An excellent book that describes the world of Information Technology. Sounds boring, but the author writes with humor and is extremely insightful on what it takes to be successful in the IT industry.

I think it is important to understand how people work and the process it takes to get where you want to go. There is a bit of an assumption in so many business books (specifically those geared towards women) that everyone wants a certain seat, when in reality sometimes it isn't really the end goal. I like the breakdown of how this book takes through the understanding of the seats and what it may take. From a high level view this is very helpful.

This is one of the few books that address IT leadership without mincing words. Firstly, he sets the ground work by explaining how IT fits into the overall business. Then explains how IT leadership will always have a reactionary role if it continues to see itself as having to prove value instead of actually delivering value.

Mark not only states the problems IT leaders have in providing value, he also gives useful/ practical solutions. He shows how Agile and other modern delivery methods can be better leveraged to provide relevant solutions to the business.

If you're a CIO or occupy a role in IT leadership, this book is definitely for you. It is well written without the usual jargon and gives a lot to think about.

I enjoyed this book and learned a bit from it that I wish I had known as I was building out incident and change management processes to the business. Equipped with this information now, in my new role and company will allow me to take on more of an executive mindset to the approach the teams I will interact with using the agile processes.