"There's a fundamental disconnect between senior executives and technologists," observes Charles B. Wang, the outspoken CEO who grew Computer Associates International, Inc., from scratch into a

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Wang, Charles B. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York [u.a.] McGraw-Hill 1994
Subjects:	Information technology > Management Information resources management Information storage and retrieval systems > Management Management Informationstechnik Unternehmen Ratgeber
Summary:	"There's a fundamental disconnect between senior executives and technologists," observes Charles B. Wang, the outspoken CEO who grew Computer Associates International, Inc., from scratch into a Techno Vision masterfully and succinctly describes the technologies most relevant to executives - and puts them into an appropriate business context. Most importantly, Wang shows how to demystify and evaluate these concepts. "You've heard them all: client/server, CASE, object orientation," the author says. "But you've never heard it like this. I take no prisoners in my judgment of the myriad technologies competing for your attention." Peppered with anecdotes, definitions, a few exercises, and even a touch of humor, Techno Vision lives up to its promise as an executive survival guide. It helps you take the mystery out of technology ... understand the extent of the disconnect at your organization ... and set about realigning it. The big picture will take shape as Wang deftly dissects the component issues: addressing the dysfunctional partnership between business managers and technical managers; improving the relationship between CEO and CIO; transforming your organization's information technology function into a profit center; measuring technology ROIs (even when hard numbers aren't available); determining when to outsource; and getting the most from technology advisers, both inside and outside the company
Physical Description:	XXVI, 198 S.
ISBN:	0070681554