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Severance (computer and information systems, U. of Michigan) and Passino, director of Michigan States' Department of Information Technology synthesize information from interviews with dozens of executives and managers into a single composite story of a fictional company. It walks managers through the typical stages of implementing an information technology system, pointing out crucial elements and potential pitfalls. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Making I/T Work offers managers basic guidance and an effective model for making the right choices when considering implementing information-based business projects. In this book, Dennis Severance and Jacque Passino provide business leaders with a framework of organizational change that places the problems of change into a context so that they can be effectively addressed and outlines a proven framework that can be adapted to a variety of situations. Making I/T Work offers managers * A framework for managing I/T investment opportunities * Fifty helpful questions for leading a program of strategic change * Guidance for overcoming the powerful blocks to changes in infrastructure * Suggestions for formulating a winning strategy * A model for preparing and implementing a project * Information on how to assess the success of a program Making I/T Work can help managers guide a strategic I/T transformation with a plan that is based on a strong sense of objective and a credible assessment of current realities.
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