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Shedding Light On the Black Art of IT Management

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that-web-fad-will-never-catch-on dept.

Cathy writes "An article by Harvard's Andrew McAfee tells nontechnical managers how not to get overwhelmed by the 'drumbeat' of IT projects. McAfee breaks down IT into three categories — functional, network, and enterprise — and says that this framework 'can also indicate which IT initiatives are going to be relatively easy to implement and on which projects executives should focus. In that light, IT management starts to look less like a black art and more like the work of the executive.'"

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  1. I've already learned... by gamer4Life · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...everything I need to know about management from Dilbert.

  2. Not who I want to get tips from by L4m3rthanyou · · Score: 3, Funny
    McAfee breaks down IT into three categories functional, network, and enterprise
    Well, clearly, the quality of McAfee's products demonstrates the effectiveness of this approach.
    --
    One of these days, I'm going to cut you into little pieces.
  3. Re:Tunnel Vision by Tim+Browse · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Hello, Meme Police? I'd like to report a spillage."