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Praise for IT Portfolio Management Step-by-Step
"Bryan Maizlish and Robert Handler bring their deep experience in
IT 'value realization' to one of the most absent of all IT management
practices--portfolio management. They capture the essence of universally
proven investment practices and apply them to the most difficult of
challenges--returning high strategic and dollar payoffs from an
enterprise's IT department. The reader will find many new and rewarding
insights to making their IT investments finally return market leading results."
--John C. Reece, Chairman and CEO, John C. Reece & Associates, LLC
Former deputy commissioner for modernization and CIO of the IRS
"IT Portfolio Management describes in great detail the critical
aspects, know-how, practical examples, key insights, and best practices
to improve operational efficiency, corporate agility, and business
competitiveness. It eloquently illustrates the methods of building and
integrating a portfolio of IT investments to ensure the realization of
maximum value and benefit, and to fully leverage the value of all IT
assets. Whether you are getting started or building on your initial
success in IT portfolio management, this book will provide you
information on how to build and implement an effective IT portfolio
management strategy."
--David Mitchell, President and CEO, webMethods, Inc.
"I found IT Portfolio Management very easy to read, and it
highlights many of the seminal aspects and best practices from financial
portfolio management. It is an important book for executive, business,
and IT managers."
--Michael J. Montgomery, President, Montgomery & Co.
"IT Portfolio Management details a comprehensive framework and
process showing how to align business and IT for superior value.
Maizlish and Handler have the depth of experience, knowledge, and
insight needed to tackle the challenges and opportunities companies face
in optimizing their IT investment portfolios. This is an exceptionally
important book for executive leadership and IT business managers,
especially those wanting to build a process-managed enterprise."
--Peter Fingar, Executive Partner Greystone Group, coauthor of The
Real-Time Enterprise and Business Process Management (BPM): The Third Wave
"A must-read for the non-IT manager who needs to understand the
complexity and challenges of managing an IT portfolio. The portfolio
management techniques, analysis tools, and planning can be applied to
any project or function."
--Richard "Max" Maksimoski, Senior Director R&D, The
Scotts Company
"This book provides an excellent framework and real-world based
approach for implementing IT portfolio management. It is a must-read for
every CIO staff considering how to strategically and operationally
impact their company's bottom line."
--Donavan R. Hardenbrook, New Product Development Professional, Intel
Corporation Bryan Maizlish
is Chief Technology Officer-Program Team at Lockheed Martin Integrated
Systems & Solutions' GeoSpatial-Intelligence Solutions line of
business. He is also the Chairman for the annual Strategic &
Operational Portfolio Management conference cosponsored by the PDMA and
IIR. He has served in management roles for companies that developed the
Internet strategy, design and architecture, and systems integration and
implementation for many global 2000 companies. He received his MBA from
The Wharton School of Business, and was a member of the 1983 Rose Bowl
Champion UCLA football team. He lives in Potomac, Maryland with his wife
and three children.
Robert Handler is Vice President at META Group, Inc., one of
the leading IT research firms. Robert led the IT portfolio management
research for META Group and is a sought-after speaker and author of
numerous research papers on the topic. He has over fifteen years of
experience in all aspects of information technology, and has worked at
such esteemed organizations as IBM and Ernst & Young LLP. He holds
a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Pepperdine
University and an MBA in Information and Decision Systems from San
Diego State University. He lives in San Diego with his wife, two
children, and two golden retrievers.
