Tech Trending : The Technology Survival Guide for Visionary Managers

by Amy Zuckerman (Principal of A-Z International Associates, Massachussetts, USA, and Co-Founder of Technology Communication Group and Global Knowledge Productions)

• ISBN13: 9781841121376
• ISBN10: 1841121371
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Capstone Ltd

Summary

In a Business World Driven by Technology Don't Let you and Your Business Get Left Behind "This is a must read for today's managers and technologists. It provides an understandable connection of the Internet, telecommunications, and computing technologies with the real world of business." Gerald Peterson, Member Board of Governors IEEE-SA, Past Chairman Standards Committee T1, Senior Manager Lucent Technologies - Bell Labs "In Tech Trending, Amy Zuckerman provides practical guidance to both those influencing technology and those still trying to cope with technology's rapid rate of change and tremendous impact on global businesses. Most importantly, she stresses the need to manage change and how to respond to the very real needs of people who need help in adapting to new technology. Tech Trending is simply a must-read for any business manager." Kevin R. Fitzgerald, Editor-in-Chief/Associate Publisher, Supply Strategy "An extremely well written, easily understandable introduction to the future. If you don't know where to start, start here." Steve Oksala, Vice President of Standards for the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers and former Director, Standards and Regulatory Compliance, for the Unisys Corporation. "For the business professional, the rapid changes in information technology can be hard to manage and even harder to predict. Tech Trending provides the necessary tools, skills and knowledge to help the reader easily master the tech hurdles of the next decade. From wireless and B2B, to transportation and logistics, it's all right here for the novice and seasoned IT pro. Amy Zuckerman is truly a leading business technology guru of the 21st century." Rikki Lee, Consultant, Wirelesslee "As a tech trending laggard, I found Amy Zuckerman's book an intelligent, refreshing, efficient and most of all, understandable, examination of things I need to know to navigate the future. I know I need to keep up with technological innovation and this is one book I expect to return to frequently to remind myself how to reap technology's benefits." Mary Case, Director, Quality Management to a Higher Power

Author Biography

Amy Zuckerman is an internationally acclaimed expert in standards, technology and global trends. Author of three books on these subjects, she has been published and cited in over 70 publications worldwide. She is principal of A – Z International Associates, an information packager and international strategy consultancy based in Amherst, Mass., and co-founder of Technology Communication Group and Global Knowledge Productions.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book	vii
Foreword	xi
Acknowledgments	xvii
Introduction	1	(18)
Part I Tracking Change: Today's Trends are Tomorrow's Technology	19	(170)
Technology Trends: Communication in a Networked, B2B World	21	(42)
Technology Trends: Moving from Supply Chain to Supply Network	63	(52)
Technology Trends: Transportation and Logistics Empower the New Economy	115	(34)
Tracking Change: Tools the Experts Use to Monitor and Affect Technology Trends	149	(40)
Part II How to Manage and Organize Your Company or Institution to Reap Technology's Benefits	189	(128)
Managing Your Organization in a Networked, B2B World	191	(38)
Setting Up a New Economy Organization	229	(50)
Making Practical, Flexible, Cost-Effective Technology Choices	279	(38)
Part III Training to Meet Tomorrow's Technology Challenges	317	(74)
Human Skills to Increase Technology Benefits in a Networked, B2B World	319	(34)
Training to be a Tech Trender	353	(38)
Index	391