From the Back Cover
Praise For The Chief Information Officer's Body of Knowledge
"From trends in business intelligence to insights on leading and retaining high-performance teams, this book will assist in faster decision-making and execution that can greatly influence the success of a company.
--Naresh Shanker, Vice President and CIO, Palm, Inc.
"CEOs seeking to reinvent their company to optimize its digital potential need the CIO to be their right hand. Developing the CIO strategy that partners with this business transformation requires CIOs to do more than ever before and this book, with many insights from industry leaders, will help CIOs prepare for this challenge.
--Ken Kannappan, CEO, Plantronics, Inc.
"As the pace of business continues to accelerate, it is increasingly difficult to keep up with the ever-changing world of technology, evolving trends, and peer networking. It would take over a year's worth of monthly networking meetings to derive the insights and information contained in this book. A great resource on what matters for the evolving role of the CIO.
--Tom Cullen, CIO, Driscoll's Berries
"A valuable collection of best practices, both theoretical and practical, that make us all better leaders, this book is a must-read.
--Tom Peck, SVP and CIO, Levi Strauss & Co.
"An excellent resource, this book is a great place for seasoned veterans and new leaders to get tried-and-true advice and direction.
--Leo Collins, CIO, Lions Gate Entertainment
"Lane brings us knowledge and advice from a 'who's who' list of CIOs, CEOs, and thought leaders in the field of managing--and leading--IT. This practical handbook for current and aspiring leaders addresses both the hard and soft skills required in today's highly complex and continually changing IT environment. The Chief Information Officer's Body of Knowledge provides a 360-degree view from those who have been there of what it takes to excel in managing IT to strategic advantage.
--Nancy K. Hayes, Dean, College of Business, San Francisco State University
"A Body of Knowledge book for effective IT management practices is long overdue. All of the contributors underscore the importance of interpersonal relationships, whether they be within individual IT groups, individual companies, or the overall IT industry, as the critical 'lubricant' in realizing true business value from the use of information technology. If IT managers at all levels spent more time nurturing relationships and less time being technologists and project managers, the time-to-market of new ideas and IT capabilities would be much shorter!
--Mark Settle, CIO, BMC Software
DEAN LANE founded the Office of the CIO, a group of experienced CIOs and former Big 4 consulting partners who have formed a community and consulting organization to better align business and IT. Lane has been a CIO at four different companies: Honeywell, ATK, Plantronics, and Masters Institute. He was also a consultant for Ernst & Young, AT&T, and the Gartner Group. He is past president of the Society of Information Management's Silicon Valley Chapter; serves on the advisory boards for the Naval Postgraduate School, SFSU's Center for Business Systems, and Sparta, Inc.; and is an active member of the Institute of Management Consultants, ISACA, and the CIO Collective
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