Unleashing the Power of IT
Bringing People, Business, and Technology Together

Two fundamental concepts I heard from author, Dan Roberts, at an event I attended in which he was presenting peaked my interest to read this book. First, IT organizations are evolving from business back offices to integral parts of what moves the business forward. Second, new skills are needed in IT......more

I just finished reading the book Unleashing The Power Of IT - Bringing People, Business, and Technology Together by my colleague Dan Roberts at Ouellette and Associates. Dan had generously and graciously offered me a copy of this book. Below are key excerpts from the books that I found to be particul......more

Wow, does this book cover a wide gamut of IT challenges and opportunities for improving an IT organization. It's excellent but dense. I'm thinking of buying a copy for each member of our lead team to read it, it's that good!......more

Dan Roberts does a great job of covering the politics and negotiations that go into make IT a strategic partner for the business. The key take away it to look for the WIFMs (what���s in it for me) for all your clients to focus on solutions to their true problems rather than telling them about the te......more

The author gets the nuances of IT and writes about the core subjects that many in IT would rather not talk about including relationship building and politics. One of the best IT books I've read, if not the best.......more