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The Executive's Guide to Information Technology

By: John Baschab,Jon Piot

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The Executive's Guide to Information Technology

By: John Baschab,Jon Piot

The Executive's Guide to Information Technology is a sophisticated and comprehensive guide to running a cost-effective, efficient, and business delivery-focused corporate Information Technology (IT) unit. Eschewing the theoretical for the practical, the book gives managers the guidance they need to handle any problem effectively. It provides specific policies, approaches, and tools for each critical IT management functionó from application management to vendor management. IT management experts John Baschab and Jon Piot provide the techniques IT managers and executives need to accurately assess their current operations. Further, they offer a step-by-step improvement plan designed to raise productivity and service levels while reducing costs significantly. The authors begin by examining the symptoms and causes of waste, inefficiency and underperformance in typical IT departments before offering in-depth analysis of each operational area of IT management. They present current and emergent best practices for transforming the department into a world-class service organization. Packed with prescriptive advice and hard-earned insight, this comprehensive resource is organized into stand-alone chapters that provide quick access to important information when managers need it. In addition, spreadsheets, documents, and checklists are designed to aid in planning and decision-making and can be easily accessed on the included CD-ROM. Designed to help IT managers and top executives get the most out of their departments, their budget and themselves, the book covers such topics as: managing the department, establishing leadership roles, assessing the organization, cost management, project demand management, operations management, infrastructure planning, vendor selection and management, technical standards setting, investment evaluation, and productivity and quality measurement programs. With The Executive's Guide to Information Technology, IT managers will understand the main sources of waste in their departments, identify major management issues, learn and implement critical steps toward improvement, and manage more effectively. The book will help managers improve their performance and stature within their organizations by providing the tips and tools to overcome typical areas of friction and miscommunication between IT departments and other business functions. Executives will understand how to work effectively with the CIO or IT director, as well as provide constructive management input to the IT function, achieving the best return on their IT assets.

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0471432873

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Outperform

Inside the Investment Strategy of Billion Dollar Endowments

By: John Baschab,Jon Piot

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Inside the Investment Strategy of Billion Dollar Endowments

By: John Baschab,Jon Piot

University endowment managers have generally outperformed the market benchmarks. However, their knowledge has not been well documented in any book. This book fills that gap and should be of significant help to all those who want to learn from extensive interviews with a number of endowment managers."—PREM JAIN, McDonough Professor of Accounting and Finance, Georgetown University Learn how higher education's largest endowments consistently achieve higher investment returns than the overall market. The Chief Investment Officers who oversee the top academic endowment funds manage over $400 billion in total assets. Over the last ten years (1999–2009), large endowments returned an average of 6.1%, compared to the S&P 500 index average of –2.22%, an outperformance difference of over 8%. With the recent sharp economic downturn, and a decade of inflation-adjusted flat returns in the overall equities market, institutional and individual investors alike are looking to endowments for proven strategies for improving the performance of their portfolios. Outperform: Inside the Investment Strategy of Billion Dollar Endowments interviews top CIOs from leading endowments, to detail how they consistently outperform the market, what they predict for the coming years, and how small investors can employ their investment philosophies.

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047065130X

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The Professional Services Firm Bible

By: John Baschab,Jon Piot

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The Professional Services Firm Bible

By: John Baschab,Jon Piot

Spanning everything from legal firms and architects to fundraisersand dentists, the professional services industry continues toexperience spectacular growth yet remains largely undocumented inbusiness literature. Until now. The Professional Services Firm Bible is a sophisticatedand comprehensive guide to running a highly productive professionalservices organization. Top consultants John Baschab and Jon Piotprovide specific and sharply defined policies, practices and toolsfor each important aspect of managing the professional servicesfirm, allowing you to assess current operations and develop astep-by-step plan for realising measurable productivityimprovements. Further, the book will help you improve financialperformance by managing costs, getting the most from externalvendors and improving revenues. The Professional Services Firm Bible is full of bestpractices, proven advice and practical techniques and includes aCD-ROM with customizable tools every professional services firm canuse to achieve improvements. Please visit www.iig1.com andwww.impactinsights.comfor more information on the book and top consultants John Baschaband Jon Piot.

