Business Process Consulting
Jan 27, 2012
What is the best business structure for my consulting firm?
Im 18 and im in the process of starting a consulting firm, with my intellectual friend whose 20 years old. What we doing is something BIG the marketing methods, the company name which i don’t wanna say is impeccable is what we don’t hear at all. Well my worriness and frustration in some things is that i don’t know. What business structure i should settle for sole proprietiorship, LLC, Corporation etc.? I wanna see millions in 2009, we are closing deals that structure private notes and we have all the consultant tools please dont write anything negative of what im doing it nothing personal it’s just business.
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Accepted!: 50 Successful Business School Admission Essays $14.95 Prospective business school students will find everything they need to prepare successful admission essays in this book. Containing 50 real essays students have written to gain admission to top business schools, this guide details the strengths of each essay, the inspiration of the student who wrote it, and what makes it a winner. The essays represent a diverse group of students and include those with traditional consulting and business backgrounds, as well as those with nontraditional backgrounds in areas such as public service, the military, and culinary arts. Crucial insights are included from business school admission officers who reveal what they are looking for in applicants, and successful applicants describe what worked for them and the mistakes they made that future applicants should avoid. Also included are strategies for the entire admission process, such as how to research the type of students that each school is seeking, ace the interview, and get powerful recommendations. |
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Achieving Value $70 Achieving Business Value from Technology offers the expert guidance, real-world advice, and practical methodology managers need to ensure that their dollars aren’t wasted on IT disasters. It shows them how to assess projects in real time and decide whether to alter, abandon, or continue them with a clear understanding of likely impact on the business.With the increasing importance of technology in a business world redefined by globalization, high-octane competition, and the shift from mass production to mass customization, it’s more important than ever that your IT dollars are well spent in pursuit of efficiency, adaptability, and market mobility. Knowing which initiatives offer real business value can be the competitive advantage your business needs to thrive. Simply put, no matter what your business is, IT is your business.Achieving Business Value from Technology offers proven techniques, methodologies, governance mechanisms, and best practice guidelines to guarantee your money is transforming your current IT setup from potential value to real value. The approach offered in this book-and developed by the experts in Gartner’s Consulting and Measurement practices-has been proven to help managers make the right IT decisions every time.Author Tony Murphy outlines a systematic process managers can use to identify, track, and realize benefits and value from their IT investments. This methodology helps management bridge the traditional gap between the business and IT sides of the organization and incorporates IT value metrics into conventional management reporting systems.Managers will learn to monitor opportunities, risks, and impediments at all stages of the investment cycle and rest assured that the money they invest in IT will bring long-lasting and measurable benefits to the organization.The author also provides guidelines for undertaking post-implementation benefit audits and IT sourcing, as well as tips and techniques for optimizing asset |
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Agility by Aris Business Process Management: Yearbook Business Process Excellence 2006/2007 $32.39 Used – Business Process Management has recently become a real “hype” topic. Too often, however, the technical aspects are being focused upon. IDS Scheer AG, leading IT and Consulting company in this business field for more than 20 years, supports a holistic approach. Business Process Management is understood to be a commercially motivated cycle which includes strategy, design, implementation and controlling. This book is dedicated to this cycle in theory and in practice, from the technical as we |
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Agility by Aris Business Process Management: Yearbook Business Process Excellence 2006/2007 $24.72 Used – Business Process Management has recently become a real “hype” topic. Too often, however, the technical aspects are being focused upon. IDS Scheer AG, leading IT and Consulting company in this business field for more than 20 years, supports a holistic approach. Business Process Management is understood to be a commercially motivated cycle which includes strategy, design, implementation and controlling. This book is dedicated to this cycle in theory and in practice, from the technical as we |
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Agility by Aris Business Process Management: Yearbook Business Process Excellence 2006/2007 $60.99 New – Business Process Management has recently become a real “hype” topic. Too often, however, the technical aspects are being focused upon. IDS Scheer AG, leading IT and Consulting company in this business field for more than 20 years, supports a holistic approach. Business Process Management is understood to be a commercially motivated cycle which includes strategy, design, implementation and controlling. This book is dedicated to this cycle in theory and in practice, from the technical as wel |
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Agility by Aris Business Process Management: Yearbook Business Process Excellence 2006/2007 $43.14 New – Business Process Management has recently become a real “hype” topic. Too often, however, the technical aspects are being focused upon. IDS Scheer AG, leading IT and Consulting company in this business field for more than 20 years, supports a holistic approach. Business Process Management is understood to be a commercially motivated cycle which includes strategy, design, implementation and controlling. This book is dedicated to this cycle in theory and in practice, from the technical as wel |
