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Managing the Information Technology Resource: Leadership in the Information Age

Jerry N. Luftman

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

A Big Yawner 2 out of 5 stars.
12 of 12 people found this review helpful.

The other review of this book is obviously biased, since he studied under the author. This book is dry, poorly formatted, and has terrible illustrations/tables/figures.

For example, the author's discussion of Strategic Alignment Maturity starts off with a figure describing different levels of maturity (okay), followed by text that repeats what the figure shows (uh, okay), followed by MORE figures that expand on the first figure. ??? This is really poor presentation of information.

I bought it for $60 (not cover price of $130) and am disappointed. Frankly, Dilbert does a better job of explaining IT management.

Editorial Review:

This book prepares readers for the challenge of integrating the technology resource. In order to understand the industry today, one must understand the ways companies align, partner, and communicate through technology to grow their business. Managing the Information Technology Resource presents a set of powerful tools to ensure users' understanding of the strategies, tactics, and operational endeavors CIO's employ to assimilate technologies across the firm. ¿Examples in Action¿ boxes highlight real-world company examples in each chapter, lending a practical feel to the book so readers can see how this material relates to the actual workforce. Seven sections illustrate the critical topics inherent to IT in today's firm—Alignment, Partnership, Technology, Human Resources, Governance, Communications, and Metrics. Emphasis is placed on the tactical and operational role of the CIO. For anyone involved with IT in a company.

The Myth of the Paperless Office

Abigail J. Sellen, Richard H. R. Harper

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2002 IEEE-USAB Award for Distinguished Literary Contributions Furthering Engineering Professionalism

Over the past thirty years, many people have proclaimed the imminent arrival of the paperless office. Yet even the World Wide Web, which allows almost any computer to read and display another computer’s documents, has increased the amount of printing done. The use of e-mail in an organization causes an average 40 percent increase in paper consumption. In The Myth of the Paperless Office, Abigail Sellen and Richard Harper use the study of paper as a way to understand the work that people do and the reasons they do it the way they do. Using the tools of ethnography and cognitive psychology, they look at paper use from the level of the individual up to that of organizational culture.

Central to Sellen and Harper’s investigation is the concept of "affordances"—the activities that an object allows, or affords. The physical properties of paper (its being thin, light, porous, opaque, and flexible) afford the human actions of grasping, carrying, folding, writing, and so on. The concept of affordance allows them to compare the affordances of paper with those of existing digital devices. They can then ask what kinds of devices or systems would make new kinds of activities possible or better support current activities. The authors argue that paper will continue to play an important role in office life. Rather than pursue the ideal of the paperless office, we should work toward a future in which paper and electronic document tools work in concert and organizational processes make optimal use of both.

The Professional Image: The Professional Development Series

Ann Cooper

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How we dress says a lot about who we are, how we are feeling and how far we want our careers to go. In this sixth title from the Professional Development Series, Professional Image presents the concepts behind dressing for success. Beginning with traditional standards for office attire, the book covers the new dress codes including business casual and dress down days. With clear and concise explanations of what is acceptable in today's workplace, this handy reference will provide practical tips and guidelines to help you make the most of your professional appearance.

Taming the Paper Tiger at Home

Barbara Hemphill

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On and Organizational Kick... 3 out of 5 stars.
26 of 29 people found this review helpful.

I would have rated this book higher if it had been the first book I read about organization. However, I purchased 5 at the same time while on a work space organizational kick. I read Organizing Your Workspace by Odette Pollar first as it states it's a quick read. Paper Tiger gave the same basic organization structure as Pollar's book, but with a more interesting and real tone than Pollar. However, Paper Tiger spent the second half of the book on the big picture of organizational organization, the home office, computer files, and long term maintenance of the filing system. Things I'm not interested in right now that I am in the overwhelming start of a new organizational process. This info may be helpful to me in a few months when I have established a routine and can concentrate on long term maintenance. I would have found more practical time saver tips and starting advise a better help.

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At home, people deal with piles of bills, magazines, receipts, and junk mail but they have no system in place for the non-stop barrage of paper that enters the house. This book taps into this problem and offers easy-to-follow guidelines on filing, labeling, recordkeeping, and living clutter-free.

Doe Simplified 2E: Practical Tools for Effective Experimentation

Mark J. Anderson

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Design of Experiments (DOE) provides a statistical means for analyzing how numerous variables interact. The tool is a planned approach for determining cause and effect relationships.

In DOE Simplified, 2nd Edition, the authors provide updates to their successful first edition, while retaining the lively approach to learning the fundamentals.

The book covers all the essentials:
Statistics for DOE.
Simple methods for collecting/displaying data and how to draw inferences.

Confidence intervals.
Comparative experiments for testing hypotheses.

Blocking sources of variation from the analysis.
Two-level factorial designs.

