<s>
Information	B-Application
technology	I-Application
management	I-Application
or	O
IT	B-Application
management	I-Application
is	O
the	O
discipline	O
whereby	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
resources	O
of	O
a	O
firm	O
are	O
managed	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
its	O
needs	O
and	O
priorities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Managing	O
the	O
responsibility	O
within	O
a	O
company	O
entails	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
basic	O
management	O
functions	O
,	O
like	O
budgeting	O
,	O
staffing	O
,	O
change	B-Application
management	I-Application
,	O
and	O
organizing	O
and	O
controlling	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
aspects	O
that	O
are	O
unique	O
to	O
technology	O
,	O
like	O
software	O
design	O
,	O
network	O
planning	O
,	O
tech	O
support	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
central	O
aim	O
of	O
IT	B-Application
management	I-Application
is	O
to	O
generate	O
value	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IT	B-Application
Management	I-Application
is	O
different	O
from	O
management	B-Application
information	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IT	B-Application
Management	I-Application
refers	O
to	O
IT	O
related	O
management	O
activities	O
in	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
primary	O
focus	O
of	O
IT	B-Application
management	I-Application
is	O
the	O
value	O
creation	O
made	O
possible	O
by	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
technology	O
providers	O
to	O
build	O
out	O
and	O
complement	O
their	O
product-centric	O
infrastructure	O
and	O
management	O
offerings	O
with	O
Converged	B-General_Concept
Infrastructure	I-General_Concept
environments	O
that	O
converge	O
servers	O
,	O
storage	O
,	O
networking	O
,	O
security	O
,	O
management	O
and	O
facilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
below	O
concepts	O
are	O
commonly	O
listed	O
or	O
investigated	O
under	O
the	O
broad	O
term	O
IT	B-Application
Management	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
IT	B-Application
management	I-Application
programs	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
educate	O
and	O
develop	O
managers	O
who	O
can	O
effectively	O
manage	O
the	O
planning	O
,	O
design	O
,	O
selection	O
,	O
implementation	O
,	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
administration	O
of	O
emerging	O
and	O
converging	O
information	O
and	O
communications	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
explain	O
the	O
important	O
terminology	O
,	O
facts	O
,	O
concepts	O
,	O
principles	O
,	O
analytic	O
techniques	O
,	O
and	O
theories	O
used	O
in	O
IT	B-Application
management	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
apply	O
important	O
terminology	O
,	O
facts	O
,	O
concepts	O
,	O
principles	O
,	O
analytic	O
techniques	O
,	O
and	O
theories	O
in	O
IT	B-Application
management	I-Application
when	O
analyzing	O
complex	O
factual	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
integrate	O
(	O
or	O
synthesize	O
)	O
important	O
facts	O
,	O
concepts	O
,	O
principles	O
,	O
and	O
theories	O
in	O
IT	B-Application
management	I-Application
when	O
developing	O
solutions	O
to	O
IT	B-Application
management	I-Application
multifaceted	O
problems	O
in	O
complex	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
