The Practical CIO: A Common Sense Guide for Successful IT Leadership

by Jose Carlos Eiras

The IT executive's ultimate handbook for survival in a rapidly changing economy The Practical CIO: A Common Sense Guide for Successful IT Leadership provides needed advice for modern executives competing in a challenging global environment. Brimming with interviews and case studies from leading global enterprises such as Microsoft, Prudential, Citigroup, Chiquita Brands, Smithfield Foods and West Marine. The Practical CIO 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.

272 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 2009

Reviews

[Koen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lot of things every CIO probably already knows. Some good quotes & reminders... A lot in the perspective of a multinational (e.g. large IT staff), not a lot of focus on smaller organisations.