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Assignment:
These questions relate to the book "The Adventures of an IT Leader" by Robert, Austin
1. Which vendor should IVK choose for the IR project? Which approach to an SLA (Service Level Agreement) or Service delivery model?
2. What information should a company like IVK ask for in a "Request for Proposal" (RFP) document? What interview questions should they ask a vendor to answer?
3. What should Gordon and Barton do with Ivan Korsky situation?
4. Should Barton reorganize the IT function so that the best talent is in a central "shared services" organization available to the entire organization (rather than just a particular business unit)? What are the pluses and minuses of such an arrangement?
5. Which of the three proposed processes should IVK use for enforcing infrastructure technology standards? Recommend and justify.
6. How much emphasis should the IVK IT group put on top-line benefits from IT systems, as opposed to traditional cost savings benefits?
7. What role should IT leaders such as the CIO play in discussions of the use of IT to enhance innovative capabilities? Why are IT leaders not as involved in these discussions as you might think they would be?
8. How should IVK decide how much risk to undertake in adopting new technologies? Should IVK be on the bleeding edge? Leading edge? Fast follower? Slow follower? Formulate a recommendation.
9. How should IVK decide how much "protection" against technology related risk it should purchase? Recommend a process to follow to decide how much protection to purchase.
10. Why would Goldman and Luce now be competing to hire Barton based on his years' experience as CIO and previous experience as a business manager?
11. What job opportunity would you advise Jim Barton to take? Why?