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Alignment Effect: How to Get Real Business Value Out of Technology, The
By Faisal  Hoque
Publisher	: Financial Times Prentice Hall
Pub Date	: August 23, 2002
ISBN	: 0-13-044939-3
Pages	: 272
	Copyright
		Advance Acclaim for The Alignment Effect
		FINANCIAL TIMES Prentice Hall
		Financial Times Prentice Hall Books
		Acknowledgments
		Introduction
			What's to Come?
			The Sum Total
		Part  I.   The Business/Technology Disconnect
			Chapter 1.   Real-World Evidence
				Real-World Disconnects and Their Real-World Results
				In Their Own Worlds
				Underestimating Process Changes
				What is Really Strategic?
				The Synergy of Business and Technology Aligned
				What To Make of These Stories
			Chapter 2.   Approaching a Solution
				BTM and the Office of the CIO
				Emerging Challenges
				How BTM Meets These Challenges
				A New Approach
				Endnotes
		Part  II.   The Principles of BTM
			Chapter 3.   Modeling, Collaboration, Reuse
				How the Principles Work Together
				Utilize Predictive Modeling
				Instill Collaborative Decision-Making
				Make Knowledge and Assets Reusable
				From Principles to Specific Activities
				Endnotes
		Part  III.   The Activities of BTM
			Chapter 4.   The End-to-End Perspective
				The "Aim" in "Ready, Aim, Fire"
				Enterprise Architecture: A Blueprint for Alignment
				Models Help Predict Enterprise Architecture
				Introducing The Activities of BTM
				The Activities of BTM and Enterprise Architecture Make a Better Business Case
				Endnotes
			Chapter 5.   Business Model Definition
				What is a Business Model?
				Defining the Business Model In BTM
				Why Business Model Definition?
				Business Model Definition In Action
				Who is Responsible for Defining the Business Model?
				Endnotes
			Chapter 6.   Process Optimization
				What is a Process Model?
				Optimizing Processes in BTM
				Why Process Optimization?
				Process Optimization In Action
				Who is Responsible for Optimizing Processes
				Endnotes
			Chapter 7.   Technology Automation
				What is a Technology Model?
				Automating Technology in BTM
				Why Technology Automation?
				Technology Automation In Action
				Who is Responsible for Automating Technology?
				Endnotes
		Part  IV.   Governing with BTM
			Chapter 8.   Direction and Control
				Strategic Direction
				Tactical Control
				The ABCs of Governance
				Endnotes
			Chapter 9.   Promise to Practice
				Art Versus Science
				Roles and Responsibilities
				Coordinating Between Roles and Responsibilities
				Your Own Unique Contribution
				Endnotes
			Conclusion
			Alignment Maturity Model
				Getting an Accurate Read
				Regularly Scheduled Check-up
				Endnotes
			Additional Reading
			Contributors
				Industry Contributors
				Special Contributors