HOW TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN IT

Inspiring stories from 15 men and women who did it

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Many men and women are attracted by a career in information technology. Because the uses of IT are constantly growing, IT promises a career which offers good prospects. But building a successful IT career requires a mix of skills and capabilities which only a few develop. This book draws on the personal experiences of 15 IT professionals who have excelled in the organisations they've worked for. Through their inspiring stories, it shows ambitious IT professionals what they must do to make it to the top.

Author: Peter Bartram
Price: £12.95
Publisher: New Venture Publishing
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback 218mm x 134mm
ISBN: 978-0-9552336-4-7

Praise for How to Build a Successful Career in IT:

"When it comes to seeking advice on how to succeed in a career, there's no substitute for getting it from somebody who's already reached the top. How to Build a Successful Career in IT offers that 15 times over - from 15 senior IT professionals around the world. Peter Bartram, who's interviewed hundreds of leading IT personalities over the years and has an unerring ability to tease out what really matters, has done a great job of presenting these stories in a way that not only informs but inspires anyone who wants to get to the top in IT." - John Handby, former head of IT for the Post Office Corporation, National Power and Glaxo.

Peter Bartram's interviews, as featured in Computer Weekly, have been a great source of information for existing and aspiring IT managers, and the benefit of listening to and learning from these industry leaders will be of value to IT professionals at every stage of their career. - Bryan Glick, Editor in chief, Computer Weekly.

Contents

Foreword

1 Starting out

2 Heather Allan (Corporate services director, The Global Fund)

3 Sharon Bevis-Hoover (Director, global IT transformation, Coca-Cola)

4 Jeremy Boss (Director of corporate services, The Audit Commission)

5 Alan Cook (Head of service business improvement and IT, Cumbria County Council)

6 Richard Cross (Technology director, IT)

7 Abby Ewen (Director of business transformation, Simmons & Simmons)

8 Jeremy Garside (Head of technology, London Symphony Orchestra)

9 Jacqueline Guichelaar (Global head of transition and deployment services [within production management] across application and infrastructure, Deutsche Bank)

10 Joe Harley (IT director general and CIO, Department for Work and Pensions)

11 Graham Johnson (Transformation director, Ecclesiastical Insurance)

12 Maggie Miller (Senior vice president and CIO, Warner Music Group)

13 Allan Paterson (Director of information systems, Isle of Man Government)

14 Iain Patterson (Independent consultant and keynote speaker)

15 Karen Stanton (CIO, King's College London)

16 Ian Woosey (Group IT and e-commerce director, Carpetright)

17 Moving up

HOW TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN IT