information security leader role, what they should do within their first 90 days, and how to organize, evangelize, and operate the program once they ....
Release Date 2020/03 -
Author Whitney Johnson
Digital tools make remote teams possible, but it’s not easy to wrangle an increasingly distributed workforce. Leaders must grapple with problems in several key areas: communication, project management, talent development and management, and reliable access to techn....
Release Date 2019/10 -
Information Systems Management
Author Claudio Vitari , Jean-Loup Richet , Julien Malaurent , Philippe Eynaud , Daniel Alba
Information Systems Management is intended to sensitize the heads of organizations to the issues raised by information systems (IS). Through its pedagogical presentation, the book ensures that issues related to IS are not left solely to the experts in the field. T....
Release Date 2019/07 -
The Business Value of Developer Relations: How and Why Technical Communities Are Key To Your Success
Author Mary Thengvall
Discover the true value of Developer Relations as you learn to build and maintain positive relationships with your developer community. Use the principles laid out in this book to walk through your company goals and discover how you can formulate a plan tailored to....
Release Date 2018/10 -
Finding Applications for Technologies Beyond the Core Business
Author Federico Frattini , Erwinn Danneels
The technologies underlying a company's core businesses can have lucrative applications beyond the ones they provide to current customers. However, many companies don't pursue these opportunities, or do it half-heartedly. Typically, authors Erwin Danneels and Fed....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Author Camille Fournier
In this chapter from The Manager's Path, you'll learn the biggest trick of being a good tech lead: the willingness to step away from the code and figure out how to balance your technical commitments with the work the whole team needs. From mentoring interns to wo....
Release Date 2018/02 -
Author Leo van der Aalst , James L. Rommens , Rex Black
This book covers the ISTQB Expert Level Test Manager syllabus and is a complete, one-stop preparation guide for the reader who is otherwise qualified (based on experience as a test manager) to take the Expert Level Test Manager exam. Included are extensive hands-on....
Release Date 2017/04 -
IT Project Management: A Geek's Guide to Leadership
Author Byron A. Love
This book’s author, Byron Love, admits proudly to being an IT geek. However, he had found that being an IT geek was limiting his career path and his effectiveness. During a career of more than 31 years, he has made the transition from geek to geek leader. He hopes this book helps other geeks do the ....
Release Date 2016/10 -
Assessing IT Projects to Ensure Successful Outcomes
Author Kerry Wills
Assessing IT Projects to Ensure Successful Outcomes Companies invest billions in technology projects each year, yet their success rates remain surprisingly low. Industry benchmarks suggest that only 15-20% of projects are completed on time and on budget. Project ....
Release Date 2015/05 -
Management: It’s not what you think
Author Henry Mintzberg , Bruce Ahlstrand , Joseph B. Lampel
“Henry Mintzberg is perhaps the world’s premier management thinker” a Carlsberg-style endorsement of the author from Tom Peters, management guruHenry Mintzberg is one of today’s best-known and most controversial management thinkers. Currently Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at McGill Univer....
Release Date 2013/07 -
Enterprise 2.0: How to Manage Social Technologies to Transform Your Organization
Author Andrew McAfee
"Web 2.0" is the portion of the Internet that's interactively produced by many people; it includes Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, and prediction markets. In just a few years, Web 2.0 communities have demonstrated astonishing levels of innovation, knowledg....
Release Date 2009/12 -
ERIC SINK ON THE BUSINESS OF SOFTWARE
Author Eric Sink
The authors of the bestselling Beginning iPhone 3 Development are back, with the same excellent material completely updated for iOS 4 and written from the ground up using the latest version of Apple's Xcode 3. All source code has been updated to use the latest Xcod....
Release Date 2006/03 -
Assessing and Managing Security Risk in IT Systems
Author John McCumber
This book begins with an overview of information systems security, offering the basic underpinnings of information security and concluding with an analysis of risk management. Part II describes the McCumber Cube, providing the original paper from 1991 and detailing....
Release Date 2004/08