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Managing an IT department requires an understanding of Business, People, and Technology built on a strong Foundation. This book, written by a long-time IT Leader, presents a comprehensive set of IT Leadership topics in a clear, and occasionally humorous, way.

This is the second book in The I.T. Director series. The first book in the series, The I.T. Leader's First Days, is written for new IT leaders. With sections on needed skills and how to come up to speed quickly on your new responsibilities, this book will help you start your new job right!

INSTRUCTORS: This book makes a great supplement to MIS, MBA or other business leadership courses. If your course will be taken by potential IT leaders, consider the first book in the series, The I.T. Leader’s First Days. I.T. LEADERS HANDBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction PART 1: Foundations 1: Foundations Overview 2: Square Root Of Change 3: Focus & Finish 4: Risk Management 5: Proactivity Is Overrated 6: Technical Debt PART 2: Business 7: Business Overview 8: Business & IT 9: How Should Business Think About IT? 10: Our Most Important Job 11: The Customer Is The Only Customer 12: It’s All About The Business Processes 13: Identifying The Work 14: Prioritizing The Work PART 3: People 15: People Overview 16: Managing Ourselves 17: Leading The IT Team 18: Building The Right Team PART 4: Technology 19: Technology Overview 20: How Technical Do We Need To Be? 21: Technology Portfolio 22: Technology We Buy 23: Technology We Build 24: Shadow IT 25: When We Don’t Need Technology Final Thoughts