The Effective CIO: How to Achieve Outstanding Success through Strategic Alignment, Financial Management, and IT Governance

Unlike many books that only provide a general review of the strategies important to the chief information officer, this volume explains how to execute the guidelines it recommends. It surveys existing strategies and includes detailed problem-solving ideas, such as how to structure optimal IT and telecom contracts with suppliers, the implications of SOP-98, and accounting for software costs. The text integrates the perspective of a CIO coping with the daily pressure for results, with that of an IT auditor focused on governance and internal control. Examples, charts, templates, and anecdotes supplement the material.

Author: Eric J. Brown,William A. Jr. Yarberry
Publisher: Auerbach Publications
Published: 12/23/2008
Pages: 350
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781420064605

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2009 pg. 94

About the Author

Eric J. Brown is the executive vice president and CIO of NCI Building Systems, Inc. He has more than 20 years experience implementing global IT solutions throughout Asia Pacific, the EU, and Middle Eastern regions.

William A. Yarberry, Jr., CPA, CISA, is president of ICCM Consulting LLC based in Houston, Texas. He has more than 30 years experience in a variety of IT-related services including application development, internal audit management, outsourcing negotiations, administration, and Sarbanes-Oxley consulting.