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1. |  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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2. |  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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3. |  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. Â 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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4. |  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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5. |  La stratégie de l'offre: La nouvelle entreprise dans la nouvelle économie, 3e édition By: Henri de Bodinat Publisher: Pearson France Publication Date: 10-MAY-2013 Insert Date: 13-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: La stratégie de l'offre: La nouvelle entreprise dans la nouvelle économie, 3e édition
Comment le système d'exploitation Android a-t-il concurrencé l'iPhone ? À quoi tient le succès français d'Orange et de Free en matière de téléphonie mobile ? Qu’est-ce qui explique l’écart de performance entre Gap et H&M ? Ou entre Toyota et Ford ? Quelles sont les particularités des entreprises qui traversent la crise avec succès et se démarquent dans la nouvelle économie ?
Pour Henri de Bodinat, la réponse tient en un mot : l’offre. Négligée par les théoriciens de la stratégie d’entreprise, elle est pourtant la clé des échecs ou des grands succès d’aujourd’hui. Voilà pourquoi elle...
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6. |  Everything you want to know about Business Continuity By: Tony Drewitt Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 15-MAR-2012 Insert Date: 11-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Everything you want to know about Business Continuity
"Business continuity is crucial to the survival of your business. Learn how to manage it effectively with this essential guide!
The risks for businesses today are increasing all the time and so are the consequences of incidents and interruptions. Too many companies lose time, customers and income because of circumstances beyond their control. Companies that have a business continuity plan in place are able to not only minimise losses and retain clients, but also win new business!
Accountability is also a new and growing aspect of running organisations. When things go wrong, people at...
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7. |  Resilient Thinking: Protecting Organisations in the 21st Century By: Phillip Wood Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 08-NOV-2012 Insert Date: 11-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Resilient Thinking: Protecting Organisations in the 21st Century
"Risk analysis and crisis management … Make sure your organisation is prepared!
It'll never happen to us ...
Or will it? There are no guarantees. Disasters happen. Can you be sure they won't happen to your organisation? And are you prepared if they do?
No two businesses are the same. They all have different objectives, different values and different ways of working. Crucially, no two people are the same either, and that can be significant. External factors always have an effect – good or bad – and the impact is different for every company. In times of crisis, the effectiveness of...
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8. |  Business Continuity Management: Choosing to Survive By: Abdullah Al Hour Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 31-JUL-2012 Insert Date: 11-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Business Continuity Management: Choosing to Survive
"Business disruption: how will you survive? Fail to plan and your business may fail!
Would your business survive a major incident? What if your key staff were suddenly unavailable? What if your premises were to become uninhabitable? What if your systems and data failed altogether? Would your business ever recover? At what cost?
Business Continuity Management: Choosing to survive shows you how to systematically prepare your business, not only for the unthinkable, but also for smaller incidents which, if left unattended, could well lead to major disasters. A business continuity...
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9. |  Managing Information Security Breaches: Studies from Real Life By: Michael Krausz Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 25-NOV-2010 Insert Date: 11-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Managing Information Security Breaches: Studies from Real Life
Even when organisations take precautions, they may still be at risk of a data breach. Information security incidents do not just affect small businesses; major companies and government departments suffer from them as well.
A strategic framework
Managing Information Security Breaches sets out a strategic framework for handling this kind of emergency. It focuses on the treatment of severe breaches and on how to re-establish safety and security once the breach has occurred. These recommendations support the controls for the treatment of breaches specified under ISO27001:2005....
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10. |  Picture Your Business Strategy: Transform Decisions with the Power of Visuals By: Christine Chopyak Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publication Date: 07-JUN-2013 Insert Date: 28-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Picture Your Business Strategy: Transform Decisions with the Power of Visuals
PICTURE THIS: A BOLD NEW BUSINESS STRATEGY DRAWN FROM TODAY’S HOTTEST VISUAL TRENDSScientific studies have shown that looking at pictures, drawings, and other graphics engage both sides of the brain--opening the “mind’s eye“ and business systems to new possibilities we might not otherwise see.
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11. |  By: Randy Bartlett Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publication Date: 15-JAN-2013 Insert Date: 28-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 |
The Definitive Guide to Using Analytics for Better Business Decisions A must-read for anyone who is directly or indirectly leading or managing an analytics function--and anyone who wants to make better decisions based on analytics, not just intuition or an overemphasis on industry knowledge, which crowds out good analytics.
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12. |  The Product Manager’s Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed as a Product Manager By: Steven Haines Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publication Date: 14-JUN-2013 Insert Date: 28-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Product Manager’s Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed as a Product Manager
FORGE A POWERFUL STRATEGY TO BECOME A PRODUCT MANAGER WHO DELIVERS RESULTSThe world of business is moving at breakneck speed. More is being demanded of everyone--with fewer resources than ever. In no profession is this more apparent thanProduct Management.Written by one of today’s leading Product Managementthought-leaders, Steven Haines, The Product Manager’s Survival Guide provides best practices, practical on-the-job advice, and a step-by-step blueprint for succeedingin Product Management.
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13. |  Scenario Planning: A Field Guide to the Future By: Woody Wade Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 27-MAR-2012 Insert Date: 14-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Scenario Planning: A Field Guide to the Future
Is your business ready for the future?
