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- Offers approaches to organizational structure from a specific IT perspective
- Looks at IT organizations within a parent business organization or enterprise rather than just organizing technology
- Aligns the structure of an IT function directly with the needs and demands of the parent enterprise and the business demands IT may be facing
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Practitioner Series (PRACT.SER.)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
More and more, the shape of the IT organization is critical to business systems delivery, yet all too often this definition is approached in a haphazard fashion - often based on old theory and out-dated experiences rather than being moulded to the realities of the world in which we work. Shaping the IT Organization considers how one should go about the moulding of an IT function in order to ensure effective output from the resources within that organization. It focuses on understanding precisely the elements and challenges within such a definition. Key topics covered: What is an organization?: Issues and key considerations for IT from an organizational perspective, including the idea of the 'organization lifecycle' and the very real impact this can have within the IT environment. Why change?: The impact of generic business approaches demanded by current business models and pressures. Solutions vs Products: The IT organizational impact of moving from a product-based to a solutions-based business model. Outsourcing: The increasing trend to place critical elements of IT's delivery capability outside the core business means that IT functions are often poorly aligned to both manage these relationships and rise to the challenges that outsourcing offers. Resource Management: Fundamental questions about people and the need to adapt resource management approaches to take a radical approach to how we both manage and empower the people within those models in order to deliver what is required.
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From the reviews:
"This book is an excellent introduction to the business issues that shape IT organisations … . suitable for IT professionals moving into management. … The author uses a consistent approach of introducing subjects by comparison. … This book has been thoroughly researched, is well structured, easy to read, and maintains a consistent subject focus. … is a good starter guide for those new to the managerial and business aspects of an organisation." (Katie Walsh, Computer Bulletin, July, 2004)
Authors and Affiliations
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Leeds, UK
Ian Gouge
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Shaping the IT Organization — The Impact of Outsourcing and the New Business Model
Authors: Ian Gouge
Series Title: Practitioner Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b97523
Publisher: Springer London
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2003
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-85233-727-8Published: 30 July 2003
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-3937-9Published: 09 April 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-85233-852-7Published: 20 April 2006
Series ISSN: 1439-9245
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 210
Topics: Management of Computing and Information Systems, Organization, Procurement, Innovation/Technology Management