"Bryan Maizlish and Robert Handler bring their deep experience in
IT 'value realization' to one of the most absent of all IT
management practices--portfolio management. They capture the
essence of universally proven investment practices and apply them
to the most difficult of challenges--returning high strategic and
dollar payoffs from an enterprise's IT department. The reader will
find many new and rewarding insights to making their IT investments
finally return market leading results."

--John C. Reece, Chairman and CEO, John C. Reece & Associates,
LLC Former deputy commissioner for modernization and CIO of the
IRS

"IT Portfolio Management describes in great detail the critical
aspects, know-how, practical examples, key insights, and best
practices to improve operational efficiency, corporate agility, and
business competitiveness. It eloquently illustrates the methods of
building and integrating a portfolio of IT investments to ensure
the realization of maximum value and benefit, and to fully leverage
the value of all IT assets. Whether you are getting started or
building on your initial success in IT portfolio management, this
book will provide you information on how to build and implement an
effective IT portfolio management strategy."

--David Mitchell, President and CEO, webMethods, Inc.

"I found IT Portfolio Management very easy to read, and it
highlights many of the seminal aspects and best practices from
financial portfolio management. It is an important book for
executive, business, and IT managers."

--Michael J. Montgomery, President, Montgomery & Co.

"IT Portfolio Management details a comprehensive framework and
process showing how to align business and IT for superior value.
Maizlish and Handler have the depth of experience, knowledge, and
insight needed to tackle the challenges and opportunities companies
face in optimizing their IT investment portfolios. This is an
exceptionally important book for executive leadership and IT
business managers, especially those wanting to build a
process-managed enterprise."

--Peter Fingar, Executive Partner Greystone Group, coauthor of The
Real-Time Enterprise and Business Process Management (BPM): The
Third Wave

"A must-read for the non-IT manager who needs to understand the
complexity and challenges of managing an IT portfolio. The
portfolio management techniques, analysis tools, and planning can
be applied to any project or function."

--Richard "Max" Maksimoski, Senior Director R&D, The Scotts
Company

"This book provides an excellent framework and real-world based
approach for implementing IT portfolio management. It is a
must-read for every CIO staff considering how to strategically and
operationally impact their company's bottom line."

--Donavan R. Hardenbrook, New Product Development Professional,
Intel Corporation

Autorentext

BRYAN MAIZLISH, PMP, is Chief Technology OfficerProgram Team at Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems & Solutions. He is also the Chairman for the annual Strategic & Operational Portfolio Management conference cosponsored by the PDMA and IIR. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) by The Project Management Institute (PMI®). He has served in management roles for companies that developed the Internet strategy, design and architecture, systems integration, and implementation for many global 2000 companies. He received his MBA from the Wharton School of Business and was a member of the 1983 Rose Bowl Champion UCLA football team. ROBERT HANDLER is Vice President, Enterprise Planning & Architecture at Gartner, Inc., the leading provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry. Prior to joining Gartner, he led the IT portfolio management research for META Group Inc., and is a sought-after speaker and author of numerous research papers on the topic. He has over fifteen years of experience in all aspects of information technology, and has worked at such esteemed organizations as IBM and Ernst & Young LLP. He holds a bachelor of science in business administration from Pepperdine University and an MBA in information and decision systems from San Diego State University. He lives in San Diego with his wife, two children, and two golden retrievers.

Zusammenfassung
Praise for IT Portfolio Management Step-by-Step

"Bryan Maizlish and Robert Handler bring their deep experience in IT 'value realization' to one of the most absent of all IT management practices--portfolio management. They capture the essence of universally proven investment practices and apply them to the most difficult of challenges--returning high strategic and dollar payoffs from an enterprise's IT department. The reader will find many new and rewarding insights to making their IT investments finally return market leading results."
--John C. Reece, Chairman and CEO, John C. Reece & Associates, LLC Former deputy commissioner for modernization and CIO of the IRS

"IT Portfolio Management describes in great detail the critical aspects, know-how, practical examples, key insights, and best practices to improve operational efficiency, corporate agility, and business competitiveness. It eloquently illustrates the methods of building and integrating a portfolio of IT investments to ensure the realization of maximum value and benefit, and to fully leverage the value of all IT assets. Whether you are getting started or building on your initial success in IT portfolio management, this book will provide you information on how to build and implement an effective IT portfolio management strategy."
--David Mitchell, President and CEO, webMethods, Inc.

"I found IT Portfolio Management very easy to read, and it highlights many of the seminal aspects and best practices from financial portfolio management. It is an important book for executive, business, and IT managers."
--Michael J. Montgomery, President, Montgomery & Co.

"IT Portfolio Management details a comprehensive framework and process showing how to align business and IT for superior value. Maizlish and Handler have the depth of experience, knowledge, and insight needed to tackle the challenges and opportunities companies face in optimizing their IT investment portfolios. This is an exceptionally important book for executive leadership and IT business managers, especially those wanting to build a process-managed enterprise."
--Peter Fingar, Executive Partner Greystone Group, coauthor of The Real-Time Enterprise and Business Process Management (BPM): The Third Wave

"A must-read for the non-IT manager who needs to understand the complexity and challenges of managing an IT portfolio. The portfolio management techniques, analysis tools, and planning can be applied to any project or function."
--Richard "Max" Maksimoski, Senior Director R&D, The Scotts Company

"This book provides an excellent framework and real-world based approach for implementing IT portfolio management. It is a must-read for every CIO staff considering how to strategically and operationally impact their company's bottom line."
--Donavan R. Hardenbrook, New Product Development Professional, Intel Corporation

Inhalt
Foreword xi

Overview of the Book xv

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 IT Portfolio Management: An Overview 7

Cha Cha Changes in the Current Environment 7

Focus on IT Investments 8

Forming, Norming, Storming: The IT Life Cycle 13

Does IT Really Matter? The IT Productivity Paradox 14

IT Portfolio Management 101 17

Comparison of IT Portfolio Management and Financial Portfolio Management 27

Value and Risks 28

Conclusion 33