Posted by admin on 11 Nov 2009 at 12:22 am under Business
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Scott Berkun Discusses Innovation at Amazon.com Headquarters
Scott Berkun, author of The Myths of Innovation and The Art of Project Management, visited Amazon.com to discuss “epiphany myths” and the realities–and effort–of implementing innovation in your own life and work. Watch the video:
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Posted by admin on 11 Nov 2009 at 12:02 am under Business
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“I strongly recommend that you buy one copy of Peopleware for yourself and another copy for your boss. If you are a boss, then buy one for everyone in your department, and buy one for your boss.”
Demarco and Lister demonstrate that the major [...]
Posted by admin on 31 Oct 2009 at 12:13 am under Business
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Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit Mary Poppendieck Tom Poppendieck Forewords by Jim Highsmithand Ken Schwaber *Adapting agile practices to your development organization *Uncovering and eradicating waste throughout the software development lifecycle *Practical techniques for every development manager, project manager, and technical leaderLean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit Lean [...]
Posted by admin on 23 Oct 2009 at 3:11 am under Business
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Revised and updated techniques to achieve top performance in product management
The Product Manager’s Handbook takes the mystery out of this field by detailing how to integrate aspects from production and coordination to value maximization into a cohesive whole, while examining key international issues, new technologies, and the financial side of product management.
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Posted by admin on 11 Jul 2009 at 11:56 am under Business
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From Publishers Weekly
Technology has so clearly woven itself into the fabric of business culture that publishing Glen’s book on how to manage the people who produce high tech makes perfect sense. The author, founder of a consulting firm specializing in IT organizations, assumes that “geeks” [...]
Posted by admin on 01 Jul 2009 at 12:08 pm under Business
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.” . . much more than about giving advice successfully. It’s a guide that recognizes and respects the individuality and freedom of each person you deal with in business and social dealings. It’s clear-eyed and clever and fun to read. Highly recommended.”
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Posted by admin on 26 Jun 2009 at 9:22 am under Business
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The In Business system is the only series that prepares you expressly for your core business classes such as Accounting, Economics, Marketing, Finance and Business Statistics by doing the following:Expose you to real business files that meet professional standards ,Provide a useful reference to be used in your business classes., An [...]
Posted by admin on 13 Jun 2009 at 10:38 pm under Business
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“…extremely practical and down-to-earth….” — CAUSE/Effect
“it is filled with useful insights into personal growth as a professional.” — Journal of Systems Management
Order Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach: Gerald M. Weinberg form Amazon.
Posted by admin on 13 Jun 2009 at 9:58 pm under Business
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Another entry in the small but growing management library that suggests purposely slowing down and smelling the roses could actually boost productivity in today’s 24/7 world, Tom DeMarco’s Slack stands out because it is aimed at “the infernal busyness of the modern workplace.” DeMarco writes, “Organizations sometimes [...]
Posted by admin on 13 Jun 2009 at 2:23 am under Business
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Get the practical guidance you need to apply Scrum enterprise wide–straight from a leader and innovator in the agile process movement. Agile development methods, such as Scrum, have been shown to produce improvements in speed, quality, and cost. However, the practices within Scrum, [...]
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