The Art of Strategic Planning for Information Technology: Crafting Strategy for the 90s

Boar, Bernard H.

ISBN 10: 0471599182 / ISBN 13: 9780471599180

Published by Wiley, 1993

Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Seller Inventory # N12R-01129

Synopsis:

Computer Science/Information Technology The Art of Strategic Planning for Information Technology Drawing on the teachings of Sun Tzu and Machiavelli, this book offers a complete and integrated methodology for performing strategic business planning for information technology using the most modern techniques. It provides a complete analysis of the major trends impacting the information technology organization in the 1990s including business reengineering, client/server computing, downsizing, open systems, and the decline of IBM. The Art of Strategic Business Planning for Information Technology focuses on the topics of strategy and information technology—making strategy relevant, accessible, and understandable to the information technology professional. Readers will find:

• A complete methodology covering assessment, strategy formulation, execution, quality control, and administration
• A thorough integration of many current approaches to strategy formulation within one framework
• Coverage of all major strategy frameworks including capability analysis, core competence analysis, strategic intent, pivot positioning, and Kano diagrams
• Discussions of important information technology issues including downsizing, outsourcing, client/server computing, business reengineering, and more
• Applications of the techniques used to analyze specific contemporary issues confronting the information technology strategists today
• Extensively illustrated, this book also offers technology trend tables, an appendix of aphorisms on strategy, a strategy glossary, a strategy data flow diagram and data model, as well as all major strategy frameworks.

About the Author: About the author BERNARD H. BOAR is an information technology business strategist for the American Telephone & Telegraph Company in Piscataway, New Jersey. He is a well respected author and lecturer on information technology with over twenty–two years of experience. His book Application Prototyping: A Requirements Definition Strategy for the ’80s is recognized as the seminal work on software prototyping. His most recent work, Implementing Client/Server Computing: A Strategic Perspective applies the principles of strategic analysis to the emerging network computing paradigm.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Art of Strategic Planning for ...
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included