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Agility : Competing and Winning in a Tech-Savvy Marketplace by Mark Mueller-Eberstein (2010, Hardcover)

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The new generation of technology savvy workers is changing the way we look at productivity. Understanding it can make or break the future of an organization. Insider secrets to competing-and winning-in the tech-savvy marketplace.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100470635444

ISBN-139780470635445

eBay Product ID (ePID)102788861

Product Key Features

Book TitleAgility : Competing and Winning in a Tech-Savvy Marketplace

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicLeadership, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Industrial Management, Strategic Planning

Publication Year2010

IllustratorYes

GenreEducation, Business & Economics

AuthorMark Mueller-Eberstein

Book SeriesMicrosoft Executive Leadership Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight16.5 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2010-021350

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number21

Dewey Decimal658.4/01

Table Of ContentPreface xiii Acknowledgments xix CHAPTER 1: Leading into the Future 1 Current Landscape 2 Key Forecast of IT Trends and Spends 4 Leading by Example 5 CHAPTER 2: Maximum Ride: Owning Technology versus Just Using IT 11 How the World Is Changing 13 Current Research in Enterprise Architecture 17 Making Quantum Leaps and Not Just Incremental Changes 22 Microsoft's Structured Approach 24 Infrastructure Maturity and the Impact on Core Business Performance 27 Trends 29 Note about Case Studies and the Infrastructure Optimization Model 31 CHAPTER 3: Optimizing for Agility: A Different Way to View Your Business 33 Individual, Organization, or Information Technology: Where Do You Start? 36 Role of Place, People, and Technology 44 Infrastructure Optimization 53 Capabilities: The Areas of Optimization 59 CHAPTER 4: Technology as the Competitive Edge 63 Why Benchmarking? 64 Auto, Finance, Healthcare, Public Sector View Comparison 69 CHAPTER 5: Business Impact: Technology Solutions from the Shop Floor to the Top Floor 109 IT as Business Enabler instead of Cost Center 110 Creating Business Intelligence from Data Overload 113 Improving Customer Contact through Web Site Design and Database Magic 118 Streamlining the Product Development Cycle 124 Retaining Confidentiality while Operating "in the Cloud" 128 Managing Suppliers and Inventory 132 Security, Security, and More Security 137 Working Anywhere, Anytime 140 Making Sustainability Part of the Bottom Line 143 CHAPTER 6: Assessing Your Situation 147 Where Is Your Starting Position? 150 Analyzing Where You Want to Go 156 Define Where You Want to Be 157 Where to Begin? 166 CHAPTER 7: Making It Happen 171 Big-Picture Goals during Change 173 Optimizing for Simplicity and Agility 181 Off-the-Shelf Solutions versus Customization 187 Building Your A Team 190 Ongoing Upgrades: Moving from "Old" to "Always Fresh" 195 Adoption Made Easier: Moving Data, Training People 196 CHAPTER 8: Optimizing Your Workforce: Leveraging the New with the Old 203 Technology Immigrants and Digital Natives 206 Getting Everyone across the Chasm 209 Social Networking: A Tool from Home Goes to Work 211 Sector Influence on Change 213 Old Dogs, New Kids, and the Naysayers 219 CHAPTER 9: Starting Over To Stay Ahead 225 Index 231

SynopsisINSIDER SECRETS TO COMPETING AND WINNING IN THE TECH-SAVVY MARKETPLACE Examining data for over 15,000 organizations, it is clear that technologys powerful impact on business performance ensures that companies who do not know how to take advantage of new tools will lose their competitive edge. Agility presents proven guidance on tackling the challenges of your business and how to fully leverage the potential of technology. A must-read reframing business strategy and technology implementation, Agility makes it clear: the digital divide is between those companies who view technology as a competitive asset and optimize it to its full potential and those who . . . dont. Praise for Agility "Mr. Mueller-Eberstein from Microsoft is a true thought leader. His insights shared in Agility are spot on and were instrumental to advance my approach to IT management. Organizations adopting the Agility concepts will harvest tangible business results and increase their competitiveness ." Stephan Schmitt, Vice President, Hewlett-Packard "The Internet has changed the way people live, work, and play. Now its time for our concepts of team to change. This book provides a practical glimpse into the future. A future that is all about working in a globally networked world." John Henderson, Professor, Boston University "In todays market, understanding the business implications of technology introduction is absolutely critical to an effective investment decision-making process. Mr. Mueller-Eberstein has done an outstanding job in explaining these technologies, how they can be used to transform business, and how customers have implemented them to achieve bottom-line business results. An excellent book on a very relevant topic." Bill Santos, General Manager, Services Development, SHI "Unified communication is tomorrows backbone for business success. Agility shows the correlation and how an organization can leapfrog their competition." Gurdeep Singh Pall, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft, This book uniquely describes how technology agility impacts business performance. A must read for leaders defining business strategy and technology implementation. The methodology described will help understand how to measure technology adoption and the derived impact on business results. ., Insider secrets to competing-and winning-in the tech-savvy marketplace The new generation of technology savvy workers is changing the way we look at productivity. Agility uniquely describes how technology agility impacts your business's performance and can become a critical success factor. A must-read for leaders defining business strategy and technology implementation, the methodology it describes will show how to measure and drive technology adoption and the derived impact on business results. Includes international cases of various industries, from industry leaders Incorporates the ideas of flexibility, balance, adaptability, and coordination under one umbrella Uniquely describes how technology agility impacts business performance What differentiates Audi, BMW and Mercedes or GM? Understanding it can make or break the future of an organization. Agility makes it clear: the digital divide will be seen in those who take full advantage of the technology versus those merely have it.

LC Classification NumberHD30.28