Business Systems Books

I haven't found anything else that spells out privacy concerns for businesses like this book, delivered with straight talk, real world examples, and solid, practical advice.

The web can be a great way for businesses like mine (insurance) to communicate with existing and potential customers but there are risks as well as rewards. I bought this book after the company I work for sent out a message to several thousand customers and cc'd everyone on the list! Fortunately the message was fairly innocuous, but it was still a scary wake up call (the person who sent the message had not even been trained on how to use email properly). I pointed out to my boss that we could have ended up like Eli Lilly, having to explain ourselves to government regulators.

The author has clearly had real world experience helping companies deal with things like this. He explains the `privacy players' and the risks that companies face when they make mistakes, but without preaching. His whole perspective is that consumers want privacy so getting privacy right is smart business. Besides examples of what can go wrong, he also points out what can go right (like the bank that literally makes millions from their respect for privacy). I can recommend this book to anyone who works with customer data.

I haven't found anything else that spells out privacy concerns for businesses like this book, delivered with straight talk, real world examples, and solid, practical advice.

The web can be a great way for businesses like mine (insurance) to communicate with existing and potential customers but there are risks as well as rewards. I bought this book after the company I work for sent out a message to several thousand customers and cc'd everyone on the list! Fortunately the message was fairly innocuous, but it was still a scary wake up call (the person who sent the message had not even been trained on how to use email properly). I pointed out to my boss that we could have ended up like Eli Lilly, having to explain ourselves to government regulators.

The author has clearly had real world experience helping companies deal with things like this. He explains the `privacy players' and the risks that companies face when they make mistakes, but without preaching. His whole perspective is that consumers want privacy so getting privacy right is smart business. Besides examples of what can go wrong, he also points out what can go right (like the bank that literally makes millions from their respect for privacy). I can recommend this book to anyone who works with customer data.

this book has all you need to know about Spatial, chapters are easy to read....and the advanced subjects are very well explained....certainly a must have one....

I am currently working on system, the involves Oracle Spatial technology. This book was going to be me first step (almost) towards getting familliar with Spatial. I was little anxious about the level expected from the book's reader: "Intermediate-Advanced"; I haven't exactly felt like "advanced" in Oracle technology. It wasn't so bad; the book is really well written and I had no problems with understanding anything.

The book consists of six parts (including appendices). All the parts cover following subjects:
- Introduction to the technology. Technologies, to be exact; architectures of both, Spatial and Locator options are described -
differences between them.
- Basic concepts - basic know-how. The part, I needed the most met my expectations in 100%. It helped me to start coding really fast.
- Network analysis - more advanced subjects covered, the mostly ARE NOT available in Locator option (one I have access to); network analysis and routing engine, geometry engine. Also indexes and operators are described in one chapter of the book.
- Map Visualisation and creation - a lot of knowlege about MapBuilder, MapViewer and it's API - really helpful for anybody, who needs to visualize maps stored in Spatial.
- Sample applications and case studies - I always look for such chapter in every IT book I read. This is the place, where programmer might find a lot of answers to one's questions. There is also a chapter in this part, the belongs to the category "MUST read" - "Tips, common mistakes and common errors".

There is also sample code available for the readers - to be downloaded from the publisher's web page. It is really helpful to have it while reading the book. There is only one "but" - was, to be exact. About two weeks after the book had been published, the code wasn't available on the page. At least, I couldn't find it. Now it is possible to download it from here.

The book is really good - "must have" of every Oracle Spatial user. It might be helpful for the beginner and advanced developers as well. I would recommend it to everyone, who needs to get to know Oracle Spatial well. All the 756 pages (excluding index) are filled with reliable knowledge, especially that one of the authors - Ravi Kothuri is a member of Oralce spatial development team, where he works as software architect and team leader.

Well written and very thorough in its treatment of how probability methods are used to quantify cost risk; excellent textbook for students (lots of exercises), as well as for professional cost analysts.

This is a must book for engineers, scientists, and engineering managers. Garvey's book presents how probability theory is applied to model, measure, and manage risk in the cost of a systems engineering project. The work is a first of its kind in the engineering, cost engineering/analysis, and operations research communities.

The book provides readers a clear discussion on the nature of uncertainty, how it affects the cost of a systems engineering project, and how probability methods are used to model, measure, and control risk from a systems engineering perspective. Readers benefit from the numerous mathematical and professional anecdotes, case discussions, results, observations, and interpretations found throughout the chapters.

