{"product_id":"the-practical-cio-a-common-sense-guide-for-successful-it-leadership-9780470531907","title":"The Practical CIO: A Common Sense Guide for Successful It Leadership","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe IT executive's ultimate handbook for survival in a rapidly changing economy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Practical CIO: A Common Sense Guide for Successful IT Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e provides needed advice for modern executives competing in a challenging global environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProactively establish goals for IT\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHold all vendors accountable\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtract maximum value from existing IT investments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eManage and market the IT brand\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuild relationships up, down and sideways across the enterprise and beyond its traditional boundaries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAct like a CEO\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrimming with interviews and case studies from leading global enterprises such as Microsoft, Prudential, Citigroup, Chiquita Brands, Smithfield Foods and West Marine. \u003ci\u003eThe Practical CIO\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470531907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.10d","brand":"Jose Carlos Eiras","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44776004878517,"sku":"9780470531907","price":38.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e8a15724-0d0c-4d0d-a3ff-3e90e485554c.jpg?v=1730821653","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-practical-cio-a-common-sense-guide-for-successful-it-leadership-9780470531907","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}