Management of Commercial Computing

This book has been designed for the business person, for the student and the computer professional who needs a detailed overview of Information Technology, its management and the systems involved. The book explores the fundamental aspects of operational computing, the development of new information systems, the choice of packages and the structured methodologies used. Current systems are discussed according to their structure and the book focuses on further developments in information technology and their planning. In writing the book, the author is mostly concerned with the development and the managing of systems and people in multi-national corporations, software houses, government departments, the European Union Commissions and academia.