The book contains 110 applied and theoretical exercises. It is an outstanding text for students in engineering and the related fields.

MS Project is a difficult application to learn (at least for me!)

The workbook format includes a CD that allows the user to "simulate" using the various main aspects of the application (user does not have to own the real MS Project application; the CD provides a simulation). If other trainings include this approach, I haven't seen it. User is asked to respond with the actions she/he would normally use while navigating through MS Project. The visual, auditory and interactive aspects of the simulation engaged me. "Lessons" are very short (couple of minutes). A one question quiz at the end of each lesson is reinforcing and encouraging.

This should NOT be the primary way a user learns MS Project, but it certainly helped me by "holding my hand" as the screen visually walked me through using parts of the program.

Don't let the comic book appearance of the cover scare you. The content of the book is well written. It is not written like a comic book.

This is for the new "newbie" MS Project user; not good for advanced topics.

Learning to use Microsoft Project is one of those things I know I *should* know but don't. Project 2003 Personal Trainer by CustomGuide has now become the latest "just in case" addition to my bookshelf at work...

Content: The Fundamentals; Entering the Task List; Entering and Assigning Resources; Viewing the Project; Working with Tasks; Working with Resources; Working with Costs; Balancing the Project; Updating Project Progress; Checking Project Progress; Working with Reports; Working with Multiple Projects; Index

As a software developer, I work on a number of projects. But fortunately, the type of development I do is normally not such that it requires the overhead of having to use Project to plan it out. And if it does, I've been lucky to have a project manager to handle all that. I know at some point my luck will run out, however. Project 2003 Personal Trainer is a practical, example-/exercise-driven approach to learning the basics of the software. The philosophy behind CustomGuide is "I listen, I forget; I see, I recall; I do, I understand". Therefore, the entire book is set up to have you actually *do* stuff with Project in order to understand how it works and to learn how to make it go where you want. There's a CD included that is a Project 2003 simulator, so you can still learn the software even if you haven't plunked down a check to Microsoft for Project. This is really nice, in that it gives you maximum flexibility on where you can set up your learning environment regardless of software licensing issues. I can't think of too many better ways to get up to speed more quickly than with this material.

Don't expect that this book will be a long-term reference volume, though. If you are a full-time project manager who is going to live in Project, this book will get you moving quickly. But if you want to learn the fine intricacies of a Gantt chart, you'll need to look elsewhere. That's not to say that this book falls down in that area. It's just not meant to be the end-all repository of all things Project. Get this book, get your feet wet, develop some basic competency, and then decide if you need to go deeper.

I'll be keeping this book on my work bookshelf and watching it closely to make sure it doesn't disappear...

The authors are experts in the law and the use of statistics in legal settings. This book gives an excellent overview of how statistics is applied in the courtroom. Many interesting and important cases are presented. Although not professional statisticians the authors have a good understanding of statistical methods. The book gives one of the best presentations of the importance of randomized controlled experiments that I have seen.

The authors are experts in the law and the use of statistics in legal settings. This book gives an excellent overview of how statistics is applied in the courtroom. Many interesting and important cases are presented. Although not professional statisticians the authors have a good understanding of statistical methods. The book gives one of the best presentations of the importance of randomized controlled experiments that I have seen.

I am in the Strategic Coach program and this audio book is a great supplement to the program. It also give you a wonderful insight into the genious of Dan Sullivan.

His philosophies, when followed appropriately, change lives.

This course, the product of interactions with thousands of entrepreneurs, is a gently condensed version of Dan Sullivan's Strategic Coach program. This is the complete package of his ideas developed over the years. This is no lead into his "better" stuff, this is it. Dealing with Dan Sullivan further involves refinements, tracking and of course, getting advice for particular situations, a service for which you must qualify to receive and for which ample consulting fees are charged. (I've never been a client of his, so I plead ignorance as to details.)

The Pure Genius system covers such items as developing your unique ability, achieving a balance of personal life and work, and developing referability habits. Let me cover these three areas as an example of the quality of this program:

-Unique ability is the one or many things that you do better than anyone else, which if you follow such profiles as the Kolbe profile, you also might find it is something that you like doing. Dan Sullivan practices this in his own company that employees have removed from their job descriptions those duties that they dislike, though they might be good at, in favor of those duties which they not only excel, but in my words "dig" and get energized doing. Dan himself is not good at numbers and accounting and does not work with details, but his wife is energized by and is talented in this area, and in his example, was able to spot discrepancies in numbers within minutes that accountants might have taken weeks to put together.