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Akad MBA Application Method $12.3 New – MBA Admissions Committees (AdCom) routinely reject smarter and more accomplished applicants in favor of applicants who make better arguments that they will use their MBA to achieve significant success.This book, written by a graduate of Harvard and Wharton who has spoken at both universities’ business schools, and based on AKAD Group’s extensive knowledge of MBA application consulting, takes you through the entire process of planning and executing a winning MBA application.And yet, it also |
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Akad MBA Application Method $12.07 Used – MBA Admissions Committees (AdCom) routinely reject smarter and more accomplished applicants in favor of applicants who make better arguments that they will use their MBA to achieve significant success.This book, written by a graduate of Harvard and Wharton who has spoken at both universities’ business schools, and based on AKAD Group’s extensive knowledge of MBA application consulting, takes you through the entire process of planning and executing a winning MBA application.And yet, it als |
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Akad MBA Application Method $12.3 Used – MBA Admissions Committees (AdCom) routinely reject smarter and more accomplished applicants in favor of applicants who make better arguments that they will use their MBA to achieve significant success.This book, written by a graduate of Harvard and Wharton who has spoken at both universities’ business schools, and based on AKAD Group’s extensive knowledge of MBA application consulting, takes you through the entire process of planning and executing a winning MBA application.And yet, it als |
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Akad MBA Application Method $12.07 New – MBA Admissions Committees (AdCom) routinely reject smarter and more accomplished applicants in favor of applicants who make better arguments that they will use their MBA to achieve significant success.This book, written by a graduate of Harvard and Wharton who has spoken at both universities’ business schools, and based on AKAD Group’s extensive knowledge of MBA application consulting, takes you through the entire process of planning and executing a winning MBA application.And yet, it also |
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Aligning Training for Results: A Process and Tools That Link Training to Business $41.72 What makes some training programs successful while others produce disappointing results? The answer, says Ron Stone, lies in the processes trainers employ to determine needs, design and develop programs, deliver the training, and partner to get business results. It is time to reexamine these processes, says the author, and bring them into the twenty-first century. In Aligning Training for Results Stone provides a potent, comprehensive, and versatile resource to help guide trainers through assessing, designing, and delivering training solutions that achieve real and measurable results.Many training programs have a limited chance to succeed, Stone explains, because trainers have not focused on the factors that really matter. This book lays out the five critical factors of alignment that drive the entire training process to desired results. The author addresses all aspects of the training process, beginning with needs assessment and ending with designing transfer strategies—and shows how to align training with business needs and goals. The guidelines, techniques, and tools in the book integrate best practices with the best available empirical evidence in making decisions about how to design and deliver training for business results. By following the author’s research-based methods, trainers will sharpen their consulting skills, learn how to eliminate time wasters, clarify performance execution and outcome requirements, and—most important—satisfy the needs of clients.Full of evidence-based templates, strategies, assessments, and other tools, Aligning Training for Results communicates a foundation of concepts and principles, and a systematic process demonstrating how to create, sustain, and align training solutions to get business results. |
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Aligning Training for Results: A Process and Tools That Link Training to Business $55 What makes some training programs successful while others produce disappointing results? The answer, says Ron Stone, lies in the processes trainers employ to determine needs, design and develop programs, deliver the training, and partner to get business results. It is time to reexamine these processes, says the author, and bring them into the twenty-first century. In Aligning Training for Results Stone provides a potent, comprehensive, and versatile resource to help guide trainers through assessing, designing, and delivering training solutions that achieve real and measurable results.Many training programs have a limited chance to succeed, Stone explains, because trainers have not focused on the factors that really matter. This book lays out the five critical factors of alignment that drive the entire training process to desired results. The author addresses all aspects of the training process, beginning with needs assessment and ending with designing transfer strategies—and shows how to align training with business needs and goals. The guidelines, techniques, and tools in the book integrate best practices with the best available empirical evidence in making decisions about how to design and deliver training for business results. By following the author’s research-based methods, trainers will sharpen their consulting skills, learn how to eliminate time wasters, clarify performance execution and outcome requirements, and—most important—satisfy the needs of clients.Full of evidence-based templates, strategies, assessments, and other tools, Aligning Training for Results communicates a foundation of concepts and principles, and a systematic process demonstrating how to create, sustain, and align training solutions to get business results. |
