This book provides a brief guide to a set of business principles that are fundamental for the management of Information Technology (IT) as a successful business. To run IT as a business, IT professionals must gain business competence by being exposed to and institutionalizing the common business practices and governance under which other non-IT businesses operate. However, an obsession with running IT as a business can distract IT professionals from technical excellence. Running IT as a business is a critical step in achieving IT efficiency, but IT professionals are also responsible for...