Introduction to IT Strategy and Management


This in-depth (450+ pages) guide provides a foundation to IT Strategy and Management. At the core of a CIO's responsibilities lies the answer to the question: how will IT create value in my organization? Now, a CIO must be able to answer this question in the context of the internet and mobile technology revolution that is sweeping industries across the board. This requires answers to 17 questions that this guide discusses and helps you find answers to them.


CIOs must understand the business environment in which their organization operates, and the business model devised to create value in this environment - what are the key drivers and how to address or leverage them to create shareholder value. Then, they must understand how IT will help/enable/drive this business model.

  • Question 1: What is the role of the CIO?
  • Question 2: How does IT impact the organization, and society at large?
  • Question 3: How does IT create value for the organization?
  • Question 4: How to leverage IT to create competitive advantage for the organization?
  • Question 5: How to measure and track IT investment and results?
  • Question 6: What are the key concepts in Business Information Systems?
  • Question 7: How do internet-driven technologies add value to the business?
  • Question 8: How to leverage e-Business to create business value?
  • Question 9: What is m-commerce, how to enable it, and use it to create competitive advantage?
  • Question 10: How do business information systems enable an organization's value chain?
  • Question 11: How do business information systems enable an organization's supply chain?
  • Question 12: How to leverage business information systems external to the organization?
  • Question 13: What is knowledge management and how to enable it?
  • Question 14: How to manage the organization's data assets?
  • Question 15: How to manage decision support systems?
  • Question 16: How to identify, select, build and deploy business information systems?
  • Question 17: How to create a secure computing environment?



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