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Making the Invisible Visible
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Making the Invisible Visible

How Companies Win with the Right Information, People and IT

Wiley, 2001 Mehr

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Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Innovative
  • Applicable

Recommendation

Donald A. Marchand, William J. Kettinger and John D. Rollins, professors and consultants on information technology and management, explain how your company can improve its business performance using information orientation (IO). The authors present ways to improve corporate capabilities in information management, information technology and employee use of information. The authors draw from interviews with about 1,000 senior managers from more than 100 companies, representing two dozen countries and two dozen industries. The book uses case histories and examples from these interviews to support its central model, which is based on building, using and measuring these three information capabilities. The authors present innovative answers to the perpetual question of how to quantify subjective measures. The one shortcoming, beyond explanatory repetition, is the problem of sorting out programs with initials instead of names. Yet, getAbstract found this book quite solid, albeit academically written, and suggests it to all managers and executives involved with IT initiatives at large companies.

Take-Aways

  • You need information capability to improve your business’ performance.
  • Your mind-set and perceptions as a manager are critical to effective information use.
  • You must leverage information, people and information technology (IT).

About the Authors

Donald A. Marchand is a professor of information management and strategy at the International Institute of Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland. William J. Kettinger is director of the Center of Information Management and Technology Research at the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. John D. Rollins is the managing partner of Strategic Information Technology Effectives for Accenture.