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The Executive's Guide to Information Technologyby John Baschab; Jon Piot
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 120.00The Executive's Guide to Information Technology is a sophisticated and comprehensive guide to running a cost-effective, efficient, and business delivery-focused corporate Information Technology (IT) unit. Eschewing thetheoretical for the practical, the book gives managers the guidance they need to handle any problem effectively. It provides specific policies, approaches, and tools for each critical IT management function? from application management to vendor management. IT management experts John Baschab and Jon Piot provide the techniques IT managers and executives need to accurately assess their current operations. Further, they offer a step-by-step improvement plan designed to raise productivity and service levels while reducing costs significantly.... more...
Project Management Nationby Jason Charvat
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 70.00"...Project management is surely one of the most important professions in the IT industry today. This collection of tips, techniques and guidelines helps IT project managers improve their project management skills on a daily basis. This project book highlights (1) Project Strategy, (2)Life-Cycle Development of a project and (3) Testing of an IT product...." more...
OLAP Solutionsby Erik Thomsen
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 90.00OLAP enables users to access information from multidimensional data warehouses almost instantly, to view information in any way they like, and to cleanly specify and carry out sophisticated calculations. Although many commercial OLAP tools and products are now available, OLAP is still a difficult and complex technology to master. Substantially updated with expanded coverage of implementation methods for data storage, access, and calculation; also, new chapters added to combine OLAP with data warehouse, mining, and decision support tools Teaches the best practices for building OLAP models that improve business and organizational decision-making, completely independent of commercial tools, using revised case studies Companion Web site provides... more...
Performance Assurance for IT Systemsby Brian King
Auerbach Publications 2004; US$ 94.95The emphasis in this book is on pre-empting performance and scalability problems in production systems by tackling the issues during the early stages of the system lifecycle. It shows how to reduce technical risk, thereby helping to ensure that service level requirements can be met, and thus saving costly rework, redevelopment, and purchases of additional equipment. It includes discussions on the non-functional aspects of IT procurements from the perspective of both the client and the bidders. The watchword throughout is on an approach that is both cost-effective and ...fit for purpose..., necessary requirements in the modern age when there is increasing pressure to deliver in ever shorter timescales. more...
Laboratory Information Management Systemsby Christine Paszko; Elizabeth Turner
Marcel Dekker Inc 2001; US$ 104.95This work offers contemporary approaches to: system development, design, and installation; system customization; software and hardware compatibility; quality assurance and regulatory requirements; and resource utilization. more...
IT Project Portfolio Managementby Stephen Bonham
Artech House 2004; US$ 89.00This groundbreaking book introduces you to a comprehensive approach to implementing Project Portfolio Management (PPM) to support and prioritize IT projects in both large and small companies. The first book to show you how to manage the portfolio of all IT-based projects in an organization, this unique resource details how a portfolio of projects can be aligned with the ever-changing marketplace via a central strategy, maximized for overall return on investment, and balanced for risk across an organization. Written by a highly regarded industry professional with over 15 years of experience, the book is packed with real-world case studies and insightful personal experiences from the author?s career. more...
Enterprise Information Systems Vby J.B Filipe; S Hammoudi; M.G. Piattini
Springer 2005; US$ 143.00The purpose of the 5th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS'2003) was to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the advances and business applications of information systems. The conference focused mainly on the following main topics : Information Systems: Databases and Information Systems Integration, Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems, Information Systems Analysis and Specification and Software Agents and Internet Computing. This volume presents selected papers presented at ICEIS'2003. It also includes contributions by some of the invited speakers of the conferences. more...
Integrated IT Project Managementby Kenneth Bainey
Artech House 2004; US$ 89.00A long overdue book for today?s IT professionals, this unique resource offers you a practical, model-centric approach to integrated IT project management that supports state-of-the-art software development. A valuable and topical reference, the book enables you to: understand issues that relate to project management problems and the roles and responsibilities involved in managing and delivering multiple IT projects; develop an appreciation for project management best practices; and improve internal and external communications by applying simple, adaptable and consistent processes based on a model-centric framework. more...
Handbook of Critical Information Systems Researchby D. Howcroft; E. Trauth
Edward Elgar Publishing 2005; US$ 60.00?This indispensable book provides an excellent overview of the variety of perspectives that characterise critical research in the information systems field.? more...
Enterprise Architecture and New Generation Information Systemsby Dimitris N. Chorafas
CRC Press 2001; US$ 119.95Overviews some of the concepts behind the enterprise approach to designing computer architectures that is equally concerned with the structure of the entire organization. The author explores next generation information technology, the likely technologies of this decade, and the Internet as the latest answer to merchandising. Some of the topics are more...









