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1. |  Run Your Business, Don't Let It Run You By: Clay Mathile Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Publication Date: 22-JUL-2013 Insert Date: 18-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Run Your Business, Don't Let It Run You No More 16-Hour Days!
Running your own business—the American dream—can be daunting: long days, none of the freedom you envisioned, no time for family and friends, and the unrelenting pressure to keep up the pace. Worse, all this hard work can only take you so far. To get to the next level, you need to stop being “Super-Employee” and become a leader who sets direction, operationalizes goals, monitors and controls results, and involves others. You need to run your business using an integrated professional management system.
Clay Mathile, who grew the Iams Company from $500K to $1 billion in...
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2. | Rough Cuts  By: Judah Phillips Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 22-JUL-2013 Insert Date: 18-JUN-2013 | This is the Rough Cut version of the printed
book.
In Building a Digital Analytics
Organization, pioneering expert Judah Phillips thoroughly
explains digital analytics to business practitioners and presents
best practices for using it to reduce costs and increase profitable
revenue throughout the business.
Unbiased and product-independent, this guide
is replete with examples, many based on Phillips’s own
experience. He covers everything from making the business case
through defining and executing strategy and shows how to
successfully integrate processes, technology, and people in...
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3. |  Stratégies d'entreprise en Chine By: Dominique Jolly Publisher: Pearson France Publication Date: 07-JUN-2013 Insert Date: 17-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Stratégies d'entreprise en Chine
Richement documenté, cet ouvrage fait le point de façon équilibrée sur les opportunités et les menaces de l'environnement chinois des affaires. Les managers connaissent en effet mal les transformations récentes du pays. Sait-on par exemple que la Chine compte aujourd'hui plus de 100 parcs scientifiques et techniques et dépense plus que le Japon en R&D ? Ces dimensions prometteuses constituent autant de défis à relever pour les entreprises étrangères.
Le livre prend appui sur une grande variété de cas concrets : Carrefour, Citroën, Google, etc. À travers la trame du modèle PESTEL, il suit...
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4. |  Business Innovation Insights (Collection), 2/e By: Luke M. Williams; Deepa Prahalad; Robert Brunner; Ravi Sawhney; Johnathan Cagan; Craig M. Vogel Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 29-APR-2013 Insert Date: 15-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Business Innovation Insights (Collection), 2/e An up-to-the-minute collection of
techniques for jumpstarting innovation in any market, product,
service, or process
Hot new ideas for supercharging business
innovation in any market, right now: 4 extraordinary books from
world-renowned pioneers in all facets of innovation!
This 4-book package brings together
today’s fastest, most powerful, most realistic solutions for
jumpstarting innovation -- whatever you sell, whatever industry
you’re in! You’ll discover how to change the playing
field, leverage your customers’ insights and expertise,
uncover huge unmet needs, craft great customer...
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5. |  By: Saurav K. Dutta Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 20-JUN-2013 Insert Date: 15-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Master powerful statistical techniques for uncovering fraud
or misrepresentation in complex financial data. The discipline
of statistics has developed sophisticated, well-accepted approaches
for identifying financial fraud and demonstrating that it is
deliberate. Statistical Techniques for Forensic Accounting
is the first comprehensive guide to these tools and techniques.
Leading expert Dr. Saurav Dutta explains their mathematical
underpinnings, shows how to use them properly, and guides you in
communicating your findings to other interested and knowledgeable
parties, or assessing others'...
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6. |  By: Jan Filochowski Publisher: FT Publishing International Publication Date: 13-JUN-2013 Insert Date: 14-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Too Good To Fail?
‘This book is a must for anyone interested in improving their management skills.’ Chris Green, Former Chief Executive, Virgin Trains ‘A rare combination of general principles and concrete advice. Wholeheartedly recommended.’ Professor Alison Wolf CBE, Director of Public Services Policy and Management, King’s College, London ‘A very wise and reflective book. Valuable lessons for every senior manager in every organisation.’ Professor Daniel T. Jones, author of Lean Thinking Business leaders the world over are hardwired to focus on success. But what...
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7. |  Illustrating PRINCE2 - Project Management in Real Terms By: Susan Tuttle Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 10-JAN-2012 Insert Date: 14-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Illustrating PRINCE2 - Project Management in Real Terms
Enjoy effective and profitable projects with PRINCE2®
PRINCE2® is a versatile project management method that can be tailored to any project, of any size, in any environment, by any company. It is widely recognized and extensively used. This book will show you how PRINCE2® will enable you to obtain the best possible results from all your projects.
