Review of "Business needs a new breed of EDP manager by Nolan, Richard L." Harvard Business Review 54, 2 (March-April 1976), 123-133

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has the task of analysis, design, implementation, and control of complex information systems. This paper describes and discusses the training program which aims to equip the Bureau's non-ADP and ADP staff to effectively manage such systems. Evaluation of the program is discussed in the framework of the general problem of evaluating training such as this, where most objectives are affective rather than cognitive.