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IT Director

Summary
Chapter 1. IT Dilemma
Chapter 2. Success & Failures
Chapter 3. IT Costs
Chapter 4. IT Operations
Chapter 5. IT Director
Chapter 6. IT Standard Settings
Chapter 7. Application Management
Chapter 8. Vendor Selection
Additional Topics
* Computer Center Design
* Computer Center Planning
* Legal Issues
* Performance Evaluation
* Steering Committee
 
IT Directors is in the top management level of the company. IT Director can also be called as "CIO - Chief Information Officer". IT Director invoves themselves in setting missions and goals in the organization , assist the directors of the business units in reaching the strategic goals and missions.IT Director has the most highly visible and politically complicated positions in the most organizations. The responsibilities of IT director includes management of the utility functions that allow the business to reach more market and customers and gain competitive advantage. The far- ranging set of responsibilities also means that , while the role can challenging , the IT director is uniquely positioned to actually lead the company and effect real change.IT Director main role are to plan , organize ,lead and control the IT department.
Responsibilities and skills needed
• Business technology planning process: Sponsor collaborative planning processes.
• Applications development: New and existing for enterprise initiatives and overall coordination for business unit/divisional initiatives.
• IT infrastructure and architecture: Running as well as ensuring that ongoing investments are made.
• Sourcing: Make – versus –buy decision relative to outsourcing versus in house provisioning of IT service and skills.
• Partnerships: Establishing strategic relationship[s with key IT suppliers and consultants.
• Technology transfer: Provide enabling technologies that make it easier for customers and suppliers to do business with our enterprise as well as increase revenue profitability.
• Customer satisfaction: Interact with internal and external clients to ensure continuous customer satisfaction.
• Training : Provide training for all IT users to ensure productive use of existing and new systems
The director need to understand, communicate with, negotiate with, and influence a wide and diverse group, including:
• Senior management
• Business unit general managers.
• Outside business partners/customers/suppliers.
• Functional vice presidents.
• Business process managers.
• Professional IT Staff.
• End users.
• Vendors and service providers