Features detailed case studies illustrating the realities of the new high-tech market place and how effective marketing strategy can work. Discusses such strategies used by Yahoo, IBM, Cisco, Nokia, a...

This book culls the best practices from CMM and PMBOK, the de-facto standards for process improvement and project management, to show project managers how to ensure that their project plans are not on...

Taking software professionals beyond the Capability Maturity Model for process improvement to the integrated world of systems and software, this comprehensive resource presents CMMI in a manner that i...

Pace, academic librarian and former Innovative Interfaces employee, explores the complex library-vendor relationships that challenge libraries of all types. Issues addressed include ownership versus a...

There have arisen, in various settings, unmistakable calls for involvement of psychological factors in IT work, notably in development and deployment of information systems. Managing Psychological Fac...

This volume addresses design improvement from the perspective of prevention by introducing readers to the tools of the Six Sigma design process. The author discusses the issues of designing for Six Si...

The complexity and dynamism of organizations make them difficult to understand and manage. This book presents the workings and designs of organizations and identifies the types of problems encountered...

The most influential researchers and writers in the field of HRD outline the ideas and issues that will dominate theory and practice. Critical Issues in HRD brings together ten essays by the most resp...

Many large scale projects are delivered over schedule and over budget. Program management is a new approach to maximize the likelihood of successful change management. Based around a set of techniques...

If you've held back from developing open source or free software projects because you don't understand the implications of the various licenses, you're not alone. Many developers believe in releasing ...

For the geek who's an investor, and the investor who's a geek, we present Online Investing Hacks, 100 industrial-strength, bleeding edge tips, tools and techniques for analyzing and managing online po...

Reveals the secrets behind the phenomenal success of today's top sales professionals In The 10 Immutable Laws of Power Selling , leading sales consultant and trainer James DeSena reveals the secret be...

Hands-on investment strategies for facing the new financial realities of retirement . . . every conceivable facet of retirement planning and the adviser-client relationship is dealt with in a manner t...

Renowned IT project management expert, Joseph Phillips, again delivers an authoritative, easy-to-understand guide that delves into all CompTIA IT Project+ certification objectives. The Inside the Exam...

This is the first book to focus on the people side of knowledge management--what it takes to get employees to contribute to a knowledge system. Robert Buckman explains how to orchestrate this culture ...