内容简介
OrganizationsneedanewkindofITinvestmentmanagementsystem,builttomeasuretheITvalue-creationofthecompanynetwork.Justlookingatfinancialoraccountingmeasuresofvalueisashort-termfocusandalagindicator,whilefocusingonproductivitymeasuresdoesnothingfortheintangiblevaluegenerated.Theprovenapproachshowninthebookincorporatesnewemergingdecisionsupportmethods,likerealoptions,thatareconsideredtocomplementtraditionalfinancialmeasures.OrganizationalbasedtechniquesarealsoincorporatedtomanageandassessstrategicITinvestments,likethebalancedscorecard(BSC),andinvestmentandportfoliomanagement.KeyITperformanceindicatorsandcompetitivebenchmarkingarealso usedtohelptriangulateITevaluation. Theseapproachesare takentogetherasamulti-disciplinaryapproach toprovidea stakeholderornetworkvalueview. ThussixdegreesofseparationfromITinvestmentstostakeholdervalueandanewapproachtounlockingandrealizingITvalue.
作者简介
TonyJ.ReadhasovertwentyyearsofinternationalITmanagementexperience,acrossvariousindustries.HeisthemanagingpartnerofRead&Associates,aninternationalITvalue–basedmanagementandprojectdeliveryconsultancypractice(www.readassociates.net).PriortoestablishingRead&Associates,heservedasCIOandITseniorvicepresidentwithinseveralinternationalcorporations.Dr.Readisalsoavisitingprofessoratvariousuniversities,withseveralpublishedpapersonthesubjectofITinvestmentvalue,ITstrategy,andITgovernance.Hegraduatedwithabachelor'sdegreeinmanagementscience,andsubsequentlyearnedanMBAandanMEdinorganizationalchangemanagement.In2005,heearnedhisPhDininformationsystemsandwaselectedintotheHonorSocietyofComputingSciences,beingawardedtheUpsilonPiEpsilon.Dr.ReadisadualU.K.-U.S.citizen,residingwithhiswifeinOntario,Canada;heregularlytravelsforspeakerengagementsatvariousconferencesandcorporateevents.TheVision=ITVALUE+Mission=VALUEIT