Book description
Learn to measure and manage the real value of IT investment and spending
IT investments are becoming more than just business enablers or
assets on the books; they provide capability that can drive the
business. Thought leadership should migrate towards information
investment, getting a bigger bang for the buck from the 'I' in IT and
from the 'I' in CIO.
The IT Value Network: From IT Investment to Stakeholder Economic
Value incorporates new emerging decision support methods, such as
real options, which are considered to complement traditional financial
measures. Organizational and informational economic based techniques
are also incorporated to manage and assess IT investments, including
the balanced scorecard (BSC), and investment and portfolio management;
in addition to coverage of IT key performance indicators and
competitive benchmarking.
Selected as a top 10 best IT-Business book for 2009 by CIO Insight -
Praises for The IT Value Network: From IT Investment to Stakeholder Value
"This is probably the best 'up-to-date' executive information
management resource since Strassmann's works of fifteen years ago.
Tony Read provides a comprehensive and insightful assessment of the
state of IT investment and the value of various technologies and
information management in the modern enterprise. For corporate
executives trying to navigate this rapidly changing landscape, this
book is highly recommended."
-Paul A. Brinkley, Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense (U. S.) for Business Transformation Agency
"Managing technology investments with a value-based approach
just works-it has provided significant stakeholder value at Indigo.
This book is a must-read for both IT and business managers who want to
improve the return on their IT investments."
-Michael
Serbinis, President, Shortcovers, CIO & EVP, Indigo Books &
Music Inc.
"Difficulty proving the business value of IT remains a key
barrier to IT executives. IT Value Network provides a clear road map
to chief information officers interested in moving beyond simply
aligning business and technology strategies. It is a must-read for IT
executives who wish to become true partners to the
business."
-Gary Beach, Publisher Emeritus, CIO magazine
"This book is a complete study of how value is derived and
measured from IT investments. All IT strategy professionals should
read it and have access to it. I strongly recommend
it."
-Ali Hamza, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
"IT spending continues to climb, but IT value is invariably left
on the table. Tony's new book will enlighten both the practitioner and
academic to new approaches and techniques for capturing and realizing
stakeholder economic value-with a great perspective to sustaining
competitive advantage or as the book promotes network advantage,
across the firm's value system."
-Edward Lieblein, PhD, Dean
and Professor, Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences,
Nova Southeastern University
"Tony Read's book provides excellent insight and strategies for
maximizing shareholder return from IT investments. The book gives a
timely response to the challenges every CIO and CFO face in the
current economic environment. It is now more important than ever to
demonstrate IT return on investment and this book is a valuable aid
for Cx's looking to leverage every IT dollar to secure maximum
business return"
-Albert R. Hitchcock, CIO, Vodafone Group
Tony J. Read has over twenty years of
international IT management experience, across various industries. He
is the managing partner of Read & Associates, an international IT
value-based management and project delivery consultancy practice (www.
readassociates. net). Prior to establishing Read & Associates, he
served as CIO and IT senior vice president within several
international corporations. Dr. Read is also a visiting professor at
various universities, with several published papers on the subject of
IT investment value, IT strategy, and IT governance. He graduated with
a bachelor's degree in management science, and subsequently earned an
MBA and an MEd in organizational change management. In 2005, he earned
his PhD in information systems and was elected into the Honor Society
of Computing Sciences, being awarded the Upsilon Pi Epsilon. Dr. Read
is a dual U. K.-U. S. citizen, residing with his wife in Ontario,
Canada; he regularly travels for speaker engagements at various
conferences and corporate events.
The Vision = IT VALUE + Mission = VALUE IT
