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A very good attempt to intewave IT startegy to Business
In my 23 years of experience of working in IT, I would say that this is the first book on IT strategy that attempts to make IT a PART of startegic intent of the business. Wordy hogwash
An inane pill to swallow.The book says little in its 341 pages.I'll never get that time back.

A good toolkit for IT Strategic Planning
This book present Strategic Planning as a combination of cartesian analysis and art.The author draw a lot on the principles found in classics in the area, namely the Art of War from Sun Tzu and The Prince from Machiavelli.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Corporate Planning    5. Data processing    6. Information Management    7. Information technology    8. Management    9. Management Information Systems    10. Strategic Planning    11. Computers / Information Technology    12. Computing and Information Technology    13. Management decision making    14. Management of specific areas   

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A Good Read !
This book has several notable strengths. Author Mark Kobayashi-Hillary, an outsourcing consultant, combines detailed information about India with in-depth knowledge of outsourcing markets, processes and methods. He provides an overview of India and a profile of India's outsourcing industry, including the major players in a rapidly changing marketplace, important aspects of cultural awareness and thoughts on how to organize your outsourcing endeavor, including vendor selection and contract provisions. At times, the organizational structure of the book is somewhat disorienting, shifting focus from travel guide to outsourcing primer to nuts-and-bolts analysis of India's outsourcing market and how best to capitalize on it. Occasionally the narrative flow is a bit mechanical, but who really cares? If your company is considering or already has a major investment in offshore outsourcing in India, this book is an outright must read. Despite its structural flaws, we strongly recommend its authoritative blend of practical business, legal and cultural advice.

You get what you pay for
Sad but true.I read this book when we were first considering outsourcing.It sounded like a dream come true - cheap, compliant labor at bargain rates.So we jumped in, outsourcing our IT dept. and even some of our legal services.
Outsourcing to India
I have read other books on this subject which are boring and content-free.This book is very readable and gives an excellent insight into where and how to take your BPO project, the issues you are likely to encounter, and into building the relationships to make an outsource project work.
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Business MIS not ethics
This text is highly reductionist.From the beginning his only concern is argue for protecting from monitary loss (he describes unethical behavior based on how much money you loose).In summary this is a book designed to develop a background for understanding why we have corporate security on IT/IS systems.The book really should be titled "MIS and Corporate Security the Current Social Backdrop".Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Business Ethics    3. Computer Books: General    4. Computers    5. Computers - General Information    6. Ethics & Moral Philosophy    7. Ethics (General)    8. Information Management    9. Information Technology    10. Information Technology (Engineering)    11. Management Information Systems    12. Applications of Computing    13. Computers / Information Technology    14. Computing and Information Technology    15. Production engineering   

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Fundraising on the Internet:The ePhilanthropyFoundation.org's Guide to Success Online
Timely!Fundraising on the internet is the next level of fundraising for non-profits, and this is an excellent way to get started!

Thorough and reliable
This collaborative effort is well-written, fast-paced, and extremely up-to-date. Each chapter is on a different aspect of Internet fundraising, written by a different author. Speaking from personal experience, this book has been extremely possible in our own business of helping nonprofits raise funds online. We recommend it to any nonprofit who wants to take advantage of the net.

Very useful!
Very useful for organizations working with an interactive agency to imporve their efforts on the web... ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Computer Networks    5. Computer network resources    6. Fund Raising And Grants (General)    7. Fund raising    8. Internet    9. Nonprofit Organizations & Charities    10. Nonprofit organizations    11. Business & Economics / Nonprofit Organizations & Charities    12. Business & Management   

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Not for Instructional Designers
Designing World-Class e-Learning did not meet my expectations-so by Schank's definition, I must have learned something.As an instructional designer, I found it infuriating.Schank preaches, full-pulpit preaching, his perspective on effective training solution by bashing public education, university education, professional trainers, and professional instructional designers.What Schank does do is try and sell you his team providing eLearning solutions for your business. These solutions are excellent approaches for performance improvement, as seen in the case studies.They are ideal for uptraining.I am not yet convinced it is the right approach for new hire training. He also compares the "right" way of learning to that of a child, having expectations fail and changing one's mental models as a consequence.Since adults have some learning skills developed beyond that of a pre-schooler, I felt this was a limited basis of argument.Schank tailors the process, including evaluation, to his premise of what is "good" training.Unfortunately, he does not provide the tools or explanations so that the reader can also put into practice these ideas.Dr. Schank, my one question is, "If Learning by Doing is such an intrinsic necessity for effective learning, why does the reader never have any engaging opportunity to do something?"

