Strategic IT Management Increase value, control performance, reduce
The Value of IT – New Perspectives for Utilizing IT What value does IT provide for the company? This has been the key question for IT man- ers and decision-makers at board level since technologization began. From the introduction of the first automated da
- PDF / 3,457,307 Bytes
- 216 Pages / 473.386 x 666.142 pts Page_size
- 26 Downloads / 180 Views
Dirk Buchta / Marcus Eul Helmut Schulte-Croonenberg
Strategic IT Management Increase value, control performance, reduce costs 3rd edition
Bibliographic information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data are available in the Internet at http://dnb.d-nb.de.
3rd Edition 2010 All rights reserved © Gabler | GWV Fachverlage GmbH, Wiesbaden 2010 Editorial Office: Stefanie A. Winter Gabler is part of the specialist publishing group Springer Science+Business Media. www.gabler.de No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright holder. Registered and/or industrial names, trade names, trade descriptions etc. cited in this publication are part of the law for trade-mark protection and may not be used free in any form or by any means even if this is not specifically marked. Cover design: KünkelLopka Medienentwicklung, Heidelberg Printing and binding: MercedesDruck, Berlin Printed on acid-free paper Printed in Germany ISBN 978-3-8349-1825-3
IT Strategy – Using IT for Value Creation
5
Preface third edition
Each company must create value, also and especially by means of IT - in this respect, since the first edition of this book has appeared, nothing has changed in recent years. New is that companies understand the relationships between IT-use and its effect on the actual business in a better way. An A.T. Kearney's study has brought up new findings from this time forward. Thereafter, the companies are indeed aware that their IT should also cover strategic aspects, but on the contrary they see themselves often more hampered than helped by IT when it comes to strategic planning. A topic, which has gained significance over the past years, is sustainability. In the discussion about IT, the expression “Green IT” is often used. While the focus here is placed solely on hardware and equipment, this book follows a broader approach: it deals not just with the perspective of system providers, but in particular with the perspective of manufacturing companies. Thus, “Green IT” can even become “Green Business.”
Düsseldorf, January 2009 Dirk Buchta, Marcus Eul, Helmut Schulte-Croonenberg
IT Strategy – Using IT for Value Creation
7
Preface: What is Strategic IT Management?
This book is based on many years of experience at A.T. Kearney in the consulting sector for strategic information technology. We see ‘strategic IT consulting’ as strategy consulting geared towards the senior executives responsible for IT; generally, the CEO or a board member responsible for IT, possibly the CIO, and sometimes a head of unit or the director of a subsidiary. ‘Strategic’ as opposed to ‘operative’ means not implementing IT but focusing completely on the issue of how added value can be created for the company by using information technology.
Data Loading...
