In a business world of uncertain budgets, relentless technology changes, scarce management talent, and intense production demands, theory is good, but practice sells. The Effective CIO: How to Achieve Outstanding Success through Strategic Alignment, Financial Management, and IT Governance is all about practice, successfully delivering the nuts-and-bolts for effective governance execution. It helps to dissolve the negative image many CIOs have as remote, purely rational decision machines, while demonstrating how to improve quality and throughput in your business.

This authoritative text includes governance checklists, sample IT controls, merger and acquisition recommendations, and a detailed framework for IT policies. Authored by two highly regarded IT management experts, the book provides not only a survey of existing strategies, but also includes detailed problem-solving ideas, such as how to structure optimal IT and telecom contracts with suppliers, the implications of SOP-98, and accounting for software costs.

The book seamlessly brings together two perspectives – that of a working CIO who must cope with day-to-day pressures for results, and that of an IT audit consultant with a special focus on governance and internal control. Unlike many other CIO-related books that merely discuss strategies, The Effective CIO includes easy-to-follow guidelines and governance principles that can be implemented immediately.

Eric J. Brown 是一位具有20多年全球IT解决方案经验的高级技术主管，是著名的IT管理专家。他目前是NCI Build ing Systems公司的执行副总裁和CIO。在到NCI任职之前，他曾担任过多家公司的CIO。

William A. Yarberry, Jr. 是一位具有30多年的IT服务经验的管理专家。他目前是ICCM咨询公司的总裁。这家公司重点关注的是IT管控安全咨询，以及针对成本管理的业务分析。他曾是普华永道会计师事务所的一名高级管理人员。