IT Best Practices

IT Best Practices

by Tom C. Witt
Released April 2016
Publisher(s): Auerbach Publications
ISBN: 9781439868553

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Book description

Ideal for project, IT, and systems development managers, this book details the skills, knowledge, and attributes needed to bringing about large-scale change. It explains how to incorporate quality methods into the change management process and outlines a holistic approach for transformation management. Its comprehensive coverage spans team building, quality, project methodology, resource allocation, process engineering, and management best practices. The material covered is validated with references to concepts and processes from such business greats as Dr. Deming, Jack Welch, and Henry Ford.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover (1/2)
  2. Front Cover (2/2)
  3. Contents (1/2)
  4. Contents (2/2)
  5. Chapter 1: Introduction (1/2)
  6. Chapter 1: Introduction (2/2)
  7. Chapter 2: Management Best Practices (1/9)
  8. Chapter 2: Management Best Practices (2/9)
  9. Chapter 2: Management Best Practices (3/9)
  10. Chapter 2: Management Best Practices (4/9)
  11. Chapter 2: Management Best Practices (5/9)
  12. Chapter 2: Management Best Practices (6/9)
  13. Chapter 2: Management Best Practices (7/9)
  14. Chapter 2: Management Best Practices (8/9)
  15. Chapter 2: Management Best Practices (9/9)
  16. Chapter 3: Five Disciplines of a Learning Organization
  17. Chapter 4: The Effects of Management on Subordinates (1/2)
  18. Chapter 4: The Effects of Management on Subordinates (2/2)
  19. Chapter 5: Management Types (1/3)
  20. Chapter 5: Management Types (2/3)
  21. Chapter 5: Management Types (3/3)
  22. Chapter 6: Crisis Management (1/2)
  23. Chapter 6: Crisis Management (2/2)
  24. Chapter 7: Jack Welch and Management (1/2)
  25. Chapter 7: Jack Welch and Management (2/2)
  26. Chapter 8: Robert Greenleaf and Servant Leadership
  27. Chapter 9: Management Wrap-Up
  28. Chapter 10: Business Model (1/2)
  29. Chapter 10: Business Model (2/2)
  30. Chapter 11: High-Performance Teams (1/4)
  31. Chapter 11: High-Performance Teams (2/4)
  32. Chapter 11: High-Performance Teams (3/4)
  33. Chapter 11: High-Performance Teams (4/4)
  34. Chapter 12: Quality (1/3)
  35. Chapter 12: Quality (2/3)
  36. Chapter 12: Quality (3/3)
  37. Chapter 13: W. Edwards Deming, Father of Quality (1/3)
  38. Chapter 13: W. Edwards Deming, Father of Quality (2/3)
  39. Chapter 13: W. Edwards Deming, Father of Quality (3/3)
  40. Chapter 14: Process Engineering (1/2)
  41. Chapter 14: Process Engineering (2/2)
  42. Chapter 15: Lean Management (1/2)
  43. Chapter 15: Lean Management (2/2)
  44. Chapter 16: Six Sigma
  45. Chapter 17: Workplace Efficiencies and Distraction (1/2)
  46. Chapter 17: Workplace Efficiencies and Distraction (2/2)
  47. Chapter 18: Technology (1/2)
  48. Chapter 18: Technology (2/2)
  49. Chapter 19: Contractors (1/3)
  50. Chapter 19: Contractors (2/3)
  51. Chapter 19: Contractors (3/3)
  52. Chapter 20: Defects (1/2)
  53. Chapter 20: Defects (2/2)
  54. Chapter 21: Knowledge Base for Project Work
  55. Chapter 22: Project Selection Criteria (1/2)
  56. Chapter 22: Project Selection Criteria (2/2)
  57. Chapter 23: Project Characteristics (1/2)
  58. Chapter 23: Project Characteristics (2/2)
  59. Chapter 24: Effects of Project Failure
  60. Chapter 25: Controlling Failure
  61. Chapter 26: Project Methodology (1/2)
  62. Chapter 26: Project Methodology (2/2)
  63. Chapter 27: Project Phases (1/4)
  64. Chapter 27: Project Phases (2/4)
  65. Chapter 27: Project Phases (3/4)
  66. Chapter 27: Project Phases (4/4)
  67. Chapter 28: Factors That Affect Projects (1/2)
  68. Chapter 28: Factors That Affect Projects (2/2)
  69. Chapter 29: Spiral and Linear Project Methodology (1/9)
  70. Chapter 29: Spiral and Linear Project Methodology (2/9)
  71. Chapter 29: Spiral and Linear Project Methodology (3/9)
  72. Chapter 29: Spiral and Linear Project Methodology (4/9)
  73. Chapter 29: Spiral and Linear Project Methodology (5/9)
  74. Chapter 29: Spiral and Linear Project Methodology (6/9)
  75. Chapter 29: Spiral and Linear Project Methodology (7/9)
  76. Chapter 29: Spiral and Linear Project Methodology (8/9)
  77. Chapter 29: Spiral and Linear Project Methodology (9/9)
  78. Chapter 30: Project Management Improvement (1/6)
  79. Chapter 30: Project Management Improvement (2/6)
  80. Chapter 30: Project Management Improvement (3/6)
  81. Chapter 30: Project Management Improvement (4/6)
  82. Chapter 30: Project Management Improvement (5/6)
  83. Chapter 30: Project Management Improvement (6/6)
  84. Chapter 31: Conclusion
  85. Bibliography
  86. Author Biography
  87. Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: IT Best Practices
  • Author(s): Tom C. Witt
  • Release date: April 2016
  • Publisher(s): Auerbach Publications
  • ISBN: 9781439868553