-With regard to balance of work and non-work life, Dan bluntly states that while work enables your life, it is what you do *outside* of work that defines your long-term worth in life, and that many entrepreneurs sacrifice their lives to get where they are. It is important to recognize that peak performance in your field requires balancing this personal and work life, which following the athletics and entertainment model, enables you to "focus" and get more done that you ever imagined in a short period of time. That's the basis of his system of focus days, buffer days and free days. Free days must be truly free and that an entrepreneur must balance his life such as he is not doing work while vacationing, including needing to be available to take phone calls. This is the ideal concept, because this freedom is necessary to be able to get back to work when the vacation ends.

-A more concrete rendition of Dan's ideas comes from his "referability" habits. These are four basic habits, presented in Dan's integrated form, which by themselves, could explain the rise and fall of markets, and with another principle, the rise and fall of civilizations. These habits are so simple that everyone knows them, but the more one contemplates these habits, which are accessible to anyone in the world, the more easily it can be seen how important they are. Dan identifies and provides that reasons and consequences of each one, and the aggregate consequence, which is, are doors opened or closed for you based on the way you interact with people on a daily basis. Without explanation, they are--show up on time--do what you say--finish what you start--say please and thank you--. The empiricists of the world will want a study, the rationalists of the world won't accept it because it sounds too easy, but once you see what works in world of "ABCD" (another idea), you will become a practitioner of gratitude and integrity.

In short, this course is the real deal. I have never seen content so systematically connected and boiled down like it, outside of the realm of philosophy. The absence of previous reviews, its not being available from nightingale conant, E-bay liquidators, despite this course being out years, and its practicality, leaves me with the optimistic hope that folks who take this course are somehow different and better than before. Chris

I've used the best foot books to prepare for my own travels. I bought this one to give to someone from overseas to prepare for a business trip to the US. To me it seems worthwhile if not a bit overly long (one chapter for each state).
Unfortunately Amazon's delivery is delayed almost 3 weeks and this is causing a problem

For a non-native, this book gives some interesting insights into America, Americans and their culture.

We use it for cultural awareness training in Indian Call Centers. The participants find the insights fascinating!

Ian
Holistic Enterprise
Training Consultancy

Like all of the For Dummies books, this one is easy to read, and being All-In-One...is just that. Lots of info...and a good resource as I'm slogging through this program trying to create invoices....

This is a well written review of accounting as wel as a fairly thorough discussion and tutoiral for QuickBooks. I had some familiarity with QB but my accounting fundamentals were rusty. This book addressed all of my needs in a straightforward and easy to understand book. It is well worth the cost.

I like his ideas as the quality of life is very important, life must not get too fast. There needs to be time to savour the environment, the beauty and the tides of life. .

I received this book as a review copy years ago in a newspaper office, and it has served in good stead through careers in government and consulting. "There is no shortage of money, only different priorities...You can't teach a person anything unless he already knows it (but lacks the confidence to act on change.)" This book is a bible and a comfort to those trying to effect change and enlighten large or small groups . I have purchased several copies for friends over the years.

Enid Mumford's book is a must read for anyone interested in the potential and impact of socio-technical design. She takes us into a wonderful journey of work system advocates for dignity, participation and good working life for everyone included.

This book shows that beneath all the hype of management, there is a continuing need to establish management as a noble profession in which management can enhance human freedom, democracy and creativity. In this effort, Enid Mumford's voice has been significant over the last four decades. This book is an excellent testimony to this.

This is a rare book on design and research on design. You can learn from real experiences of real people, and see their struggle and anxiety. It shows that good research at the end must address somehow what it means to be a human being, and what constitutes good life for all of us.

Enid Mumford is a phenomenon. Throughout her long and active life as an academic and researcher she has championed the importance of the human participant in the design of organizational systems. She has demonstrated again and again that we can design better, more robust and efficient systems by involving all the stakeholders in the design process. This book is both a reprise of her work and at the same time a practical step by step guide on how to set about redesigning organizations. In this book Enid Mumford sets out a masterly step by step practical guide to redesigning systems to make use of new technology. The guide is based on a series of case studies representing her life's work, with each case contributing lessons on redesign. It is essential reading for all those preparing to engage in change using new technology - students as well as mangers.