Introduction |
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Part I Become an Empathetic Leader |
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2 An Amazing IT Department? What's That? |
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3 Conventional Wisdom Is Wrong |
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9 | (6) |
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The Downward Spiral of Micromanagement |
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Part II Four Steps to Innovate |
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17 | (4) |
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5 The Laudato Hierarchy of IT Needs |
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6 Keep the Lights On (KTLO) |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (62) |
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Increase Revenues and Enable Opportunities |
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29 | (60) |
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Part IV Deliver to Delight: a Collection of Usable Tips and Tools |
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23 The Written Word---a.k.a. IT Strategy |
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91 | (4) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (2) |
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Put Your Strategy into Action |
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24 It's the Uptime, Stupid |
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95 | (8) |
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96 | (1) |
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Nuances of Measuring Uptime |
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Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) |
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When You Have a Problem, Proclaim It Loudly |
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99 | (2) |
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101 | (1) |
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25 If It's Important, You Better Get Two |
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Redundancy and Probability Math |
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105 | (1) |
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Does Any of This Matter in the Cloud? |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (8) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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Capital Expenses Drive Operating Expenses |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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28 What Should I Work on First? |
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117 | (4) |
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29 Limit Your Work in Process (WIP) |
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121 | (2) |
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30 One List to Rule Them All |
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123 | (8) |
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124 | (1) |
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Create a Standard Deviation Report |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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Operationally Required Projects |
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127 | (1) |
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Be Ready for Line Jumpers |
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128 | (1) |
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31 Portfolio/Program/Project Management |
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131 | (6) |
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Consistency Creates Speed |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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A Project Schedule Is Not a Project Plan |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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Part V Develop Key Business Proficiency for Maximum IT Efficiency |
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137 | (30) |
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32 Love Your HR Department, Just Don't "Love" Your HR Department |
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139 | (6) |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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33 If I Wanted to Be a Lawyer, I Would Have Gone to Law School |
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145 | (10) |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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Accounting Considerations |
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148 | (1) |
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Data Ownership and Preservation |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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End-User License Agreement (EULA) |
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150 | (1) |
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Changing Terms on an Invoice |
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151 | (1) |
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Relationships over Contracts |
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152 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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Other Involvement with the Legal Department |
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152 | (3) |
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155 | (2) |
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35 Accounting, My Worst Subject |
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157 | (8) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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Remedial Accounting Starts Here |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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Capital Expenses (CapEx) vs. Operating Expenses (OpEx) |
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Capitalized Internal Labor |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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Return on Investment (ROI) |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (2) |
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36 Learn Your Business, Inside and Out |
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165 | (2) |
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Part VI Straighten Up and Fly Right |
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167 | (22) |
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37 What You Should Have Learned in Kindergarten |
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169 | (4) |
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38 Professionalism Isn't Just Wearing a Suit |
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173 | (4) |
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174 | (1) |
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174 | (1) |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (1) |
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Don't Yell, Curse, or Pound the Table |
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Assume Everything Will Get Out |
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Remove Stress from Your Boss |
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176 | (1) |
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39 What You Do Matters---You're Always on the Clock |
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177 | (2) |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (2) |
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183 | (2) |
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43 Get Your Butt in Shape |
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185 | (4) |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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Part VII Final Tips and Advice |
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189 | (18) |
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44 When Something Goes Wrong |
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191 | (4) |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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Step 3 Plan Your Response |
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192 | (1) |
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Step 5 Monitor the Situation |
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45 When Others Come Knocking |
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195 | (2) |
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46 What's Wrong with Outsourcing? |
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197 | (2) |
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Should I Stay, or Should I Go? |
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201 | (2) |
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Notes |
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Index |
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