The 9 1/2 Secrets of a Great IT Organization: Don't Do IT Yourself

by Paul Ingevaldson

Overview

IT is still in its infancy in the world of business, and the growing pains are still apparent. The CIO position is relatively new and still is not fully understood in all corporations. This coupled with the misconceptions about IT within the user population have made it difficult for companies worldwide to benefit completely from IT and computer technology. This book details what an IT organization must do to increase recognition within its own company, as well as why and how user involvement is so critical to developing solutions that best fit the business. The reader is guided through the 9 ½ Secrets by Paul Ingevaldson, retired CIO of Ace Hardware, who has worked in and consulted with numerous IT departments. Follow along as Paul explains how he developed and used these 9 ½ Secrets to build his own great IT organization.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014682800
Publisher:	Gary Slavin
Publication date:	06/29/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	108
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Paul Ingevaldson discovered IT in 1965 working for Data Processing Consultants
in Chicago. He retired at the end of 2004, completing forty years in the IT industry.
During those years, he worked as a programmer, analyst,and systems manager at Sears;
spent two years in the U.S. Army, ultimately repairing computers in Vietnam; and spent twenty-fi ve years at Ace Hardware, becoming their fi rst CIO and ultimately achieving
the position of Senior Vice President of International and Technology for Ace. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business (BBA) and an MBA from Loyola University in Chicago.

Since retirement, Paul has remained active in the industry,writing over thirty articles for Computerworld and CIO magazine, keynoting several IT conferences, guest lecturing
in various Master’s Degree classes at Northern Illinois University, conducting on-site seminars, and participating in several podcasts along with blogging for Th e Center for
CIO Leadership and Th e Digital Manufacturing Report.

In his spare time, Paul engages in lifetime learning, primarily in the areas of science and world history. He is an avid amateur photographer and does a bit of traveling.
As of this writing, he has visited seventy-fi ve countries around the world.