Think Like a CTO, Paperback

An effective Chief Technology Officer shapes almost every aspect of a modern business. This book shares the experience and advice of veteran CTOs and industry experts for handling IT crises, leading tech teams, and creating an inspiring vision for your company. Think like a CTO is full of step-by-step guidance for succeeding as a Chief Technology Officer. Author Alan Williamson has mentored numerous CTOs who have been catapulted into the big leagues by private equity investment, acquisition, and rapid growth. In this book, he shares his hard-won lessons on how to survive and thrive in the fast- paced role. Inside you'll find practical frameworks for solving common challenges, including conducting bias-free interviewing, setting up meaningful performance reviews, and establishing teams built around a clear charter of responsibilities. Each chapter explores real scenarios CTOs face and includes the invaluable advice of veteran CTOs, recruitment specialists, and other industry experts. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

Alan Williamson is a Chief Technology Officer and partner of MacLaurin Group, a provider of operating partner services in technical and data analytics for private equity and investment companies. Alan supports portfolio company operations, having provided interim-CTO duties for Chicago Growth Partners and ParkerGale Capital. Alan served as full-time CTO at Royall & Company where he was responsible for the architecture, development and maintenance of all systems to support the needs and requirements of clients. With a deep background in high-volume server processing, Alan was the first UK Java Champion, a program by Oracle/Sun to recognize the Top 100 people who have contributed the most to Java.

• Dimensions: 235 x 188
• Author: Alan Williamson
• Cover type: Paperback
• Publishing Year: 2023
• Publishing Month: 3
• Pages: 324
• Language: English
• Publisher: Manning Publications
• Weight: 327 g