Corporate Internet Planning Guide: Aligning Internet Strategy With Business Goals - Hardcover

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About the Author Richard J. Gascoyne (email gascoyne@nwrain.com) is a Director at Claremont Technology Group, a leader in innovative business and systems consulting. He works with leading organizations to build effective Internet and Intranet business and technology strategies. Mr. Gascoyne is also on the Advisory Board to Netstock Direct. Prior to joining Claremont,he helped build the Australian Network Solutions practice with Andersen Consulting. Mr. Gascoyne is a certified instructor in Netscape server products, and has managed several communications related business projects for corporations throughout North America, Europe, and Australia.

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Corporate Internet Planning Guide Are you confused by the bewildering decision-making process involved in establishing an Internet presence or in creating an Intranet? If youve already made the Internet leap, are you seriously questioning its bottom-line value? Before you take another step, read Corporate Internet Planning Guide: Aligning Internet Strategy With Business Goals. This timely book breaks down the complicated process into simplified problem-solving steps that will help you confidently plan, develop, implement, and manage a corporate-wide Internet or Intranet strategy. Youll find all the tools you need here in a format you can put to work right away. Planning questions, checklists, and examples help you analyze your companys capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses, enabling you to create a customized plan for maximum impactor if youre already onlineto evaluate, enhance, and redefine your current Internet/Intranet strategy. Use Corporate Internet Planning Guide to:

• Identify your companys Internet/Intranet needs
• Build your Internet/Intranet business case
• Develop an Internet/Intranet strategy that will enhance all aspects of your enterprise
• Strengthen your companys overall strategic direction
• Implement your Internet/Intranet plan successfully

Veteran Internet professional Richard Gascoyne takes you step-by-step through each portion of Internet strategy planning and implementation with clear summaries about key issues and intelligent discussion of the opportunities and risks at every turn. In addition to comprehensive coverage of corporate strategy, business-unit strategy, industry trends/analysis, and strategic alternatives. Corporate Internet Planning Guide provides:

• Hundreds of examples that offer invaluable insight into what is working in corporate America and overseas
• Dozens of models, tables, and charts designed to help you develop a customized Internet strategy
• A how-to guide for evaluating the benefits and technologies associated with building the companys presence on the Internet or creating an Intranet
• Sound, business-based tools to facilitate and promote responsible corporate use of the Internet
• A convenient guide to analyzing technologies, organizational impact, and risk factorsbefore you spend your money

No matter what industry youre in, if youre involved with marketing, sales, services, business, operations, or information systems, this is the one book that cuts through the Internet hype to help you focus on the only issue that matters: How can Internet technology be used to accomplish my business goals?