Packed with Knowledge!
E-learning expert Roger C. Schank describes the secrets of a good e-learning program. He emphasizes using e-learning to train in-house employees, although his methods could work in any setting. Schank clearly establishes the basic principle that makes e-learning work: learning by doing. He outlines methods using scenarios and simulations that permit the learner to put new ideas into practice immediately. He's a little too fond of failing and trying over as a learning method, when one might learn just as well by studying others' failures and successes. However, he supports his approach with education-based examples that demonstrate how children learn, along with an inside look at IBM and GE programs. Visuals in the book show the computer screen in a teaching mode as displayed to the user, so you see how your e-learning material should look, whether on a Web site or on a local intranet. We from getAbstract recommend this solid hands-on instruction manual for training and development managers, and for those who are building e-learning experiences.

Modern Alchemy That Produces Some Gold
For masochists who can only learn from their own mistakes, this book provides the best way to teach them.Roger Schank's methods create temporary results that can help people react well in a situation but can limit a persons ability to think ahead avoid problems and communicate issues and solutions appropriately.Read more

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Too old fashioned
This book provides an interesting framework but lacks the modern thinking of the Third Wave by Smith and Fingar and contains more of the old Business Process Reengineering stuff

Getting the Business Value from BPM
As a Trainer and Consultant in the Business process space it is important to read as widely as possible. This can often be a chore, but in the case of this book it was a real pleasure. Roger really focusses in on getting the Business Architecture right first and then drilling down into process. As with so many books this too can be viewed as several books in one. The first 1/3 or so is great reading for any manager involved in helping their organization move to being process based. The framework suggested is readily useable by all organizations. then the book does get a little more technical and might lose the business readers, but provides valuable resource and insight for analysts involved in process improvement.
A Business Process Management toolkit must have.
Rogers new book is notable for a number of reasons. It presents the subject of Business Process Management with a practical 'can do' approach that will appeal to organisation leaders and practitioners alike. It's direct style is accessible and provides a framework which leads both the reader and the BPM implementer through a tried and tested approach harnessing people, process and technology.Read more

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It's OK
The data itself is fine.It does explain the information in an understandable way.
Extremely thorough treatment of Systems Analysis...
This summer, I took a class in which we read this entire book. Yes, all 600+ pages of text (thankfully we weren't tested on the index). This HUGE book presents a very thorough treament of the Systems Development Life Cycle and the profession of Systems Analysis. From Project Planning to System Maintenance, hardly a detail gets shunned.
Good S.A.D Book
I used this book to learn system analysis and design while taking graduate course. The book is well-written and the layout is pretty good. The authors broke down the information in such way you can understand easily. The book also has some exercises that help you practice what you learn. I kept the book and plan to use it a reference. I will recommend it if you are serious about learning System Analysis and Design.
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Subjects:  1. Computer Bks - Languages / Programming    2. Computer Books: General    3. Computers    4. Computers - Languages / Programming    5. Engineering - General    6. Industrial Technology    7. Office Automation    8. Programming - Systems Analysis & Design    9. System analysis    10. System design    11. Systems Analysis (Computer Science)    12. Systems Engineering    13. Business & Economics / Information Management   

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Practical, but a little too many HR/Legal warnings for me
This book is brief and practical.I would call it Behavioral Interviewing 101 ... or maybe better ... for K-5th grade.It's a little too basic and it comes from the perspective that the reader knows nothing about interviewing, including some very basic legal snafus.

Answers and Details - not just concepts
Terry has another winner here.He continues his style of real world ideas and detailed recommendations. The ton of actual interview questionsincluded will be a reminder for experienced interviewers and a"bible" for new comers to the activity.Selecting the rightfolks is critical to organizational success.This book is critical forthat selection process.

A sound/unque methodology for interviewing applicants.
This book presents a unique way to set up the interview process. By following the steps outlined in this book anyone in the organization caninterview for any open position. Of special note, the book ends with 200behavior based interview questions that you can use immediately. I highlyrecommend this book. ... Read more

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"Leading by Principle" Worthwhile Reading
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.'s WHO SAYS ELEPHANTS CAN'T DANCE? is Gerstner's account of how he managed the turnaround of ailing computer mainframe giant IBM during his years as CEO (1993-2002).The book is at its best when Gerstner gives his personal account of his first experiences with Big Blue.For me, though, the details of the IBM revival are less captivating, and my interest began to flag about halfway through the book.
Good insights but falls way short of greatness
Gerstner had a big constraint while writing this book - he was writing for a general audience who may not have the inclination to know every single thing he did at IBM. Even after accounting for this, it is particularly disappointing that the book completely glosses over the real details surrounding the decisions that turned around the company. As he himself says, hard and tedious data crunching coupled with solid analysis is the basis of any decision and while the general public need not know the intricacies of every single thing, it is sad that he did not include a single case-study end-to-end.
Nice introductary read.
I'm going to be an intern in IBM starting June and I was told to read this book as an introduction to what Gerstner did with IBM.Quite honestly, all I knew of Gerstner was the simple fact that he turned around an ailing IBM and made it into the company it is today. This book certainly gave me more insight into the workings of the company and the man who changed the way it worked.
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Must-buy for 'Pedagogist-Technologists'
The people in the e-learning industry could be divided largely into three camps - the Pedagogists, the Technologists and the Pedagogist-Technologists (people who bridge the two apparently divergent worlds). :-)Read more

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Some interesting ideas, but too repetitive
This book contains certainly some interesting ideas, provides nice examples of business that are transforming and offers some interesting facts (like the fact that employment in Chinese manufacturing is declining more rapidly than in the US!)
An outstanding book for leaders
This business book shows the reader how to look at their business issues and gain an advantage over their competitors by embracing IBM's On Demand strategy. It encapsulates some of IBM's best thinking on how companies can position themselves for growth in today's highly competitive marketplace.

