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Informationen zum Autor Michael Pagan Klappentext 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 utilize 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, organized so that each chapter can be easily completed in a day, is the perfect solution for the busy owner/manager. NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. TEST YOURSELF Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of how to manage your IT. FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBER Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. TRY THIS Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it. An IT book for non-IT managers, this guide helps small business owners and managers to understand the IT systems they manage to reduce the fear of technology and to help the reader to make technology work for their organisation. Zusammenfassung An IT book for non-IT managers, this guide helps small business owners and managers to understand the IT systems they manage to reduce the fear of technology and to help the reader to make technology work for their organisation. Inhaltsverzeichnis : 1. Hardware - Outlines the main types of computing device and peripherals2. 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 information12. 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...
