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Project Management for IT-Related Projects - 3rd edition
Author David I. Shepherd , Norman Smith , Brian West , Roger Ireland , Bob Hughes
This book explains the principles of IT-related project management, including project planning, monitoring and control, change management, risk management and communication between project stakeholders. Each chapter includes an overview of the learning objectives, ....
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Penetration Testing: A guide for business and IT managers
Author Peter Taylor , Felix Ryan , Tylor Robinson , Gemma Moore , Moinuddin Zaki , Jims Marc
Penetration testing is the attempt to professionally break in to an organisation's systems by exploiting any vulnerabilities, with the goal of determining whether an organisation's IT systems and resources are secure. As hackers and would-be cyber attackers becom....
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Generating Functions in Engineering and the Applied Sciences
Author Rajan Chattamvelli , Ramalingam Shanmugam
This is an introductory book on generating functions (GFs) and their applications.It discusses commonly encountered generating functions in engineering and applied sciences, such as ordinary generating functions (OGF), exponential generating functions (EGF), probability g....
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Deep Learning for Autonomous Vehicle Control
Author Sampo Kuutti , Saber Fallah , Richard Bowden
The next generation of autonomous vehicles will provide major improvements in traffic flow, fuel efficiency, and vehicle safety.Several challenges currently prevent the deployment of autonomous vehicles, one aspect of which is robust and adaptable vehicle control. Designi....
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Author Marty Linsky , Ronald Heifetz , James Allen , Chris Zook , Harvard Business Review
How do the most resilient companies survive--and even thrive--during a slowdown?If you read nothing else on preparing for a tough economy and coming back stronger, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and select....
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Author David A. Thomas , Anthony J. Mayo , Laura Morgan Roberts
Rethinking How to Build Inclusive OrganizationsRace, Work, and Leadership is a rare and important compilation of essays that examines how race matters in people's experience of work and leadership. What does it mean to be black in corporate America today? How are ....
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Author Karim R. Lakhani , Marco Iansiti , Don Tapscott , Catherine Tucker , Harvard Busines
Can blockchain solve your biggest business problem?While the world is transfixed by bitcoin mania, your competitors are tuning out the noise and making strategic bets on blockchain. Your rivals are effortlessly tracking every last link in their supply chains. They'....
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Author Roman V. Yampolskiy , Boris Groysberg , Andrew Burt , Alex Blau , Harvard Business R
No data is completely safe.Cyberattacks on companies and individuals are on the rise and growing not only in number but also in ferocity. And while you may think your company has taken all the precautionary steps to prevent an attack, no individual, company, or cou....
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Author Ellen Van Oosten , Melvin L. Smith , Richard Boyatzis
You're trying to help--but is it working?Helping others is a good thing. Often, as a leader, manager, doctor, teacher, or coach, it's central to your job. But even the most well-intentioned efforts to help others can be undermined by a simple truth: We almost alw....
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Job Challenge Profile, Facilitator Guide
Author Marian N. Ruderman , Patricia J. Ohlott , Cynthia D. McCauley
The Facilitator's Guide details the essential workshop procedures (including setup, administration, and follow-up) and provides you with debrief presentation slides. You don't neeed to be a training professional to use this tool in your organization. Your parti....
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The Complete Project Manager, 2nd Edition
Author Alfonso Bucero , Randall Englund
The Complete Project Manager, 2nd Edition updates a respected textbook on project management soft skills to include project management's most vital new trends: agile methods, delivering business value, respecting ethics, and managing diversity. This is a clas....
Release Date 2019/08 -
The Economics of Higher Purpose
Author Anjan V. Thakor , Robert E. Quinn
Two distinguished scholars offer eight steps to help organizations discover and embrace an authentic higher purpose—something that will dramatically improve every aspect of any enterprise, including the bottom line.What does a lofty notion like purpose have to....
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Author Mercedes Gimeno-Segovia , Nic Harrigan , Eric R. Johnston
Quantum computers are poised to kick-start a new computing revolution—and you can join in right away. If you’re in software engineering, computer graphics, data science, or just an intrigued computerphile, this book provides a hands-on programmer’s guide to underst....
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Why Angular for Enterprise Development
Author Brian Love , Lukas Ruebbelke
Enterprises looking to build robust, reliable, and performant applications are increasingly turning to Angular, a cross-platform solution for building mobile, desktop, and web apps. In this instructive guide, Lukas Ruebbelke and Brian Love take you through the key ....
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Author Paul-André Lambert , Remi Gicquel
There is no such thing as an easy sale. However, selling to an existing customer—whether by refreshing an old product or introducing a new and different product—is often easier, faster, and returns higher margins. Centering your organization’s sales strategy on you....
