About the Book

Summary

The Agile CIO is currently the only book of its kind on the market. It's an in-depth guide for modern CIOs who are responsible for the ever-expanding reach of technology within their organizations, while simultaneously responding to increasing market pressures and regulatory requirements.

The author draws on over 25 years of experience in CIO advisory, IT governance, information security, software development, and IT operations to showcase both challenges and solutions faced by today's CIOs. Drawing on best practices he's developed for numerous startups and Fortune 500 companies, Todd Jacobs explains how modern principles and values from the agile movement can be applied to the pivotal role of Chief Information Officer.

Why Buy Now?

This book is made available as a work-in-progress. This has a number of benefits for both the author and the early-access readers. Some of these benefits include:

• Better pricing for early adopters, with free access to updated content as it's written.
• Immediate access to material that can assist you in your career today, not "eventually" when the final product is published.
• An opportunity to influence the content of the book as it's being written through your feedback to the author.

Book Outline

There's a table of contents button above that shows you the full scope of the book, including what's available today and what's still to come. Please keep that scope in mind when becoming an early adopter. While you are never obliged to pay more than the minimum price, the Leanpub pricing system allows you to finance the content you want by selecting a more generous purchase price. Think of it as crowdfunding the content you want to read!

About the Author

Todd A. Jacobs

@Todd_A_Jacobs

Todd is the Chief Information Technology Officer and resident agile guru at Modern CloudOps℠, a division of CodeGnome Consulting. He specializes in CloudOps, DevOps, and agile transformations. Todd is also a recognized expert in IT automation and cyber security in the e-commerce, hospitality, and financial services sectors.

Todd is intensely passionate about technology and process. He's published several books about Scrum and agile leadership, and his technical articles have been featured in SysAdmin Magazine and Linux Journal. He's also a top contributor on Stack Overflow and a community moderator on Project Management Stack Exchange.