Strategic IT Portfolio Management: Governing Enterprise Transformation - Hardcover

Kaplan, Jeffrey

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9780976609308: Strategic IT Portfolio Management: Governing Enterprise Transformation

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ISBN 10: 0976609304 ISBN 13: 9780976609308

Publisher: Jeff Kaplan, 2005

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Written for executives from all disciplines, the book highlights many of the root causes of the IT value dilemma and explains how executives can prevent and counter these issues by better managing their organization and the way the organization makes investment decisions. Readers will learn the portfolio management method essential to achieving value from IT assets. The book provides executives with the tools to: � Understand and improve existing practices � Design a governance structure with appropriate decision rights � Ensure centralized control with decentralized execution � Increase collaboration between business-unit and IT leadership � Instill a culture of continuous improvement and innovation

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Synopsis:

"Strategic IT Portfolio Management" delivers a solution to the IT dilemma that has evolved over the past 40 years - namely, how do we get the most value from our IT investment? Author Jeff Kaplan puts nearly two decades of expertise to work exploring and identifying the knowledge, techniques, and strategies needed to maximize technology investments and achieve long-term business transformation for all types of organizations. Written for executives from all disciplines, the book highlights many of the root causes of the IT value dilemma and explains how executives can prevent and counter these issues. Readers will learn the portfolio management methods essential to achieving value. The book provides executives with the tools to: illuminate, assess, and improve existing practices; design a governance structure and allocate appropriate decision rights; ensure centralized control with decentralized execution; increase collaboration between business-unit and IT leadership; and instill a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. "Strategic IT Portfolio Management" describes the portfolio management governance method necessary for transformation success. This book highlights many of the root causes for the IT dilemma and explains how executives can prevent and counter these issues. Readers gain an inside look at how portfolio management can instill a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the organization.

About the Author:

Jeffrey D. Kaplan is a principal in PwC's advisory practice. He is also in the firm’s Government business group. Kaplan has more than 25 years of experience, primarily in effecting process transformation via the strategic application of technology, across multiple business areas including marketing, sales, service, engineering, supply chain and information technology. His expertise comprises IT governance, strategy, performance management, customer management, and organizational change management. Kaplan also oversees intellectual property and affiliations related to the Strategic IT Management Practice. He has helped organizations in industries spanning the banking, chemical, computer equipment, government, pharmaceutical, software, and telecommunications fields dramatically improve business processes through the strategic deployment of technology investments. Prior to joining PwC, Kaplan worked in the IT industry, where he held IT management positions in multiple business areas including customer management, service provision, and vendor and project management. He holds an M.B.A with a focus on marketing, production and operations management from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. in computer science from the University of Iowa.

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