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At the Crossroads : The Remarkable CPA Firm that Nearly Crashed, then Soared $36.95 At the CrossroadsThe Remarkable CPA Firm that Nearly Crashed, then SoaredJoe Abriola has a problem—a big problem. Managing partner of a prosperous Minneapolis CPA firm, Joe has just learned that his partners are on the vergeof mutiny. Why are they so upset? It’s him!—or, rather, it’s the way he’s let their practice slide intocomplacency. Why are other CPA firms growing so fast when theirs isn’t?The partners want answers—fast. If not, Joe may find himself out in the cold . . . and it gets awfully cold in Minneapolis in the winter. What will he do?What Joe does forms the backbone of this delightful new growth parable from Gale Crosley and Debbie Stover. In years of teaching CPA firms how to grow, Crosley—who heads Crosley+Company, an Atlanta-based CPA consulting firm—has developed a dynamic approach called the Practice Growth Model.In At the Crossroads, that model gets put into place, and in the process, we learn what it takes to transform a sleepy, uninspired CPA firm into a powerhouse. Will all the partners survive? Will Joe survive? What about know-it-all Frank, too-lofty-to-care Charles, orcounting-the-days-till-he-retires Harold?And what about the staff? The business developer who dresses like a dream but doesn’t have a clue about bringing in business . . . the marketing director the partners won’t take seriously—even the mailroom guy gets in a few licks!Does this firm, with its head in the sand, blithely ignoring the complexities of a changing marketplace, look anything like yours? Would you like it to? Especially when the makeover is complete, and they’re chalking up phenomenal growth, with a win rate on highly qualified opportunities of seventy percent?If your firm is underachieving or growing inefficiently, and you’d like to know how to change all that, At the Crossroads may hold the key to a bright new future. |
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Beyond Business Process Reengineering: Towards the Holonic Enterprise $34.95 New – Internationally renowned experts, with worldwide consulting expertise, chart a dynamic new trend that promises to go beyond current thinking on BPR and virtual companies. Discusses the competitive advantages of holonic systems, demonstrating what enterprises must do to become viable holonic players. Includes a significant amount of international examples. |
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Beyond Business Process Reengineering: Towards the Holonic Enterprise $26.24 New – Internationally renowned experts, with worldwide consulting expertise, chart a dynamic new trend that promises to go beyond current thinking on BPR and virtual companies. Discusses the competitive advantages of holonic systems, demonstrating what enterprises must do to become viable holonic players. Includes a significant amount of international examples. |
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Beyond Change Management: How to Achieve Breakthrough Results Through Conscious Change Leadership $55 Praise for the Second Edition of Beyond Change Management”With this extensively upgraded second edition, Dean Anderson and Linda Ackerman Anderson solidify their status as the leading authorities on change leadership and organizational transformation. This is without question the most comprehensive approach for leaders who are serious about making change a strategic discipline. Beyond Change Management is an intelligent book by two of the most knowledgeable and accomplished masters of their craft, and it’s one that every conscious change leader should adopt as their guide to creating more meaningful organizations.”—Jim Kouzes, coauthor, the bestselling The Leadership Challenge and The Truth About Leadership”Read this great book by Dean Anderson and Linda Ackerman Anderson and learn how to use their multidimensional approach to lead transformation masterfully and consciously!”—Marshall Goldsmith, world-renowned executive coach; author of the New York Times bestsellers, MOJO and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There”An important move toward a more integral business consulting approach, very much recommended for those interested in the topic and ways to actually apply it.”—Ken Wilber, author, The Integral Vision and A Brief History of Everything”Dean and Linda are core to the field of conscious change leadership and continue to stretch and push its boundaries in this rich and deep compendium. This is a must read from two consummate thought leaders who have devoted their careers to developing highly successful change leaders. Read it andimmediately improve your change leadership or consulting success.”—Beverly Kaye, CEO, Career Systems International; author, Love ‘em or Lose ‘em: Getting Good People to Stay”This book is about mastery of leading the transformational change process written by masters of the craft. |
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Beyond Change Management: How to Achieve Breakthrough Results Through Conscious Change Leadership $37.65 Praise for the Second Edition of Beyond Change Management”With this extensively upgraded second edition, Dean Anderson and Linda Ackerman Anderson solidify their status as the leading authorities on change leadership and organizational transformation. This is without question the most comprehensive approach for leaders who are serious about making change a strategic discipline. Beyond Change Management is an intelligent book by two of the most knowledgeable and accomplished masters of their craft, and it’s one that every conscious change leader should adopt as their guide to creating more meaningful organizations.”—Jim Kouzes, coauthor, the bestselling The Leadership Challenge and The Truth About Leadership”Read this great book by Dean Anderson and Linda Ackerman Anderson and learn how to use their multidimensional approach to lead transformation masterfully and consciously!”—Marshall Goldsmith, world-renowned executive coach; author of the New York Times bestsellers, MOJO and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There”An important move toward a more integral business consulting approach, very much recommended for those interested in the topic and ways to actually apply it.”—Ken Wilber, author, The Integral Vision and A Brief History of Everything”Dean and Linda are core to the field of conscious change leadership and continue to stretch and push its boundaries in this rich and deep compendium. This is a must read from two consummate thought leaders who have devoted their careers to developing highly successful change leaders. Read it andimmediately improve your change leadership or consulting success.”—Beverly Kaye, CEO, Career Systems International; author, Love ‘em or Lose ‘em: Getting Good People to Stay”This book is about mastery of leading the transformational change process written by masters of the craft. |
