Making Critical Technology Decisions

Leading CTOs & CIOs on Identifying Opportunities, Calculating Return on Investments, and Aligning Technology with Business Goals

Publication Date	December 2005
Publisher	Aspatore
Product Type	Book
Pages	136
ISBN Number	1596223944
Product Code	ASO00152

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Summary

Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world's most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book.

Chapters Include:

1. Roger Byford, Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, Vocollect Inc. - "Providing More, Faster, and Sooner"
2. Rick Click, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Molina Healthcare Inc. - "Keeping Pace with Changing Expectations"
3. Raymond Pawlicki, Chief Information Officer, Novartis Pharma AG - "Our New Role: Technology, Process, and People"
4. Bart Thielbar, Vice President, Information Technology, NorthWestern Corporation (dba NorthWestern Energy) - "Measure Twice, Cut Once"
5. Robert Paarlberg, Managing Director, Information Technology, Royster-Clark Inc. - "ROI Doesn't Matter... Sometimes"
6. Diane K. Orndorff, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Laidlaw Education Services - "Demonstrating the Value of IT"
7. Rick Schooler, Vice President, Information Services, Orlando Regional Healthcare - "Keys to Making Successful Technology Investments"
8. George Stelling, Chief Information Officer, NVIDIA Corporation - "CIO as Market Maker: Balancing Demand and Supply to Maximize ROI"
9. E. Steven Emanuel, Chief Information Officer, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) - "Providing Technology Solutions That Benefit the Business"
10. Harry F. Lukens, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network - "The Art of Technology Management"
11. Christopher Rieder, Vice President, Information Technology, Kos Pharmaceuticals Inc. - "Removing Emotion from the Decision-Making Process"
12. Robert J. Knecht, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Cephalon Inc. - "Using IT to Help the Business Gain a Competitive Advantage."