Information Proficiency provides a comprehensive basis for understanding, anticipating, mastering, and even shaping the dramatic changes we are experiencing in the Information Age.  For executives, entrepreneurs, empowered employees, information systems professionals, and technology developers, this book delivers inspirational success stories and an easy-to-use roadmap to achieve business success.  Tom Buckholtz provides much-needed insight into integrating knowledge and technology tools into the organization’s strategy and structure, offering readers ways to align enterprise business and information goals and practices.

• Setting and achieving goals.
• Enhancing decision making and overall business capabilities.
• Maximizing benefits from knowledge and data.
• Integrating technologists into the strategic future of organizations.
• Designing systems and technologies that are both capable and flexible.
• Dealing effectively in the marketplace, whether as a buyer, seller or consultant.

"Information Proficiency has the potential to launch the next management revolution.”
- Jerry Learmonth, President, Emergent Strategies, Inc.

“With the publication of Tom Buckholtz’s book, we have moved into a New Information Age.”
- Koji Yamazaki, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Counselors, The Japan Research Institute.

“Information is the key to competing in today’s business world. Information Proficiency provides a compelling and useful look at this vital resource.”
- Martin A. Stein, Vice Chairman, Bank of America

" Information Proficiency presents a powerful tool for helping reach corporate goals through information technology.”
- Mike Hale, Executive Director, Information Resource Commission, State of Florida

Thomas J. Buckholtz, Ph.D., is Executive Vice President for Beyond Insight, a Silicon Valley based corporation.He coaches businesses and executives to enhance their proficiency and outcomes. Previously, as a Commissioner in the General Services Administration, Tom led a $1 billion telecommunications and systems integration enterprise and served as co-chief information officer for the U.S. federal Executive Branch and also as GSA’s CIO. His team put “improving governmental service to the public” on the national agenda.Earlier in his career, he catalyzed innovation, teamwork, and $100 million in recurring annual benefits throughout a company; established a new business practice in the world software marketplace; led operations for high-tech start-ups; helped pioneer three technologies; developed administrative and engineering information systems, and performed scientific research. He holds a B.S. in mathematics from the California Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Berkeley.