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Beyond the Myths and Magic of Mentoring: How to Facilitate an Effective Mentoring Process $48 The business world has changed dramatically since the first edition of Beyond the Myths and Magic of Mentoring was published in 1991. Once a fringe approach to skill development, facilitated mentoring has made its way into the mainstream as a successful, cost-effective method for critical skill and knowledge transfer. Countless organizations in business, education, and the nonprofit sector have discovered that having a facilitated mentoring process is a key strategy for filling today’s need for a more highly skilled, diverse, and flexible workforce. What makes some of them more successful than others? Margo Murray’s classic book Beyond the Myths and Magic of Mentoring has been thoroughly revised and updated to meet the demands of today’s complex and competitive organizations. Filled with real-life examples illustrating what works and what doesn’t, this invaluable resource provides both sample models and specific guidelines for designing, implementing, and evaluating a facilitated mentoring process within any type of organization. A wealth of helpful suggestions on how to be a mentor, find a mentor, and what to do to make the mentoring relationship work makes this book essential reading for anyone with an interest in mentoring. While built on a well-researched foundation, Beyond the Myths and Magic of Mentoring is an accessible resource. In it you will find practical checklists, guidelines, and examples that outline how to design a mentoring process to meet specific organizational needs. The book includes:A clear explanation of what mentoring is—and what it is notGuidance for assessing needs and determining organizational readiness Advice for structuring the mentor roleSuggestions for evaluating mentoring process effectivenessIdeas for making facilitated mentoring workThe Author Margo Murray is president and chief operating officer of MMHA The Managers’ Mentors, Inc., international consulting firm. She has more than |
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Built to Win: Creating a World-Class Negotiating Organization $29.95 Companies that consistently negotiate more valuable agreements?in ways that protect key relationships?enjoy an important but often overlooked competitive advantage. Until now, most companies have sought to improve their negotiation outcomes by sending individuals to training workshops. But this new groundbreaking book, using real-world examples from leading companies, shows a more powerful and less expensive way to achieve this.In Built to Win, authors Susskind and Movius argue that negotiation must be a strategic core competency. Drawing on their decades of training and consulting work, as well as a robust theory of negotiation, the authors provide a step-by-step model for building organizational competence. They show why the approach of ?training and more training? is a weak strategy. The authors also describe the organizational barriers that so often plague even experienced negotiators, and recommend ways of overcoming them. Built to Win explains the crucial role that leaders must play in setting goals, aligning incentives, pinpointing metrics, and supporting learning platforms to promote long-term success. A final chapter provides practical ?how-to? tools to help you start your own organizational improvement process. This book will be invaluable to CEOs, senior-level managers, HR business leaders, human resource professionals, sales and purchasing managers, and others who negotiate regularly. |
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Bullish Thinking: The Advisors Guide to Surviving and Thriving on Wall Street $0.99 Praise for Bullish Thinking”Bullish Thinking is a great read. The members of the Silver Institute truly enjoy Alden Cass’s thought process as it relates to surviving in the fast-paced world of trading precious metals. I recommend this book to anyone involved in the financial services industry.”—Michael DiRienzo, Executive Director, The Silver Institute”Bullish Thinking is a must-read book for sales professionals in every industry. Coping with adversity and emotional stress is an art that stock brokers, wealth advisors, and other financial professionals should acquire, in order to maintain stability, focus, and success in the office and in their personal life. I highly recommend this book to new and experienced advisors alike, as well as their managers, assistants, and staff.”—Tom Froehlich, CIMC, CIMA, Froehlich Financial Group, LTD, President, Wealth Advisor Institute”Bullish Thinking is a powerful volume filled with positive thinking and hands-on strategies to help advisors and brokers change negative attitudes that affect their production, the running of their business, and their clients. A blueprint for success.”—Keith Gregg, President and co-CEO, First Allied Securities”Dr. Cass’s Bullish Thinking coaching, seminars, and private sessions have helped countless financial advisors, both in terms of their professional lives and their personal lives. Bullish Thinking is an excellent resource. The teamwork of Dr. Cass and Dr. Shaw is unmatched in the financial services industry.” —Leo Pusateri, President, Pusateri Consulting and Training, LLC, Buffalo; author, Mirror Mirror on the Wall Am I the Most Valued of Them All?”Dr. Cass’s and Dr. Shaw’s observations are powerful and cut right to the underlying issues in our industry. Our only assets are people. They enter and leave the building every day. The health of our industry and the success of our clients are directly linked to the emotional well being of the |
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Business Process Oriented Implementation of Standard Software $6.49 Used – The competitive business environment requires companies to adopt flexible, market-oriented structures organized around business processes and optimized through information technology. The author, an SAP R/3 expert and president of a consulting firm, shows readers how companies can achieve strategic goals through business process oriented implementation of software such as SAP R/3, Oracle, or Peoplesoft. The updated second edition of this best-selling title will help managers and consultan |