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The Executive's Guide to Information Technology

By: John Baschab,Jon Piot

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By: John Baschab,Jon Piot

Praise for the The Executive's Guide to Information Technology "This book is important reading. It offers practical, real-world insight and pragmatic no-nonsense approaches for people who have a stake in corporate IT. " --Lynda Applegate, Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School "Information systems and processes are very important parts of our due diligence assessment of a company--yet the jargon is often more difficult to understand than many foreign languages. Baschab and Piot effectively translate IT into words and concepts that businesspeople can easily understand and act upon. This book is a helpful reference guide for corporate executives and private equity groups of all types." --Neal Aronson, Managing Partner, Roark Capital Group "Business success increasingly depends on effective use of IT. Effective use of IT depends on the kind of in-depth, practical insight in this book. Baschab and Piot provide a pragmatic approach to information systems investment that should be required reading for senior executives and CIOs alike." --Erik Brynjolfsson, Schussel Professor of Management, Director of the Center for Digital Business, MIT "This book should provide valuable guidance for management and technology consultants. The Executive's Guide to Information Technology provides field-proven insight on all important aspects of IT planning and execution, from governance to applications to operations and infrastructure." --Gary J. Fernandes, former vice chairman, EDS, member of the Board of Directors, Computer Associates "Baschab and Piot do a great job of laying out the fundamental issues and challenges that every IT organization faces. More often than not, the issues are not technical in nature, but are a reflection of how the IT and business teams work together to define, execute, and implement new business tools. The threshold issue is leadership. Often it is difficult for business leaders to feel that they have the skills and perspective to provide that leadership on technical projects. The Executive's Guide to Information Technology provides non-technical business leaders a solid framework for engaging with their IT peers." --Tom Nealon, Chief Information Officer, J.C. Penney

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The Professional Services Firm Bible

By: John Baschab,Jon Piot

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Outperform

Inside the Investment Strategy of Billion Dollar Endowments

By: John Baschab,Jon Piot

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History of John Bull

By: John Arbuthnot

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History of John Bull

By: John Arbuthnot

The book, much admired by Swift - a close contemporary, which fixed the name and character of John Bull on the English people.

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LIFE STORIES & POEMS OF JOHN B

By: John 1810-1880 Brougham,William 1836-1917 Ed Winter,Noah 1830-1903 Brooks

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LIFE STORIES & POEMS OF JOHN B

By: John 1810-1880 Brougham,William 1836-1917 Ed Winter,Noah 1830-1903 Brooks

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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1373645423

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Early Religious History of John Barr

By: John Barr

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By: John Barr

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1, 2, 3 John and Jude

Established in Truth ... Marked by Love

By: John F. MacArthur

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Established in Truth ... Marked by Love

By: John F. MacArthur

In the face of false teachings about Jesus, the apostle John took a direct approach. "I heard Jesus speak," he wrote. "I saw him . . . I even touched him." Just as we would write about someone we knew and loved, John told the early believers the truth about the Savior. But he didn't let them off the hook without an examination of their lives. Pastor John MacArthur will take you through these short but impactful letters, passage by passage, so that you can better understand their message of forgiveness, how to uphold a biblical faith, and the real dangers of spiritual warfare. John was not alone in his concern about the influence of false teachers in the early church. Jude, a half-brother of Christ, also wrote to the believers. In his letter, he firmly urged all believers to fight for truth, and encouraged all followers of Jesus to stand firm in the faith. —ABOUT THE SERIES— The MacArthur Bible Study series is designed to help you study the Word of God with guidance from widely respected pastor and author John MacArthur. Each guide provides intriguing examinations of the whole of Scripture by examining its parts and incorporates: Extensive, but straight-forward commentary on the text. Detailed observations on overriding themes, timelines, history, and context. Word and phrase studies to help you unlock the broader meaning and apply it to your life. Probing, interactive questions with plenty of space to write down your response and thoughts.

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HarperChristian Resources

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0718035372

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Autobiography and Personal Recollections of John B. Gough with Twenty-Six Years' Experience

By: John Bartholomew Gough

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By: John Bartholomew Gough

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The History of John Bull

By: John 1667-1735 Arbuthnot

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Book's by John Baschab

The Executive's Guide to Information Technology

The Executive's Guide to Information Technology

Outperform

Outperform

The Professional Services Firm Bible

The Professional Services Firm Bible

The Executive's Guide to Information Technology

The Executive's Guide to Information Technology

The Professional Services Firm Bible

The Professional Services Firm Bible

Outperform

Outperform

History of John Bull

History of John Bull

LIFE STORIES & POEMS OF JOHN B

LIFE STORIES & POEMS OF JOHN B

Early Religious History of John Barr

Early Religious History of John Barr

1, 2, 3 John and Jude

1, 2, 3 John and Jude

Autobiography and Personal Recollections of John B. Gough with Twenty-Six Years' Experience

Autobiography and Personal Recollections of John B. Gough with Twenty-Six Years' Experience

The History of John Bull

The History of John Bull

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