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Sickcall

Sickcall (Books of Merit Publishing, 2010). Tom Pike uniquely brings together his experience on the front lines of health care and his background as a recognized authority on strategic planning, information systems and process improvement. Share the journey of the author from a successful business executive to being a registered nurse and becoming an advocate for health care transformation. This book presents the lessons learned and how you can apply them for yourself, your family, local community, and America:

Rethink, Retool, Results

Rethink, Retool, Results (Simon & Schuster, 1999) is authored to provide an overview of the planning, processes, and systems of a successful organization. Length is 234 pages of a 6" x 9" book. There are numerous exhibits and illustrations. The book provides pragmatic and proven techniques for determining functional requirements, planning and implementation of a successful business.

This book is about a practical way of rethinking the aims and the processes of business organizations.  It is about retooling your organization for success.  It outlines the tools to implement desired vision.  By Rethinking and Retooling organizations, we can achieve Results for the common good!

Information Renaissance - Value Multiplication with Business Information

Information Renaissance Value Multiplication With Business Information (Sherwood Publishing, 1993) is a unique blend of the academic and the real world of an information services practionioner.  Length is 260 pages of a 6" x 9" book.  In addition, there are numerous forms, charts, and drawings, three questionnaires and four forms found in the appendix.  With the pragmatic and proven techniques of Information Renaissance, the promises of the Information Revolution can be achieved.

The art of managing information may become one of the more critical functions in companies, as the amount of information rapidly increases and as computing becomes ever more complex.  Author Tom Pike challenges readers to shoot for "information excellence" in the design and development of their information management systems of the future.  Otherwise, the job of managing a systems development project becomes like that of  "the cruise director on the Titanic."  His book gives step-by-step guidelines for developing an information-management strategy that is critical and a necessary element of a corporation's overall business strategy.

~ review printed in Industry Week Magazine