IT Portfolio Management Step-by-Step: Unlocking the Business Value of Technology

Acknowledgments

IT Portfolio Management Step-by-Step: Unlocking the Business Value of Technology is the result of 15 years of effort, beginning with our research on financial portfolio management and branching out to information technology (IT) portfolio management. The content in this book was shaped and sculpted based on the stellar research from META Group, Inc. (now owned by Gartner, Inc.), studies from academia, collaboration with IT portfolio management software providers and consultants, and input and feedback from leading practitioners. Thank you for your support, encouragement, and counseling.

There are a few key individuals who deserve special mention. Without the steadfast support of Richard Buchanan, CD Hobbs, Val Sribar, Dale Kutnick, Gene Hall, Peter Sondergaard, Joe Baylock, and Tom Hayes, and their willingness to allow us utilize resources and key personnel, this book would have not succeeded. Also, a profound thank you to Mike Thomas, Roland Wiltz, and Roger Mann, for providing a foundation that supported our inspiration and creativity. We are deeply grateful to these individuals for allowing us to follow our passion.

We are very appreciative and truly humbled by the generous contributions made by the analysts at META Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Gartner, Inc. and Gartner, Inc. Their tremendous talent, intellect, professionalism, and in-depth research and knowledge provided both content and spirit to our book. Many of these individuals supported our efforts on ...