{"product_id":"the-accidental-cio-by-scott-millett-9781119612094","title":"The Accidental CIO","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn indispensable guide showing IT leaders the way to balance the needs of innovation and exploration with exploitation and operational reliability.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMany books on modern IT leadership focus solely on supporting innovation and disruption. In practice, these must be balanced with the need to support waste reduction in existing processes and capabilities while keeping the foundation operational, secure, compliant with regulations, and cost-effective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Accidental CIO\u003c\/em\u003e, veteran software developer-turned-executive Scott Millett delivers an essential playbook for becoming an impactful, strategic leader at any stage of your IT leadership journey, from your earliest aspirations to long-time incumbents in director and C-suite roles. You’ll find a wealth of hands-on advice for tackling the many challenges and paradoxes that face technology leaders, from creating an aligned IT strategy, defining a target architecture, designing a balanced operating model, and leading teams and executing strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the foreword from Simon Wardley, \u003cem\u003eThe Accidental CIO\u003c\/em\u003e will help you:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUnderstand problem contexts you will face using the Cynefin decision-making framework, and how the philosophies of agile, lean, and design thinking can help manage them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDesign an adaptive and strategically aligned operating model by applying the appropriate ways of working and governance approaches depending on each unique problem context.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOrganize a department using a blend of holacratic and hierarchical principles, and leverage modern approaches such as Team Topology and socio-technical patterns.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDevelop and deploy an effective and aligned IT Strategy using Wardley mapping based on a deep knowledge of your business architecture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith this knowledge, you’ll be ready to create an empowered IT organisation focused on solving customer problems and generating enterprise value. You’ll understand the science behind what motivates teams and changes behaviour. And you’ll show your skills as a business leader thinking beyond IT outputs to impactful business outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432799453420,"sku":"9781119612094","price":75.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781119612094.jpg?v=1774766460","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-accidental-cio-by-scott-millett-9781119612094","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}