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Business Process Oriented Implementation of Standard Software $3.37 Used – The competitive business environment requires companies to adopt flexible, market-oriented structures organized around business processes and optimized through information technology. The author, an SAP R/3 expert and president of a consulting firm, shows readers how companies can achieve strategic goals through business process oriented implementation of software such as SAP R/3, Oracle, or Peoplesoft. The updated second edition of this best-selling title will help managers and consultan |
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Business Process Oriented Implementation of Standard Software: How to Achieve Competitive Advantage Quickly and Efficiently $6.62 Used – The author, and SAP R/3 expert and president of a consulting firm, shows readers how a company can achieve its strategic goals through a business process oriented implementation of standard software. The necessary methods and tools are presented helping managers implement standard software which will help their organizations achieve maximum operational effectiveness. 107 illus. |
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Business Process Oriented Implementation of Standard Software: How to Achieve Competitive Advantage Quickly and Efficiently $8.47 Used – The author, and SAP R/3 expert and president of a consulting firm, shows readers how a company can achieve its strategic goals through a business process oriented implementation of standard software. The necessary methods and tools are presented helping managers implement standard software which will help their organizations achieve maximum operational effectiveness. 107 illus. |
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CISA Exam Prep: Certified Information Systems Auditor (ACM Press Series) $64.99 CISA Exam PrepCertified Information Systems AuditorMichael GreggYour Complete Certification Solution!The Smart Way to Study™In This Book You’ll Learn How To: Approach the IS audit process from ISACA’s view of IS auditing best practices Relate and apply information security and systems audit best practices to the six CISA job practice areas Understand the IS audit process and learn how to apply best practices to secure an organization’s assets Evaluate IT governance to ensure that the organization has the structure, policies, and mechanisms in place to provide sufficient IS controls Minimize risk within an IT/IS environment by using sound security techniques and practices Assess systems and infrastructure lifecycle practices to determine their effectiveness in meeting security requirements and meeting organizational objectives Gain a deeper understanding of the business continuity and disaster recovery process to help minimize risk Protect key informational assets by examining the security architecture and evaluating controls designed for the protection of confidentiality, availability, and integrity Streamline your exam preparations with our exam insights, tips, and study strategiesWRITTEN BY A LEADING CISA EXAM EXPERT!Michael Gregg, founder and president of Superior Solutions, Inc., a Houston-based IT security consulting and auditing firm, has more than 20 years experience in information security and risk. He holds two associate degrees, a bachelor’s degree, and a master’s degree. He presently maintains more than a dozen certifications and is a nine-time winner of Global Knowledge’s Perfect Instructor Award. Michael not only has experience in performing security audits and assessments, but also is the author of Que Publishing’s Certified Ethical Hacker Exam Prep, CISSP Exam Cram, and is the |
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COSMIC Function Points: Theory and Advanced Practices $59.45 Designed to conform to the ISO/IEC standard 14143, the Common Software Measurement International Consortium (COSMIC) Function Point method has become the major estimation technique based on international standards for building software-intensive systems. COSMIC Function Points: Theory and Advanced Practices supplies a cutting-edge look at current and emerging practices in the international software measurement community.The editors have assembled an international panel of experts who detail the steps for measuring the functional size of software and developing project estimates with improved accuracy. They explain how to evaluate and compare systems to improve software reuse and development. Touching on the essential aspects of the next generation of functional size measurement methods, the book delineates best estimation and measurement practices as well as the development of benchmarks for quality improvement, including Six Sigma.This complete resource covers software measurement and estimation methods and practices for embedded systems, business applications, communications software, and control systems. Each chapter supplies the practical understanding required to create, implement, standardize, distribute, and adapt functional size measurement and project estimation to virtually any software context.Praise for:… an excellent overview … provides a strong knowledge background for both practitioners and researchers. … With its broad background, it is useful for practically implementing and successfully adapting other functional sizing methods … . The COSMIC function point techniques presented in this book will help you to implement, master, and improve your estimation process.—Christof Ebert, Managing Director, Vector Consulting Services |
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Car Buyer’s Survival Guide $4.95 Helpful advice from an insider. After years of automobile selling, training, and producing sales manuals for the automotive industry, the author has moved to the other side of the table. He’s now working to protect the automovive consumer. The author has trained hundreds of automotive sales consultants on how to sell, increase dealer profits, overcome objections, and close the deal. He has served as sales consultant, sales manager, business manager, and corporate trainer for the largest group of factory owned dealerships in the United States. He knows all angles of the automotive sales process, and offers the reader advice that could save hundreds or thousands of dollars. He tells the reader what to expect, how to use the internet, and how to be prepared for the shopping experience. He includes information on financing, warranties, negotiating, pricing, and resources to help the consumer prepare for the shopping experience. Dr. Curtsinger provies a consulting service for vehicle shoppers, and much of the information he provides is available in this book. |
