Overview

Manage Your IT for Profit will help 'those who manage what they do not understand'! Written with humour and sound practicality, this guide is intended for the business owners and managers who need to understand the implications of technology in their business and to know how to utilise the information it provides to their maximum advantage and profit. It lessens the risk of your having the wool pulled over your eyes and reduces the fear of technology. Just as you need to understand balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and other financial metrics, you need to understand the language of IT. This book, organised so that each chapter can be easily completed in a day, is the perfect solution for the busy owner/manager.

Full Product Details

Author:   Michael Pagan
Publisher:   John Murray Press
Imprint:   Teach Yourself
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.186kg
ISBN:  

9781444107548

ISBN 10:   1444107542
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   30 April 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

: 1. Hardware - Outlines the main types of computing device and peripherals 2. Software: - Outlines software categories and the most popular products in each : 3.Joining it all up - Networks, the benefits and features of connecting computers together : 4.Communications - the world of phones, and wireless standards : 5.The Internet and E-Commerce - history, description, purpose and benefits of the World Wide Web : 6. Setting a Direction for Information - identifies how and why information can be used in an organisation, focusing on the human elements. : 7.Assessing Information Resources - how to analyse an organisation's ability to use information by examining the culture, management and technology of information : 8.Information Vision and Architecture - how to develop a broad view of where an organisation is going with information : 9.Information Strategy - how a company can achieve its information goals one step at a time : 10.The medium term plan - how to create a practical, workable roadmap to move your company ahead in its use of information : 11.The short term plan - how to create the immediate environment to succeed in your use of information 12. People: - recruiting a high performing IT team : 13. Business Continuity - protecting business critical systems : 14. Action! - example of strategy. : 15. Best practice - 20 ways to save money on your IT. 20 ways to add value through IT : 16.Glossary : 17. Bibliography : 18. Index

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Michael Pagan has many years' experience as an IT director/consultant and as a small business owner.

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