Let Go To Grow, A Timely Handbook
My business was at a crossroads and this was very timely.I used it for strategic planning purposes and have actually begun to retool my business with the insights it provided.A definite read for anyone in a commodity business.All my folks thought it was one of the best reads of late. ... Read more

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Still current, even as 2004 approaches
There's not much else I can add to the string of reviews before mine, which ALL give full marks.The words in this review's title are the only that might add value. Excellent performance &n capacity approach for app layer
This is one of a series of books about performance and capacity metrics by the authors.Each of their books covers a specific environment (client/server, mainframes, web services), and each explains the theory, quantitative methods and practical approaches using common tools like Microsoft Excel. Excellent Book
A Excellent Book witht a lot of examples and mathematical models that will help to found the correct way to implant a dot com business, Every IT must read it ... Read more

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A must-read for every Security Manager/Executive
Rarely have I read a book that so clearly reflects the author's obvious knowledge, understanding and personal hands-on experience in the subject of which he writes.What I found particularly refreshing is that Mr. Sennewald, unlike so many other authors of professional publications, succeeded in effectively conveying his messages in simple yet precise English.Read it once and you understand.
Review by an Industry Professional
The latest edition of Effectiv Security Management is an invaluable reference for new security managers and a good tool for the experienced security professional. The book begins with the 30,000 foot view then quickly focuses on each aspect
An Excellent Primer on Security Management
Mr. Sennewald continues to provide excellent commentary on becoming an effective security manager.This book should be helpful to those beginning a career in security management.It provides thoughtful insight into the many issues a new manager faces.For those already working in security management, the book provides a concise guide to what works.The chapter on computers is one of the few places where a more complete discussion would be welcome, as it is too simplistic. ... Read more

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YOUR CHEATING PROJECT MANAGEMENT!
Are you an IT professional who's looking for a fast and easy way to do project management? If you are, you're in luck! Author Susan Snedaker, has done an outstanding job of writing a book that synthesizes project management fundamentals, IT processes and procedures, and business fundamentals.
Good Supplement to the Project Management course of study
After taking Project Management I, II and III, and reading the classics like Kerzner's _Project Management_, this book is asolid supplement.In addition to the "basics" it gives insights on dealing with people, organizations and requirements in straight manner format.
All the answers to decreasing errors and increasing returns
Where other books cover IT project basics, How To Cheat At It Project Management goes a step further in showing project managers how to make sure an IT project is in line with company strategic objectives, and which will deliver the best results. Learn how to link work process to project tasks and budgets, and how to manage a team more effectively through a book which covers 'cheating' or shortcut methods to get a project back on the fast track. From when and how to report to identifying risks, How To Cheat At It Project Management holds all the answers to decreasing errors and increasing returns.
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Really helpful for enterprise securty.Not a techie cookbook.
This is a particularly interesting book in that it proposes an approach to developing security architectures that are aligned with Business Needs. Most of the other literature that I have seen in this field seems to throw itself into technical detail and try to be a "cookbook" for techies. Read more

Subjects:  1. Business    2. Computer Architecture    3. Computer Architecture - General    4. Computer Books: General    5. Computer Data Security    6. Computer security    7. Computers    8. Computers - General Information    9. Data Processing - General    10. Data processing    11. Management Information Systems    12. Security - General    13. Computers / Security    14. Data security & data encryption   

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99% Novel, 1% TOC
Necessary But Not Sufficient can be boiled down to three points:
Worst of the TOC Novels
This book has very little new material from previous TOC books.It doesn't lead the reader as well as The Goal or It's Not Luck.In short it is a "Rah-Rah" book telling the reader how great TOC is without giving much detail and in the context of a novel that doesn't create a great amount of character sympathy.I really don't understand how a man as brilliant as Goldratt could have written this.Get The Goal, It's Not Luck, and the appropriate textbook(s) to implement TOC in your business.

Student's point of View
I�m a student at Tec de Monterrey, in Mexico City. I�ve been assigned to read The Goal, it wasn�t luck and this necessary but not suficient. I have to say that when i read the goald and it�s second part i really loved the book. I was introduced to this concepts like DBR and inventory management. While i was reading necessary... i thought, this is by far the worst book written by this author (also read the race). Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Computer Industry    5. General    6. Investments & Securities - General    7. Management - General    8. Management Information Systems    9. Strategic Planning    10. Management    11. Business    12. ERP Systems    13. Operational Systems    14. Technology