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The Entrepreneur's Guide to Managing Information Technology

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Lots of good insights sprinkled throughout the book - author clearly has experience in the field discussed. But she does miss the entire dynamic of clients purchasing development days from the their IT vendor to cater to their evolving business process needs. If anything, author hints that such a thing would be bad - as the software must be perfect and stationary once purchased by a client. This isn't how the world works though. And in some areas of software, building out new functionality of the software is a clear win-win situation: if the client is constantly evolving their business process, they will want this. Also, the vendor will prove a willingness to success in BA and constantly improving their product - potentially carrying the lifespan out significantly longer than the spans that the author has in mind throughout. Due to author's complete ignorance in this area, I question how cutting-edge her experience is. But she's learned a lot of hard lessons and does share those lessons, which offer some good insights.

Like sitting down with CJ over a cup of coffee. An informative, relaxed, witty, easy to understand way of wading through the complexities of IT decision making. CJ's clear and concise language provides many "ah-hah" moments for business owners and business managers.

I am a novice at managing IT projects. This book gave excellent insight on managing from different perspectives. I recommend it!

There are many books written about managing IT but few if any provide the insight and guidance needed by CEO's as well as this one does. It is a fresh new look at the topic through the lens of company management and not strictly from the point of view of IT.

Ms. Rhoads has a great writing style, making each chapter easy to read and understand, even when dealing with some inherently complex issues.

This is a book that belongs on the shelf of every CEO in today's business world.

As a practising general manager, I really thought that I knew a thing or two about IT. What an eye opener! Very useful info, explained well and up to date! This is a real good treatise for entrepreneurs and management practisioners on the subject.

Yes, I am biased. I have been preaching some, actually many of the things that Ms. Rhoads writes about in her excellent book. I am also biased because some of the input actually came from me. AND I am biased because I KNOW Ms. Rhoads for over 10 years.

So is that bad!?

Hell no !

Because I now can honestly tell you that I LIKE the author and what she stands for, that I AGREE with what's written in the book and that even though knowing all or most of it, it still is a FUN read !

The 'fun' for me being in the excellent examples given and comparisons made in order to 'translate' the IT jargon for something more digestive for 'us' normal managers and business owners.

I can wholeheartedly recommend this book if you're starting a business of your own, or already have one and are wondering what the heck your 'IT guys' are actually talking about !

Now if someone would write a book for ex-IT guys and-now-business owners, I would be much obliged! Maybe a next one!?

Francois A. 'Navman' Dumas