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Christian Reflections on The Leadership Challenge $16.95 Your Number One Guide to Exemplary Christian LeadershipChristian Reflections on The Leadership Challenge gathers together in one place a remarkable collection of leaders who share insights on faith and leadership. Well-grounded in research, this reflective and practical book shows how Christian leaders—no matter the setting—put into place The Five Practices of Exemplary Leaders—Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart.Includes Insights on Faith and Leadership From:Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner are the award-winning authors of the best-selling The Leadership Challenge and developers of the highly acclaimed Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), a 360-degree questionnaire assessing leadership behavior. The LPI is one of the most widely used leadership assessment instruments in the world.John C. Maxwell is the founder of several organizations, including Maximum Impact, dedicated to helping people reach their leadership potential. He is the author of more than thirty books, including Thinking for a Change, There’s No Such Thing as Business Ethics, and The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.David McAllister-Wilson is the president of Wesley Theological Seminary. He has focused his preaching and speaking in an effort to help revitalize the mainline Protestant church, encouraging men and women to consider God’s call to ministry, and preparing them for leadership.Patrick Lencioni is president of The Table Group, a San Francisco Bay Area management consulting firm, and author of the best-selling books The Five Temptations of a CEO, The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, and Death by Meeting.Nancy Ortberg is a former teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church. Nancy speaks to churches all over the world on |
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Christian Reflections on The Leadership Challenge $4.95 Your Number One Guide to Exemplary Christian LeadershipChristian Reflections on The Leadership Challenge gathers together in one place a remarkable collection of leaders who share insights on faith and leadership. Well-grounded in research, this reflective and practical book shows how Christian leaders—no matter the setting—put into place The Five Practices of Exemplary Leaders—Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart.Includes Insights on Faith and Leadership From:Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner are the award-winning authors of the best-selling The Leadership Challenge and developers of the highly acclaimed Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), a 360-degree questionnaire assessing leadership behavior. The LPI is one of the most widely used leadership assessment instruments in the world.John C. Maxwell is the founder of several organizations, including Maximum Impact, dedicated to helping people reach their leadership potential. He is the author of more than thirty books, including Thinking for a Change, There’s No Such Thing as Business Ethics, and The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.David McAllister-Wilson is the president of Wesley Theological Seminary. He has focused his preaching and speaking in an effort to help revitalize the mainline Protestant church, encouraging men and women to consider God’s call to ministry, and preparing them for leadership.Patrick Lencioni is president of The Table Group, a San Francisco Bay Area management consulting firm, and author of the best-selling books The Five Temptations of a CEO, The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, and Death by Meeting.Nancy Ortberg is a former teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church. Nancy speaks to churches all over the world on |
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Christian Reflections on the Leadership Challenge $16.95 Your Number One Guide to Exemplary Christian Leadership Christian Reflections on The Leadership Challenge gathers together in one place a remarkable collection of leaders who share insights on faith and leadership. Well-grounded in research, this reflective and practical book shows how Christian leaders no matter the setting put into place The Five Practices of Exemplary Leaders Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart. Includes Insights on Faith and Leadership From: Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner are the award-winning authors of the best-selling The Leadership Challenge and developers of the highly acclaimed Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), a 360-degree questionnaire assessing leadership behavior. The LPI is one of the most widely used leadership assessment instruments in the world. John C. Maxwell is the founder of several organizations, including Maximum Impact, dedicated to helping people reach their leadership potential. He is the author of more than thirty books, including Thinking for a Change, There’s No Such Thing as Business Ethics, and The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. David McAllister-Wilson is the president of Wesley Theological Seminary. He has focused his preaching and speaking in an effort to help revitalize the mainline Protestant church, encouraging men and women to consider God’s call to ministry, and preparing them for leadership. Patrick Lencioni is president of The Table Group, a San Francisco Bay Area management consulting firm, and author of the best-selling books The Five Temptations of a CEO, The Four Obsessions of anExtraordinary Executive, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, and Death by Meeting. Nancy Ortberg is a former teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church. Nancy speaks to churches all over the world on issues of leadership, community, and the next generation. Ken Blanchard is th |