Step by step …
Written by an experienced practitioner and trainer, this step-by-step guide breaks down the PRINCE2® methodology into bite-size chunks, giving clear explanations and practical illustrations in each section. It...
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8. |  The Chief Information Security Officer: Insights, tools and survival skills By: Barry Kouns; Jake Kouns Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 05-MAY-2011 Insert Date: 14-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Chief Information Security Officer: Insights, tools and survival skills
The Chief Information Security Officer: Insights, tools and survival skills
Discover the skills you need to be a successful CISO in today's changing world
The role of the Chief Information Security Officer has evolved enormously in recent years in response to security threats and a challenging business environment. Instead of being primarily a master technician, today's CISO has to be a trusted advisor to senior management.
The Changing Role of the Information Security Officer
The CISO has overall...
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9. |  Social Media – Analytics & Monitoring By: Andreas Werner Publisher: dpunkt Publication Date: 11-JUN-2013 Insert Date: 14-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Social Media – Analytics & Monitoring Einziges aktuelles SoMe-Buch mit Schwerpunkt “Analytics & Monitoring”- Für KMUs, die den Erfolg ihrer SoMe-Aktivitäten analysieren und steuern möchten- Beschreibung des praktischen Vorgehens incl. Werkzeuge - Sowohl Werkzeuge im finanziellen Rahmen von KMU als auch Produkte der Enterprise-Klasse werden berücksichtigt
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10. |  The Quantum Age of IT: Why everything you know about IT is about to change By: Charles Araujo Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 29-NOV-2012 Insert Date: 13-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Quantum Age of IT: Why everything you know about IT is about to change
The guide to modern IT
'IT as we know it is dead.'
Forces are at work that are reshaping the very fabric of the IT organisation. Driven by our own history, changing perceptions of how technology should work and newfound, but very real, competition, IT organisations are struggling to evolve – but into what?
Keep your IT ahead of the competition
In The Quantum Age of IT, Charles Araujo examines what has led us to this point and what it means to the future of IT organisations. With a broad perspective on the fundamental changes affecting the industry, he offers practical guidance...
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11. |  By: George Spafford Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 11-DEC-2008 Insert Date: 13-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Governance of Green IT
Do you know what your IT systems cost your business in electricity?
Organisations are not always aware of how much of their electricity bill goes on data storage. This is because the amount of money they are spending on the electricity for IT systems is often hidden inside the bigger electricity bill. Many businesses have already been confronted with the heavy operational costs associated with increased data storage. So unless you keep track of the problem, your business may be pouring money down the drain without you even realising it. If you care at all about growth, this is a...
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12. |  The Financial Times Handbook of Financial Engineering, 3rd Edition By: Lawrence Galitz Publisher: FT Publishing International Publication Date: 02-APR-2013 Insert Date: 13-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Financial Times Handbook of Financial Engineering, 3rd Edition
The Financial Times Handbook of Financial Engineering clearly explains the tools of financial engineering, showing you the formulas behind the tools, illustrating how they are applied, priced and hedged. All applications in this book are illustrated with fully-worked practical examples, and recommended tactics and techniques are tested using recent data.
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13. |  De la performance à l'excellence: Devenir une entreprise leader By: Jim Collins Publisher: Pearson France Publication Date: 05-APR-2013 Insert Date: 13-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: De la performance à l'excellence: Devenir une entreprise leader
Pourquoi certaines entreprises, affichant des performances plutôt moyennes, décollent-elles soudain pour rejoindre le peloton de tête ? Qu'est-ce qui les différencie de leurs concurrentes ? Et peut-on étendre à d'autres les principes dont elles se sont inspirées ?
Pendant cinq ans, Jim Collins et son équipe de chercheurs se sont attelés à cette vaste question pour débusquer le secret de la conversion à l'excellence. Onze entreprises, retenues pour leurs performances boursières très supérieures à celles de leur secteur, ont été comparées à leurs concurrentes. Les conclusions qui en...
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14. |  Le petit livre rouge de la vente: Les 12,5 principes de l'excellence By: Jeffrey Gitomer Publisher: Pearson France Publication Date: 03-MAY-2013 Insert Date: 13-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Le petit livre rouge de la vente: Les 12,5 principes de l'excellence
Comment vendre encore et toujours
Les conseils et les réponses de toute une vie au service de la vente, par l'auteur du best-seller The Sales Bible (La Bible de la Vente).
