One of the most difficult career steps for an individual in the IT profession is that from technician/team member to management. Often times management and strategic training is hard to come by or nonexistent. While a team member may have years of experience in the trenches he may not have experience in managing a team, setting budgets, or creating a strategy. This book provides a very practical reference that you will return to again and again in an ever-changing corporate environment where the demands on IT continue to increase. New topics include working with a mobile and virtual workforce and implementing cloud computing services. Find out how to make the most of the first 100 days Learn how to develop an IT strategy and demonstrate the value of IT to the company Discover how integrate and optimize cloud computing, social media and mobile applications into your company's strategy Gain the knowledge you need to manage your team and their projects so that you come in on-time and on-budget Determine what you need to implement in terms of security for your systems