The indispensable Y2K guide for the business executive! Want to know what your company should be doing about the Y2K problem? Y2K: Lessons Learned from World-Class Companies gives you the no-nonsense, practical strategies you need. Get a realistic overview of the problem from the top down. Learn how IT systems will be affected, and know what major government and industry sectors have (and have not!) done to address the Y2K problem. Then, using examples and techniques used by world-class companies like Gartner Group, Giga Research, IBM, Mitre Corporation, and Prudential Securities, learn how to address your own company's state of readiness-whether you work for a small business or a Fortune 500 firm. Learn to effectively deal with the solutions vendors you will need to fix your Y2K problem. Finally, date effects will persist well into the next millenium. Y2K helps you look beyond the current "crisis" and prepare for the long-term implications of Y2K.