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Coaching People $9.95 All managers engage in some kind of coaching relationship with direct reports and other people in the their organizations. An effective manager understands the importance of coaching in helping others improve their performance. Though similar to evaluating performance or even giving feedback, the act–and art–of coaching is not the same. Coaching is a more interactive process of developing and guiding others in achieving new skills and knowledge. Concise, user-friendly, and packed with expert advice and tools, this portable guide will help managers improve the performance of their people. About the Mentor: Patty McManus has provided leadership and organization development consulting to organizations for nearly twenty years. She has focused on developing collaborative change processes and skill in for-profit sectors. Patty served as an internal organizational development consultant at University of California, Berkeley; Kaiser Permanente; and Apple Computer. She joined Interaction Associates in 1997 as a senior consultant. She provides numerous organizations with leadership training and coaching, collaborative and learning process design, and change consulting. She has an M.S. in Industrial/Organization Psychology from San Francisco State University. She feels lucky that one of her favorite and most entertaining topics is her work. |
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Coaching People: Expert Solutions to Everyday Challenges $9.95 All managers engage in some kind of coaching relationship with direct reports and other people in the their organizations. An effective manager understands the importance of coaching in helping others improve their performance. Though similar to evaluating performance or even giving feedback, the act–and art–of coaching is not the same. Coaching is a more interactive process of developing and guiding others in achieving new skills and knowledge. Concise, user-friendly, and packed with expert advice and tools, this portable guide will help managers improve the performance of their people. About the Mentor: Patty McManus has provided leadership and organization development consulting to organizations for nearly twenty years. She has focused on developing collaborative change processes and skill in for-profit sectors. Patty served as an internal organizational development consultant at University of California, Berkeley; Kaiser Permanente; and Apple Computer. She joined Interaction Associates in 1997 as a senior consultant. She provides numerous organizations with leadership training and coaching, collaborative and learning process design, and change consulting. She has an M.S. in Industrial/Organization Psychology from San Francisco State University. She feels lucky that one of her favorite and most entertaining topics is her work. |
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Cognizant Technology Solutions $44.4 New – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Cognizant Technology Solutions is an American multinational provider of custom information technology, consulting and business process outsourcing services headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA. The company is a member of NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500 and Fortune 500. Cognizant has been named to Fortune magazine’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list for nine consecut |
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Cognizant Technology Solutions $25.84 New – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Cognizant Technology Solutions is an American multinational provider of custom information technology, consulting and business process outsourcing services headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA. The company is a member of NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500 and Fortune 500. Cognizant has been named to Fortune magazine’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list for nine consecut |
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Cognizant Technology Solutions $44.4 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Cognizant Technology Solutions is an American multinational provider of custom information technology, consulting and business process outsourcing services headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA. The company is a member of NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500 and Fortune 500. Cognizant has been named to Fortune magazine’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list for nine consecu |
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Cognizant Technology Solutions $25.84 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Cognizant Technology Solutions is an American multinational provider of custom information technology, consulting and business process outsourcing services headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA. The company is a member of NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500 and Fortune 500. Cognizant has been named to Fortune magazine’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list for nine consecu |
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Combination Products: Regulatory Challenges and Successful Product Development $159.95 The field of combination product development (products born of the integration of medical devices, biologics, and drugs) is so new that, while literature abounds on each part individually, there are very few publications, including FDA documents, available concerning the unique challenges posed by this nascent but fast-growing area. Providing the first in-depth look at this breakthrough field, Combination Products includes practical guidelines and a detailed step-by-step process for the development of these novel technologies. It addresses the technical, scientific, regulatory, and quality issues that arise when combining drugs, biologics, and medical devices into a single product. It takes a practical, readily applicable approach to discussing the challenges, victories, and pitfalls associated with merging technologies and systems and how to implement these products into the market successfully and in a timely manner. Specifically, this text explores the process from start to finish, establishing a workable design and development plan complete with relevant definitions. It reviews FDA and other regulatory expectations and covers resource requirements, manufacturing pitfalls, post-launch compliance requirements, and agency audits and challenges. Drawing on the experience and expertise of two leaders in their respective fields, Combination Products boasts the credentials of Dr. Smita Gopalaswamy, a 20 year veteran of technical consulting responsibilities in medical device, biologics, and pharmaceutical industries as well as combination products, along with the support of Dr. Venky Gopalaswamy, an expert in business improvement methodologies such as six sigma, lean, and change management, to provide a comprehensive assessment of the field and an efficient and effective approach to the creation and implementation of combination products. |
