Available here (and I will provide the full text on demand), this is an article which is a must-read for anyone having anything to do with business (technology or not). Written by Andrew McAfee and published in this month’s Harvard Business Review, it is a compelling piece titled, “Mastering the Three Worlds of Information Technology.” McAfee subtitles it, “There are three categories of IT, each of which provides different organizational capabilities—and demands very different kinds of management interventions.”

One of the key points made is: “I believe that executives have three roles to play in managing IT: They must help select technologies, nurture their adoption, and ensure their exploitation. However, managers needn’t do all those things each time they buy a new technology.” I would elaborate more, but I believe McAfee has done as good a job as any I have seen in explaining the true ins and outs of this profession and the world we live in.

Again, here is the link for your reference. I would love to hear your feedback.