"Je saute de joie parce que vous allez acheter ce livre, et que vous allez y découvrir toutes les différences, ou devrais-je dire toutes ces différences qui feront LA différence entre vous et tous les autres vendeurs de la Terre. Le Petit Livre ROUGE de la vente est conçu pour que vous l'emportiez avec vous comme un livre de bon sens, livre de savoir, livre de sagesse et livre de passion que vous pourrez transformer...
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15. |  Slow management: Entreprendre la transition By: Claudio Vitari; Arvind Ashta; Marjolijn Bloemmen; Roxana Bobulescu; Diana Bratu; Michel Lepesant; Isabelle Né; Nhu Tuyên Lê Publisher: Pearson France Publication Date: 07-JUN-2013 Insert Date: 13-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Slow management: Entreprendre la transition
Tout comme le mouvement slow food est l'alternative au fast food, le slow management est une réponse au contexte actuel de crise et de course perpétuelle contre la montre, assorti d'exigences accrues de rentabilité et de productivité qui pèsent sur les managers. Prenant le contre-pied des tendances actuelles, il pose des limites au "toujours plus" et impose au "toujours plus vite" une lenteur réfléchie.
Véritable "pas de côté", il invite à entreprendre la transition dans les entreprises et notamment à :
Construire des relations de qualité, stables et de longue durée, avec les...
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16. |  Implementing Service Quality based on ISO/IEC 20000: A Management Guide, Third Edition By: Michael Kunas Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 25-OCT-2012 Insert Date: 13-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Implementing Service Quality based on ISO/IEC 20000: A Management Guide, Third Edition
A guide to ISO/IEC 20000 - implementation and certification
ISO/IEC 20000 is an important international standard for IT service providers. Implementation and certification will improve your business processes and practices. It will reassure your customers that your company is efficient, reliable and trustworthy. Customers will return because they know from experience that your service is second to none.
Purchase the ISO20000 standards documents
View the ISO20000 documentation toolkit
Book a place on
an ISO20000 training course
Use ISO20000 to win...
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17. |  Agile: An Executive Guide - Real results from IT budgets By: Jamie Lynn Cooke Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 12-MAY-2011 Insert Date: 13-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Agile: An Executive Guide - Real results from IT budgets
A summary of the challenges facing today's IT project manager
Discussions on project management forums highlight many of the challenges facing a project manager during the course of a project. Unclear requirements, scope creep and undefined roles are well-trodden issues that can derail a project. Other challenges are less obvious, often more subtle, but equally destructive.
Facing up to the challenges
This book offers a focused and concise summary of 50 challenges facing today's IT project manager. The authors draw on years of practical experience (rather than classroom theory) to...
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18. |  By: Harlan Harris; Sean Murphy; Marck Vaisman Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 14-JUN-2013 Insert Date: 13-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Analyzing the Analyzers There has been intense excitement in recent years around activities labeled "data science," "big data," and "analytics." However, the lack of clarity around these terms and, particularly, around the skill sets and capabilities of their practitioners has led to inefficient communication between "data scientists" and the organizations requiring their services. This lack of clarity has frequently led to missed opportunities. To address this issue, we surveyed several hundred practitioners via the Web to explore the varieties of skills, experiences, and viewpoints in the emerging data science...
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19. |  IT Governance: Implementing Frameworks and Standards for the Corporate Governance of IT By: Alan Calder Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 13-MAR-2009 Insert Date: 13-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: IT Governance: Implementing Frameworks and Standards for the Corporate Governance of IT
Use an IT Governance strategy to reduce risk
An Introduction for Directors and IT professionals
The modern organisation is increasingly working within the context of corporate governance.
The subject dictates their day-to-day and strategic activities, especially corporate
information asset risk management and investment, and the ICT infrastructure within which those information assets are collected, manipulated, stored and deployed.
But what is corporate governance, and why is it important to the IT professional? Why is IT governance important to the company director, and what do...
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20. |  IT Governance to Drive High Performance By: Robert Kress Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 09-MAR-2010 Insert Date: 13-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: IT Governance to Drive High Performance
This book will show you the state-of-the-art IT governance model that was developed by the largest consulting firm in the world!
This pocket guide provides you with an insider's detailed description of Accenture's IT governance policy and details its governance structure. It will show how effective IT governance links IT strategy and IT decisions to Accenture's business strategy and business priorities.
Following the best practices approach set out in this pocket guide will serve as an excellent starting point for any organisation with ambitions to achieve high...
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