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Companies Based in Nuremberg: Lgb, Gfk, Nuremberg Airport, Softmaker, Grundig, Fleischmann $9.71 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The GfK Group, established in 1934 as Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung (Society for Consumer Research) is Germany’s largest market research institute, and the fourth largest market research organisation in the world, after Nielsen Company, Kantar Group, and IMS Health. It was founded by an association of university teachers, among them Ludwig Erhard, later Minister for Economics and Chancellor of Germany. In April 2005 it acquired NOP World, based mostly in the United Kingdom, the United States and Italy, which was rated the ninth largest market research business in the world. A move the company described as “the most important decision made by GfK since going public in 1999.” GfK SE is a worldwide market research organization providing services in the five business divisions: Custom Research, Retail and Technology, Consumer Tracking, Media and Healthcare. Aktiengesellschaft (AG), a German company type used as a suffix on company names, the German word meaning “corporation limited by shares”. As of 2006 GfK SE is a holding and joint stock company with a turnover in excess of 1 billion euros. GfK is traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and is included in the SDAX index. The Group has more than 115 operating companies in over 90 countries and over 8760 employees, including about 1500 in Germany and 1,028 in the United States. The company signs off using the slogan “Growth from Knowledge”. GfK offers its clients from the consumer goods and pharmaceuticals industry, retail, media and the service sector a comprehensive range of information and consulting services in five business divisions. Clients use these services to aid the decision making process in the areas of product and pricing policy, logistics and sales as well as marketing and adver… More: |
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Consulting For Dummies $18.24 Fully adapted for a UK audience by consultancy specialist, Philip Albon, this book is an essential guide for anyone considering  making a career out of consulting. Offering practical advice on all aspects of setting-up and running a successful consulting business including; setting your fees, keeping track of time and money, building business with new clients, winning proposals and business networking, Consulting For Dummies is the easiest way to make a name for yourself and profit from your expertise. Sections will include:What’s a Consultant?– Deciding to set up and finding a business directionThe Consulting Process– How to create a business proposal, analyse the data, develop recommendations, present the findings, and make sure they’re implementedKey Consulting Skills– Presenting a professional image, time-management and organisation, communication skills, writing reports and presentations, using technologySetting up your Business– setting fees, drawing up contracts, setting up a home office, keeping track of time and money, multiplying effectiveness with support servicesMarketing– Promotion, getting new clients, using referralsPlus, new information  on Business reality– preparing for tax audits and general small business financeThis UK edition of Consulting For Dummies will fully update readers on current e-marketing techniques and the current opportunities offered to those using the Internet to promote their business and build a client list. It will also be adapted to include core UK business and finance information, crucial for those setting up alone. Topics such as bookkeeping and basic accountancy have been added, plus content on UK tax and how government policies affect small businesses. This new edition incorporates updated currency systems in order to cater for the UK market. |
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Consulting For Dummies $28.5 Fully adapted for a UK audience by consultancy specialist, Philip Albon, this book is an essential guide for anyone considering  making a career out of consulting. Offering practical advice on all aspects of setting-up and running a successful consulting business including; setting your fees, keeping track of time and money, building business with new clients, winning proposals and business networking, Consulting For Dummies is the easiest way to make a name for yourself and profit from your expertise. Sections will include:What’s a Consultant?– Deciding to set up and finding a business directionThe Consulting Process– How to create a business proposal, analyse the data, develop recommendations, present the findings, and make sure they’re implementedKey Consulting Skills– Presenting a professional image, time-management and organisation, communication skills, writing reports and presentations, using technologySetting up your Business– setting fees, drawing up contracts, setting up a home office, keeping track of time and money, multiplying effectiveness with support servicesMarketing– Promotion, getting new clients, using referralsPlus, new information  on Business reality– preparing for tax audits and general small business financeThis UK edition of Consulting For Dummies will fully update readers on current e-marketing techniques and the current opportunities offered to those using the Internet to promote their business and build a client list. It will also be adapted to include core UK business and finance information, crucial for those setting up alone. Topics such as bookkeeping and basic accountancy have been added, plus content on UK tax and how government policies affect small businesses. This new edition incorporates updated currency systems in order to cater for the UK market. |