Scenario planning is a fascinating, yet still underutilized, business tool that can be of immense value to a company's strategic planning process. It allows companies to visualize the impact that a portfolio of possible futures could have on their competitiveness. It helps decision-makers see opportunities and threats that could emerge beyond their normal planning horizon. Scenario Planning serves as a guide to taking a long-term look at your business, your industry, and the world, posing thoughtful questions about the possible consequences of some...
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14. |  Social Business By Design: Transformative Social Media Strategies for the Connected Company By: Dion Hinchcliffe; Peter Kim; Jeff Dachis Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publication Date: 01-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 13-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Social Business By Design: Transformative Social Media Strategies for the Connected Company
From the Dachis Group—the global leader in social business—comes the groundbreaking book on transformative social business strategies.
Social Business By Design is the definitive management book on how to rethink the modern organization in the social media era. Based on their research and work through the Dachis Group, thought leaders Dion Hinchcliffe and Peter Kim deftly explore how the social, cultural, and technological trends provoked by the social media explosion are transforming the business environment. Designed as both a strategic overview and a hands-on resource, Social Business...
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15. |  Get Lucky: How to Put Planned Serendipity to Work for You and Your Business Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publication Date: 17-APR-2012 Insert Date: 13-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Get Lucky: How to Put Planned Serendipity to Work for You and Your Business
A guide to getting luck on your side
As the pace of change accelerates and the volume of information explodes, we're under great pressure to connect just in time with the people and ideas we need to thrive. But we can no longer plan our way to success—there will always be factors beyond our control. This uncertainty, however, cultivates one of today's key drivers of success: serendipity. More than blind luck, serendipity can produce quantifiable results: breakthrough ideas, relationships that matter, effortless cooperation, synchronized market timing, and more. Get Lucky shows businesses...
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16. |  The Power of Strategy Innovation By: Robert E. Johnston; J. Douglas Bate Publisher: AMACOM Publication Date: 26-APR-2013 Insert Date: 02-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Power of Strategy Innovation Strategic planning sounds business-as-usual dull, while innovation conjures up images of corporate vision and risk-taking. The truth is, the two must be brought together for companies to excel in dynamic markets. The Power of Strategy Innovation presents a five-phase Discovery Process for staging, aligning, exploring, creating, and mapping the paths between analytical, numbers-oriented, day-to-day planning and market-centric, discovery-driven innovation that focuses on the future.  This edition updated in 2013 to include a new Preface and Epilogue, describing the emergence of Enterprise...
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17. |  By: Jonathan Gifford Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Publication Date: 01-APR-2012 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Blindsided
Modern management science seeks to streamline and rationalise the business process; to base decision-making on proven facts and to eliminate risk and uncertainty. Unfortunately, businesses are run by human beings and depend on other human beings for their custom. Human beings, it seems safe to say, are irredeemably selfish, greedy, short-sighted and prone to mass delusion. Time and again throughout history, business and society have been blindsided by people's irrational and unpredictable behaviour. And it's not just the consumers: well-respected business executives and their advisors get...
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18. |  Ca va marcher ! - 7 étapes pour une entreprise profitable By: Jean-Luc Roux Publisher: Eyrolles Publication Date: 07-JUN-2012 Insert Date: 23-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Ca va marcher ! - 7 étapes pour une entreprise profitable
Présentation
Pas de temps à perdre, vous devez parler business model couramment !
Voici en sept étapes le mode d'emploi pour créer votre entreprise profitable, sept étapes pour concevoir votre business model .
Low cost , freemium, effet de levier, écosystème d'affaires... le business model est une source d'innovations qui vont transformer radicalement votre façon de concevoir les affaires.
Dans un monde complexe, l'entrepreneur doit faire simple. Cet ouvrage est pragmatique, éclairé par l'expérience d'entrepreneurs, jeunes start-up et grandes figures de l'entrepreneuriat.
Le...
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19. |  By: Jeremy Kourdi Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Publication Date: 01-OCT-2009 Insert Date: 13-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: 100 Great Business Ideas
Are you looking for a great idea or some inspiration to start a new venture or to help you grow your existing business? This book contains 100 great business ideas, extracted from the world's best companies.Ideas provide the fuel for individuals and companies to create value and success. Indeed the power of ideas can even exceed the power of money. One simple idea can be the catalyst to move markets, inspire colleagues and employees, and capture the hearts and imaginations of customers. This book can be that very catalyst. Each idea is succinctly described and is followed by advice on how...
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20. |  Deliver the Unexpected: And Six Other New Truths for Business Success By: Richard Robbins Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 13-NOV-2012 Insert Date: 10-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Deliver the Unexpected: And Six Other New Truths for Business Success
Praise for Deliver the Unexpected
"Richard's insights are exactly what entrepreneurs need to read to transform their business in today's new reality."
—Margaret Kelly, CEO of RE/MAX International
"Deliver the Unexpected is an absolute must-read for any entrepreneur serious about changing the game."—Robin Sharma, bestselling author of The Leader Who Had No Title and The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
"Much more than just a fascinating story and much more than just a book on success. Be ready to come away with knowledge of the principles that will help you take your career and income to a...
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