This book is a great starting point for management and IT professionals in general looking to move more into a managerial role. The focus is on creating IT compliance and the text is rife with great ideas for building a sound plan for just about any organization.
From the developer's perspective this book gives a great introduction to the concepts one should be aware of with regards to code creation and application but will not provide a technical plan for how to ensure your code is as high quality as possible. With that said, though, I will stress that this brings to light some issues that may not be in the forefront of a developer's mind when developing an application. Thus, being aware of the ramifications of your code is a valuable tool to have in the back of your mind along with what management may be struggling to achieve with practices at the moment you may not understand or agree with.
From a developer who is very enthusiastic about free and open source software I was pleased the author paid `more than lip service and identified the increasingly important role FOSS is playing in organizations and the need to include said technology in your IT compliance plan.
While this book does not have all the answers it is a very valuable starting point for building a solid IT compliance plan with a focus on creating solid technology solutions. Dann's Mighty Blog - Oct 12, 2010
"Great book with real life examples on IT governance to ensure glitch free
software "- Paul Nussbaum - Executive Vice President - Ford Motor Credit
