The IT Manager's Survival Guide; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; PART A MANAGE YOUR WORLD; PART B WHAT IS WRONG WITH MANAGEMENT?; PART C THE MANAGEMENT THEORISTS; Appendix A Yukl's specific behaviours for managing relations; Appendix B Business initiative proposal; Appendix C Thorpe's 4 Rs; Appendix D1 Jacques' time span; Appendix D2 Jacques' complexity measures; Appendix E1 Software inventory; Appendix E2 Hardware inventory; Appendix F Examples of principles; References; Further reading; Index.
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Accessible, refreshingly candid, but above all helpful, this pragmatic guide addresses a real need by dealing with the problems that face the new IT manager. By providing a number of practical recommendations and approaches including how to make the transition from technical professional to manager and dealing with people, to giving advice and guidance on organization structure, architecture and planning approaches, this book covers a whole raft of issues essential to managing an IT unit.