The IT executive's ultimate handbook for survival in a rapidly changing economy “The Practical CIO: A Common Sense Guide for Successful IT Leadership” provides needed advice for modern executives competing in a challenging global environment. • Proactively establish goals for IT • Hold all vendors accountable • Extract maximum value from existing IT investments • Manage and market the IT brand • Build relationships up, down and sideways across the enterprise and beyond its traditional boundaries • Act like a CEO Brimming with interviews and case studies from leading global enterprises such as Microsoft, Prudential, Citigroup, Chiquita Brands, Smithfield Foods and West Marine. “The Practical CIO” is designed for clear-eyed IT and C-level executives with no patience for hype or overly optimistic visions of a "better tomorrow." Truly a commonsense guide for successful IT leadership, this book delivers exactly the kind of hard-nosed, actionable advice that executives urgently require.