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Mathematics Applied to Engineering and Management
Author Mangey Ram , S.B. Singh
This book offers the latest research advances in the field of mathematics applications in engineering sciences and provides a reference with a theoretical and sound background, along with case studies.In recent years, mathematics has had an amazing growth in engineering sciences. It forms the common....
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Author Megan Reitz , John Higgins
“A powerful book on an important topic. Speak Up helps us understand the subtle elements that contribute to our holding back valuable ideas and observations. Their TRUTH framework – which is as practical as it is rigorous – identifies essential elements to help individuals find their voice. “ Amy Ed....
Release Date 2019/08 -
BIM for Construction Health and Safety
Author Stefan Mordue , Roland Finch
What is BIM and how does it affect the health and safety professional? How are BIM technologies used on a practical level? What opportunities are there for the use of BIM in the health and safety arena?This concise and practical guide aims to answer all these questions an....
Release Date 2019/08 -
Author Elisa Valero Ramos
Light in Architecture explores the role and use of light in and around buildings from the time that Stonehenge was built through to the present day, illustrating how a greater understanding of this intangible and free material will lead us to better architecture and, ulti....
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Author James Benedict Brown , Harriet Harriss , Ruth Morrow
The issue of gender inequality in architecture has been part of the profession’s discourse for many years, yet the continuing gender imbalance in architectural education and practice remains a difficult subject. This book seeks to change that. It provides the first ever a....
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IBM CICS Performance Series: CICS TS for z/OS V5 Performance Report
Author Manuela Mandelli , Mike Brooks , Graham Rawson , Ian Burnett
This IBM Redbooks® publication gives a broad understanding of several important concepts that are used when describing IBM CICS Transaction Server (TS) for IBM z/OS (CICS TS) performance. This publication also describes many of the significant performance improveme....
Release Date 2019/08 -
Introduction to AutoCAD 2020: A Modern Perspective
Author Paul F. Richard
Introduction to AutoCAD 2020 addresses advances in technology and introduces students to 2-dimensional drawing skills and commands using the 2020 release of AutoCAD. Straightforward explanations focus on actual drawing procedures, and illustrations show what to exp....
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Author Paul Riley , Mark Dix
Designed for introductory AutoCAD users, Discovering AutoCAD 2020 presents a hands-on, activity-based approach to the use of AutoCAD 2020 as a drafting tool—complete with techniques, tips, shortcuts, and insights that improve efficiency. Topics and tasks are carefu....
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Author Marco Russo , Alberto Ferrari
Now expanded and updated with modern best practices, this is the most complete guide to Microsoft's DAX language for business intelligence, data modeling, and analytics. Expert Microsoft BI consultants Marco Russo and Alberto Ferrari help you master everything fro....
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How Algorithms Can Diversify the Startup Pool
Author Morela Hernandez , Roshni Raveendhran , Elizabeth Wein
Biases related to gender and other demographic factors creep into decisions about which projects to fund with venture capital. Data-driven approaches can help tease out those biases and limit their impact. Algorithmic methods identify potential instances of discrimination....
Release Date 2019/08 -
Creating Digital Offerings Customers Will Buy
Author Jeanne W. Ross , Cynthia M. Beath , Martin Mocker
How can companies decide which new digital offerings to pursue? Successful digital offerings are created at the intersection of what technologies can deliver and what customers want and will pay for. That point of intersection, however, has proved to be elusive. To find i....
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Information Systems Management
Author Claudio Vitari , Jean-Loup Richet , Julien Malaurent , Philippe Eynaud , Daniel Alba
Information Systems Management is intended to sensitize the heads of organizations to the issues raised by information systems (IS). Through its pedagogical presentation, the book ensures that issues related to IS are not left solely to the experts in the field. T....
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Author Mohamed Noordeen Alaudeen , Aaron England , Rohan Chopra
Leverage the power of the Python data science libraries and advanced machine learning techniques to analyse large unstructured datasets and predict the occurrence of a particular future event.Key FeaturesExplore the depths of data science, from data collection thro....
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Author Ranga Rao Karanam
Build scalable and flexible Rest APIs and microservices using the latest versions of Spring and Spring BootKey FeaturesBuild Java-based enterprise applications using Spring 5.1 and Spring Boot 2.1 Create high performing, reusable, and scalable enterprise Java appli....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Hands-On Deep Learning Algorithms with Python
Author Sudharsan Ravichandiran
Understand basic-to-advanced deep learning algorithms, the mathematical principles behind them, and their practical applicationsKey FeaturesGet up to speed with building your own neural networks from scratch Gain insights into the mathematical principles behind de....
Release Date 2019/07