Analysis of variance (ANOVA).
A chapter on the keys to setting up a good design of experiments and executing it successfully has been added that details a four-step planning process for design of experiment, including assessment of statistical power.

Filled with fun anecdotes and sidebars, DOE Simplified, 2nd Edition cuts through the complexities of this powerful tool for quality improvement.

Included with this book is a new version of Stat-Ease's software: Design-Ease version 7. This 180-day educational program assists with mathematic computations and lets the reader focus on analysis of the data.

Lean Software Strategies: Proven Techniques for Managers and Developers

Peter Middleton, James Sutton

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Winner Of The 2007 Shingo Prize For Excellence In Manufacturing Research!

Lean production, which has radically benefited traditional manufacturing, can greatly improve the software industry with similar methods and results. This transformation is possible because the same overarching principles that apply in other industries work equally well in software development. The software industry follows the same industrial concepts of production as those applied in manufacturing; however, the software industry perceives itself as being fundamentally different and has largely ignored what other industries have gained through the application of lean techniques.

Lean Software Strategies: Proven Techniques for Managers and Developers, shows how the most advanced concepts of lean production can be applied to software development and how current software development practices are inadequate.

Written for software engineers, developers, and leaders who need help creating lean software processes and executing genuinely lean projects, this book draws on the personal experiences of the two authors as well as research on various software companies applying lean production to software development programs.

Filing and Computer Database Projects Workbook with CD-ROM

Jeffrey Stewart

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Fast Shipping Seller 5 out of 5 stars.
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Seller was prompt with shipping. I purchased my book after the quarter began and had it soon enough to do my wokr without missing any deadlines.

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Filing and Computer Database Projects provides simulated experience in managing both paper and computer records. This text/workbook can be used as a stand-alone practice set to Professional Records and Information Management, 2/e. Database assignments are completed in Microsoft Access..
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Professional Records And Information Management Student Edition with CD-ROM

Jeffrey Stewart

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Professional Records and Information Management 2e provides an overview of the field of records and information management. The text identifies the skills that are applicable to the management of records in all fields, including those in specialized areas - medical, legal, financial, and archived records management, as well as records center and depository management and records management consulting. The text discusses employment and career opportunities as a records management professional and addresses legal and ethical issues in the records management field. The basics for both manual filing and electronic records management are addressed and reinforced through text and workbook practice set activities. The text includes a student CD-ROM containing Filing Rules Tutorial, a click-and-drag filing simulation, and templates for electronic activities in the textbook..

Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) and Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) Examination Review for Office Systems and Technology (5th Edition) ... Secretary, Certified Administrative P)

Diane Routhier Graf, Betty L. Schroeder

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CPS Study Guides 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book is excellent... I am so happy I was able to get it so quickly. Thank-you

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New 5th Edition! The Certified Professional Secretary (CPS(R)) Examination Review Series provides valuable assistance to anyone preparing for the CPS Examination. The Series focuses on key topics test-takers must know in order to pass the exam. It is the only examination preparation series produced in conjunction with the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP ). The format of each manual in the Series guides administrative professionals in effective study techniques.

The End of Software: Transforming Your Business for the On Demand Future

Timothy Chou

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Do you know what is the real cost of your software? Before you reach for a calculator, be forewarned that it's a trick question. Even technology industry analysts and seasoned IT executives have difficulty putting a hard figure on the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of today's enterprise application solutions. What makes the equation so tricky is the sheer number of variables that must be factored in, many of which cannot be lined up in a neat column and reconciled, such as issues of security, availability, performance, problem resolution and change management. The End of Software: Transforming Your Business for the On Demand Future, by Dr. Timothy Chou, is a groundbreaking book for business managers and executives that challenges conventional approaches to business software and proposes new alternatives to managing and maintaining the systems that companies depend on.

Read What Industry Experts Have to Say:

• "Whether you rely on computer software to run your business, create software solutions, or invest in software companies, you are facing the shift from software as a product to software as a service. In The End of Software, Dr. Timothy Chou makes the case for Software on Demand and shows you who's already out there creating and using this new model." Fred Magner, Chief Information Officer, Unocal Corporation
• "As a pioneer of the On Demand delivery model, Dr. Chou challenges certain conventions long held by the software industry. The End of Software provokes industry participants to re-think how big software should be packaged, sold and delivered in the future." Stephen Wong, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Embarcadero Technologies
• "Dr. Timothy Chou's book The End of Software presents a logical argument for the shift from selling and buying software, or the promise of the value that software represents, to selling and buying the actual value that software can bring to a user. This is very persuasive, especially when you consider the legacy of software vendors, who are notorious for over-promising and under-delivering. As Dr. Chou so clearly understands (and why shouldn't he-he's lived it), this new delivery method simply makes sense. But the world is often slow to change; as keen observers of the technology industry, we'll be watching closely." John S. DiFucci, Senior Software Analyst, Managing Director, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.