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In this ground breaking and insider look at Information Technology (IT) and Chief Information Officers (CIO’s), the renowned Thought Leader and corporate executive Dr. Lance B. Eliot, MBA, PhD tells it like it is. This is decidedly a no holds barred exploration of how businesses are strategically making use of IT and the difficult choices and pitfalls that can occur. Based on his popular blog, www.lance-blog.com and radio show, this assembled collection of in-depth thought provoking pieces will get you up-to-speed on the real-world aspects of running IT in the age of the digital business. Topics that are methodically scrutinized include: Digital Disruption, Business Transformation, Agile, Tech Trends, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Internet of Things (IoT), Chat Bots, CIO’s, Chief Technology Officers (CTO’s), Chief Digital Officers (CDO’s), Chief Data Officers (CDO), DevOps, Ransomware, Cyber Attacks, Hybrid IT, Cloud Computing, SMAC, Big Data, Business Analytics, Mobile Apps, API’s, Bimodal IT, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Shadow IT, The CIO 100 Notables, Consumerization of IT, CIO and the Board of Directors, Social Intelligence, CIO Top 10 Lists, Mergers & Acquisitions and IT,CEO’s and CIO’s, and the rise of the Smart CIO. With a strong voice to his analyses and predictions, Dr. Eliot examines the intersection of the advances in leadership and leveraging advances in technology for sustainable competitive advantage. Blending a robust interlacing of real-world school-of-hard-knocks lessons coupled with mini-case studies and tales of the corporate world, he also provides innovative frameworks and business models based on his prior academic background and ongoing involvement in key research think tanks. This book is for those with an interest in IT and especially those seeking an understanding of what Chief Information Officers as leaders and managers are doing. What does it take to be a CIO? What do the best CIO’s know that the rest don’t know? How can you remain in your CIO position? What should your firm be doing with IT? How can your company avoid being disrupted by IT? What can your enterprise do to become a disrupter with IT? And so on. If you are an existing CIO, an aspiring CIO, an accidental CIO, an IT practitioner making your way up the IT ladder, a C-suite executive working with a CIO, a CEO taking a look at CIO’s, an executive recruiter of CIO’s, a researcher studying CIO’s, or an undergraduate or graduate student in business then you will find this book immensely helpful and insightful.
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Dr. Lance B. Eliot, MBA, PhD, is known as a Thought Leader in high-tech and business, and has over 20 years of industry experience, including serving as a corporate officer, Chief Information Officer (CIO), and was a Partner in a major executive services firm. He is a serial entrepreneur having founded, ran, and sold several high-tech related businesses. He previously hosted the popular radio show “Technotrends” that was also available on American Airlines flights via their in-flight audio program. Author or co-author of four books and over 300 articles, he has made appearances on CNN, and has been a frequent speaker at industry conferences. A former professor at the University of Southern California (USC), he founded and led an innovative research lab on Artificial Intelligence in Business. He also previously served on the faculty of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), and was a visiting professor at other major universities too. He was elected to the International Board of the Society for Information Management (SIM), a prestigious association of over 3,000 CIO’s/CTO’s worldwide. He has performed extensive community service, including serving as Senior Science Adviser to the Vice Chair of the Congressional Committee on Science & Technology. He has served on the Board of the OC Science & Engineering Fair (OCSEF), where he is also has been a Grand Sweepstakes judge, and likewise served as a judge for the Intel International SEF. He served as the Vice Chair of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) OC Chapter, a prestigious association of computer scientists. And, he has been a shark tank judge for the USC Mark Stevens Center for Innovation on start-up pitch competitions, and served as a mentor for several incubators and accelerators in Silicon Valley and Silicon Beach. He serves on several Boards and Committees at USC, including the Marshall Alumni Association (MAA) Board for Los Angeles and Orange County in Southern California. Dr. Eliot holds a PhD from USC, MBA, and Bachelor's in Computer Science, and earned the CDP, CCP, CSP, CDE, and CISA certifications.
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