Waltzing with the Elephant (eBook)

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This eBook explores and informs you about the importance of top level understanding of, and engagement in the processes for directing and controlling the use of IT as a tool of business. It aims to help build a shared understanding that leads to a well-integrated system for the governance of IT from the boardroom to the coalface, framed around the guidance in ISO/IEC 38500 standard.

Here is an excerpt from the book.

IT is the elephant in the room – especially the boardroom. Organisations depend on it for routine operations and future performance, and IT problems can have serious consequences. Yet many organisations lack effective oversight of IT, and are at risk of surprises. This is the gap in boards' knowledge that this eBook aims to address.

Waltzing with the Elephant lays the foundations for a consistent, effective conversation about the use of IT across all levels of the enterprise, from boardroom to coalface. It is babble-free but jam-packed with insight to issues that should be addressed when making decisions about living with existing IT solutions and investing in new ones.

Key Features and Benefits:

A guide to making the important decisions concerning IT from a board perspective. This book will guide you and your board through the complexities of IT governance decisions that are imperative to all organisations, helping you to avoid the pitfalls.
Lays a framework for the effective use of IT throughout the organisation. All of the guidance is based around the framework purveyed in the ISO/IEC 38500 standard. Making this book a must-have best practice resource.
Written by Mark Toomey, one of the authors of the ISO/IEC 38500 and AS 8015 IT governance standards. This means Mark has a knowledge of the standards that is very much unique and, he shares this knowledge with you in this book.
Unlike like some other technical books that are full of babble, this book is written in plain English - making the information within usable by any director or senior manager within an organisation.

Peer Reviews:

'In his book Mark has really got to the heart of the matter. Rather than taking a technical perspective to the governance of IT, Mark has employed a style that is non-technical and engaging.'

'Waltzing with the Elephant is a must-have for any organisation that is serious about the governance of IT. It will help you align IT with your organisational objectives and achieve improved results.'

Jamie Titchener, Product Manager, IT Governance

Author: Mark Toomey
Publisher: Infonomics Pty Ltd
ISBN 10: 0980683017

ISBN 13: 9780980683011

Format: eBook
Published Date: 2010
Availability: Immediate

A straightforward guide to the effective governance of IT for non-technical professionals - buy your copy now!

ISBN: 9780980683011

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