Transform Your Business into E Going Beyond the Dot Com Disasters

Surveys indicate that many E-Business efforts either fail or disrupt the basic business processes and transactions. E-Business is sometimes not aligned with the business or IT. Vague vision statements are not translated into specific actions related to E- Business. It is because of these factors that Transform Your Business into e was written. The book covers E-Business from the review of the business at the start to expanding E-Business after it is live.
Key Features
* How to transform your enterprise into E-Business without destroying and disrupting your business
* How to develop your down to earth E-Business vision, objectives and strategies
* How to align business, E-Business, and IT for success
* How to employ collaborative methods and empowerment for E-Business success
* How to determine your E-Business readiness
* How to achieve political and cultural goals through E-Business
* How to define and implement Quick Hit process improvements that lead to E-Business
* Over 100 specific guidelines for E-Business transformation
* How to overcome resistance to E-Business
* How to develop a usable E-Business implementation strategy
* How to direct and manage outsourcing
* How to measure business processes, business involvement, and vendor work
* How to avoid failure in E-Business implementation

IntroductionAssess Your Business and IT Goals and ActivitiesDevelop Process and Transaction PlansDefine Your E-Business Vision and ObjectivesBuild Your E-Business StrategyPerform Industry, Competitive, and Technology AssessmentsDetermine Your E-Business IT ArchitectureDevelop Your Outsourcing and ASP ApproachPerform Marketing for E-BusinessCreate Your Organization Approach for E-BusinessEstablish Your Project and Program Management ApproachDefine Your E-Business Implementation StrategyImplement Quick HitsCoordinate Your E-Business ImplementationManage Your E-Business OperationsAppendices

Bennet Lientz has taught and consulted on project management for the past 28 years to more than 5000 people. He developed the concept of the management critical path, acted as project manager of the Internet, and turned around 10 failing projects. This Second Edition is Lientz' seventh book; he has also written more than 25 articles in various areas of project management.
Kathryn P. Rea is president and founder of The Consulting Edge, Inc., which was established in 1984. The firm specializes in E-Business, process improvement, project management, and financial consulting. Rea has managed more than 65 major technology-related projects internationally. She has advised on and carried out projects in government, engergy, banking and finance, distribution, trading, retailing, transportation, mining, manufacturing, and utilities. She is the author of eight books and more than 20 articles in various areas of information systems and analysis.