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The Value of IT: The Adventures of an IT Leader, Teaching Note
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-5006-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of a new CIO, Jim Barton, as he spends a difficult year learning effective information technology leadership, sidestepping the pitfalls that make the CIO job the most volatile, high-turnover job in the business. This chapter finds Jim contemplating how to measure and demonstrate the value IT creates for individual business units, and ultimately, the organization as a whole. G...Starting at €0.00
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Project Management: The Adventures of an IT Leader, Teaching Note
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-5007-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of a new CIO, Jim Barton, as he spends a difficult year learning effective information technology leadership, sidestepping the pitfalls that make the CIO job the most volatile, high-turnover job in the business. In the course of familiarizing himself with IT operations, Barton quickly becomes aware of inefficiencies in the team's project management processes. This chapter joi...Starting at €0.00
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CIO Leadership and Theory: The Adventures of an IT Leader, Teaching Note
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-5004-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of a new CIO, Jim Barton, as he spends a difficult year learning effective information technology leadership, sidestepping the pitfalls that make the CIO job the most volatile, high-turnover job in the business. This chapter joins Barton has he pulls together his IT management team to ascertain present and future challenges and risks, and try to establish a shared vision for ...Starting at €0.00
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Damage: The Adventures of an IT Leader, Teaching Note
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-5502-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of a new CIO, Jim Barton, as he spends a difficult year learning effective information technology leadership, sidestepping the pitfalls that make the CIO job the most volatile, high-turnover job in the business. In this chapter, Barton and his IT team undertake a measured analysis of the recent DoS attack, and discuss what recovery action to recommend to the CEO: Do nothing a...Starting at €0.00
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Novell (A): When an Activist Hedge Fund Came Calling on the Board, and Novell (B): Aftermath of Hedge Fund Attack, Teaching Note
Nolan, Richard L.Teaching Note HBS-916406-ETeaching note for cases 916404 and 916405.Starting at €0.00
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The iPhone at IVK
Nolan, Richard L.; Austin, Robert D.Case HBS-911413-EInformation TechnologiesThe CIO addresses a decision to replace salesmen netbook PC's with iPhones, including converting the company's sales and customer applications to the iPhone platformStarting at €8.20
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Managing Risk: The Adventures of an IT Leader, Teaching Note
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-5508-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of a new CIO, Jim Barton, as he spends a difficult year learning effective information technology leadership, sidestepping the pitfalls that make the CIO job the most volatile, high-turnover job in the business. This chapter provides an opportunity to discuss decision-making approaches related to risk management. Barton enjoys a surprisingly collegial meeting with CEO Carl Wi...Starting at €0.00
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IT and the Board of Directors: The Adventures of an IT Leader, Teaching Note
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-5500-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of a new CIO, Jim Barton, as he spends a difficult year learning effective information technology leadership, sidestepping the pitfalls that make the CIO job the most volatile, high-turnover job in the business. In this chapterJim Barton has an opportunity to reflect on how far he and his IT team have come in his first months as IVK's new CIO. He and his organization have ste...Starting at €0.00
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Novell (B): Board of Directors Aftermath of Hedge Fund Attack
Nolan, Richard L.Case HBS-916405-ESupplement to case 916404. No corporation and its board of directors is immune to a disruptive shareholder activist attack. The Novell (A) and (B) cases take students through a shareholder activist attack and its aftermath-a saga that spanned 5 years. The cases outline the activist playbook in conducting an attack, the board's response, and key decisions that must be made.Starting at €5.74
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Boeing Co.: Moonshine Shop
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonCase HBS-607130-EStrategyDescribes how the "Moonshine Shop," a group of plant-savvy creative generalists, is helping a great industrial company become more innovative. Chronicles the history of the Moonshine Shop, its successes and failures, and describes innovations they've helped put in place. The group routinely creates savings equal to multiples of their own budge through front-lines process innovation and support of staff on-the-floor.Starting at €8.20