Great Transformation (CIO Practical Methods)

Author: Wu Wenzhao
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book comprehensively and systematically explains the role, theories, thinking, and methods that a CIO should play and master during major corporate transformations. It proposes eight major challenges that a CIO must consider and their solutions. "Mastering Power Politics Thinking" — How should a CIO leverage their "power politics thinking" to resolve conflicts and drive the success of informatization? "Avoiding Operational Risks" — What operational methods can be adopted to mitigate risks in an uncertain reality? "Diagnosing Enterprise Needs" — How can a CIO diagnose the informatization needs of a company to ensure that IT investments are aligned with those needs in an orderly manner? "Improving Tendering Systems" — The lack of proper tendering and the absence of effective tendering methods have become the sparks that lead to the failure of informatization projects. How can these be changed? "Strengthening Tendering Control" — How can effective control be achieved over tendering and bidding to ensure the validity of bids and the realization of value? "Focusing on the Aftermath of Presentations" — Presentations are important, but the thinking and actions that follow them are equally so. How can operational challenges after presentations be resolved? "Negotiation Game Thinking" — "Win-win or lose-lose," what thinking and operational models should be adopted to ensure mutual benefits for both parties? "Recreating Contract Value" — Contracts should not just be formal; they should reflect value. How can informatization operations achieve maximum value for both parties within the constraints of contracts?
This book is a summary of the author's nearly 20 years of experience in informatization work methods. It comprehensively examines the 10 key tasks involved in the operation of informatization projects from the perspective of the enterprise. From the feasibility assessment of projects to the determination of project goals and requirements, and from tendering and bidding to the final acceptance and maintenance processes, the book presents a very practical approach to the operation of information system projects through detailed processes, rules, methods, tables, and reminders about key points. In future project operations, informatization managers in enterprises can use the processes, rules, reminders, and tables provided in the book as adjustable tools, applying them flexibly based on real-world needs.