Fostering Innovation

How to Build an Amazing IT Team

Andrew Laudato

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9781119853114
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Negocios y empresa
• Subtopic: Estrategia empresarial

Proven and practical strategies for leading IT teams and departments

In Fostering Innovation: How to Build an Amazing IT Team, accomplished technology strategist, executive, and leader Andrew Laudato delivers an eye-opening exploration of how to design, build, staff, and run a high-performing IT department. The book is filled with universally applicable strategies and techniques that can transform any IT team into an all-star cast perfectly aligned with your organization's objectives.

Incorporating proven and practical processes throughout the narrative, the book offers useful continuous improvement concepts the reader can apply to their team, company, and professional development. Readers will also find:

• Foolproof ways to put people before technology
• Detailed discussions of perennially important topics, like the importance of uptime, how to deploy redundancy, and creating the perfect organization chart
• Strategies for managing and motivating the wonderfully unique individuals we refer to as "technologists."

The perfect resource for newly minted Chief Information Officers and Chief Technology Officers, Fostering Innovation will also earn a place in the libraries of non-technical professionals who work closely with IT, and business leaders seeking a better understanding of how to lead an IT team.

Index

• A
  • accounting
    • accruals, 159
    • balance sheet, 159–160
    • capital expenses (CapEx), 160–161
    • chargebacks, 158
    • chart of accounts, 159
    • depreciation, 161
    • EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization), 162
    • GL (general ledger), 159
    • income statement, 160
    • internal labor, capitalizing, 161
    • legal issues, 148
    • liquidity, 160
    • operating expenses (OpEx), 160–161
    • ROI (return on investment), 162–163
    • showbacks, 159
    • statement of cash flows, 160
    • write-offs, 162
  • active/passive redundancy, 104
  • advisors, 87–88
  • Agile method
    • close-proximity and, 75
    • The Five Whys, 62
    • project management and, 134–135
    • SpaceX, 135
    • WIP limit, 121
  • allocations (chargebacks), 158
  • annual readiness, 102
  • artificial intelligence (AI), 197
  • Austin, Robert, 4
  • automatic scaling, 112
  • AWS (Amazon Web Services), 112
  • Azure cloud, 78, 112

• B
  • Barley, Susan, 91
  • Barron, Tobi, 58
  • benefits, HR and, 143
  • big room planning, 132–133
  • boutique firms, 76
  • breach of contract, 147

• C
  • CAB (change advisor...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Title Page
• Introduction
• I: Become an Empathetic Leader
• II: Four Steps to Innovate
• III: Develop a Winning Culture
• IV: Deliver to Delight: a Collection of Usable Tips and Tools
• V: Develop Key Business Proficiency for Maximum IT Efficiency
• VI: Straighten Up and Fly Right
• VII: Final Tips and Advice
• Index
• Copyright
• Dedication
• About the Author
• About the Technical Proofreader
• Acknowledgments
• End User License Agreement