The New IT: How Technology Leaders are Enabling Business Strategy in the Digital Age

As a 30 year veteran in healthcare and information technology leadership I found much of what is written to be spot on. Perhaps with a bit of earned cynicism, I was disappointed at times feeling that recommending this book to some of my client CEO’s may have the opposite impact from what is desired or needed. Decentralized shadow IT comes with serious implications that I feel are not sufficiently explored. Tacit acceptance of shadow IT diminishes the critical nature of the IT leadership craft and trade. I would love to explore these thoughts further. BTW - agree that your illustrator knocked it out of the park! Becky Quammen

I'm sure I'm breaking some etiquette rule about commenting on a book the author has so graciously quoted you in (full disclosure); but I must. This is a 'go to' book on IT leadership and management. It's fresh. Engaging. Practical and direct. Written in English vs. techno-naba, this is a book every CIO can share and discuss with other line-of-business executives to strengthen shared goals and create open conversation. Case in point: check out the IT Self-Assessment section one. My personal favorite is Jill's chart on Common Excuses for the IT Status Quo. Milk and cookies any one? Not only can the CIO read and benefit from this book herself; but it can also be used as a great team building and learning tool for the entire IT management team. I wish I'd had this book 20 years ago. CIO/IT Leader or Executive struggling with the role of the IT function in your company: Get this book.

This book is a great reference for new or seasoned IT leaders. As leaders, we have to keep current withhow we provide value to our organizations. We are often "too busy" to work outside the box to bemore effective in being a valued business partner and resource. This book highlights strategies in multiple areas to get you on your way to transforming IT. The world is continuously changing...we need to be in from of the change as opposed to being pulled along...this book helped define the way!I highly recommend it to leaders inside and outside of IT!

Definitely a must-read for anyone who plans on influencing not just IT organizations but organizations as a whole. Oftentimes, when companies talk strategy they think about sales, operations, and marketing, etc. With the advent of IT systems that make sales projections, optimize operations, and market companies in the digital landscape, you have to realize that business strategy IS technology strategy. This book provides you with a wide collection of case studies that will inspire you to look at your organization differently. It provides practical tools that will help you diagnose your current state and plan your next steps. Finally, it provides great insight into how CIOs and CEOs need to work together to build the strategy for the future. I certainly look to working these ideas into my strategy sessions moving forward.

This title will help deeply knowledgeable IT people make the connections between the work they do and the reasons the organization wants them to do the work The book makes both business and IT sense by demonstrating the need for a why before IT does the what. This is not a book to simply make you a better IT person; it is a book that will help you become a better organization contributor. If you want to understand how your CIO or CTO thinks, start here.

There are worksheets that accompany the book so audio is a lesser experience. A warning for this should accompany the audio advert.

If you are am IT leader, you will identify yourself in this book. it will make you review how you operate today and what you can to change. I took notes in almost every chapter and now I am trying to see concrete actions that I could take.

I strongly suggest CIOs and Business Unit Managers (C-Level), who wants to transform digital era on their companies and understand IT with business perspective to read this book. Jill Dyche deserves all the applause for bringing a new point of view for IT business relation and transformation.