How to Manage Information Technology Resources

Today’s maximum dependence is on information technology and lots of companies need IT leaders who know how to efficiently plan everything out and manage the organizations IT resource’s as well as IT savvy business leaders who can envision strategic IT utilization. Managing information technology resources require a very adequate planning, building and operating of a computer and communications, infrastructure and information utility so that the managers and the other employees have the exact information available as needed anywhere and any time. Just like cellphone users, they expect to be able to receive and send calls without being interrupted by the dropping network, same with the computer users they expect the computers to be up and running and networks to be available and fast so that they can access software applications and data quickly and without any issues.

Organizations that have a high operational dependence on IT systems are so dependent on IT that if an introduction system fails for a few moments or Online response timeexceeds a few seconds it dramatically impacts the delivery time. When customer transaction can’t be sent ahead and suppliers can’t receive orders for materials then business revenues suffer. Many reputed IT CEO’s have argued that the primary IT management role today is to manage the costs and vulnerabilities of the upcoming utility, the data centres and networks that provide access to business data and applications.  However while this is a critical IT management role, sometimes outsourced to IT vendors it is not the only one.

Managing information technology practices also require identifying what new technologies to invest in and how to specially derive these new IT solutions to improve the way a specific company does the business.  Efficient management of the technical resources not only needs skilled it managers and IT professionals but also proper active participation by business managers as captured by the third IT asses, the business/IT relationship asset.

Managing resources for any business function requires attention to recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent available.  Today there is a high demandnot just for IT personnel with specialized technology skills but also forpersonnel who has both technology skills couple with business knowledge andinterpersonal skills. Business analyst and system analyst roles require a person who can understand the IT needs  of workers in the field of accounting, manufacturing, and other business functions, as well as knowledge of an industry (e.g., financial services or health care). IT professionals who have a business education, as well as technical skills, are therefore especially in demand for these types of roles. Business-facing positions such as these are also most effectively sourced by internal employees-not by employees of an outsourcing firm or by temporary external personnel.