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Competing in the Information Age: Strategic Alignment in Practice [Hardcover]

Jerry N. Luftman (Editor)
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Despite its uninviting title, this useful guide provides the "senior executive" with strategies for making important decisions about information technologies (IT), even when some of the specific issues may be clouded in jargon, technical uncertainty, or corporate politics. The essays in this collection attempt to separate these outside factors from the basic business issues surrounding IT. Competing in the Information Age helps senior management focus on long-term good policy, define the ultimate value of IT--both including and excluding cost, understand the far-reaching impact of electronic commerce, and manage IT issues around organizational goals.

Although the presentation is a bit dry and academic at times, the authors do attempt to provide realistic examples from successful practitioners in business. Managers who see that their company's competitiveness is hinged on information technology, but who are fearful or uncertain about how to align that vision with everyday practice will benefit from this book.

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This book grew out of work done by the IBM Consulting Group in its efforts to assist businesses to use information technology effectively. The work of the group combines academic research programs and on-site consulting and resulted in formulation of the strategic alignment model. This model holds that an organization's business and information systems strategies and its organizational and information technology infrastructures must all be in alignment for it to benefit fully from "[its] investments in information technology." Each of this book's 12 chapters or appendixes addresses a particular aspect of the model; its 23 contributors, all academic researchers or IBM consultants, begin the alignment process by minimizing the technical aspect of their work and emphasizing instead its practical application. David Rouse
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3.0 out of 5 stars Complete description o IT Planning. But too theorical!, Nov 25 2000
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This review is from: Competing in the Information Age: Strategic Alignment in Practice (Hardcover)
I found this book very rich in concepts and models for the ITStrategic planning and Alignment. The book is a tough reading ifyou're looking for something more practical. It has been a goodreference for me in a couple of cases but there are other books thatcan give a less theorical explanation and tips to embrace the ITstrategic alignment.

If you're in Research or at a University, thisbook if for you. If you're an IT Manager, CIO, CTO o else, you maywant to try another books (perhaps "Leveraging the NewInfraestructure" or "The Business Value of IT" fromHarvard Business School also available at Amazon.com)

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5.0 out of 5 stars PERFECT FOR THE INDUSTRY, Mar 12 2002
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Having my PHD and MANY years in the IT field at several TOP managerial positions, Professor Luftmans book really inspired several companies to initiate new programs that ALL have benefited from...As well, I refer to this in all my lectures as well as w/in the company that I am CEO for....
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4.0 out of 5 stars COMPETING IN THE INFORMANTION AGE, April 1 2000
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The book contains the essential details for strategic management of an IT organization. It contains interesting concepts about the essential ways to manage a company from the perspective of CEO
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