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Kaizen Project Management

Embracing Kaizen Principles for Effective Project Management

by Daniel Garfield ...

Series Book 2 - Agile 3 in 1
Kaizen, a Japanese philosophy centered on the concept of continuous improvement, has long been revered in the manufacturing and business sectors. Now, it's time for the world of project management to benefit from its transformative principles. This book takes you on a journey that seamlessly blends the art of traditional project management with the science of Kaizen, resulting in a dynamic ... Read more

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Kaizen, a Japanese philosophy centered on the concept of continuous improvement, has long been revered in the manufacturing and business sectors. Now, it's time for the world of project management to benefit from its transformative principles. This book takes you on a journey that seamlessly blends the art of traditional project management with the science of Kaizen, resulting in a dynamic
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Building No-Code Backends with Xano

APIs, Databases, and Business Logic Without Code

by Owen S. Hartley ...

"Building No-Code Backends with Xano: APIs, Databases, and Business Logic Without Code"For experienced builders who want the speed of no-code without sacrificing backend rigor, this book offers a serious, architecture-first guide to Xano. Rather than treating Xano as a beginner-friendly shortcut, it presents the platform as a full backend runtime for designing data models, shipping APIs, enforcing ... Read more

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"Building No-Code Backends with Xano: APIs, Databases, and Business Logic Without Code"For experienced builders who want the speed of no-code without sacrificing backend rigor, this book offers a serious, architecture-first guide to Xano. Rather than treating Xano as a beginner-friendly shortcut, it presents the platform as a full backend runtime for designing data models, shipping APIs, enforcing
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Scrum Basics

A Very Quick Guide to Agile Project Management

by Tycho Press ...

The Elements of Agile and Scrum in a NutshellWhether you're new to agile software development or considering Scrum for general project management, Scrum Basics compiles all of the essentials into one handy little guide. Learn how agile teams use Scrum, with:A simple summary of agile project management basics like the Agile Manifesto and 12 Agile PrinciplesA concise overview of Scrum roles, ... Read more

$6.29 USD

The Elements of Agile and Scrum in a NutshellWhether you're new to agile software development or considering Scrum for general project management, Scrum Basics compiles all of the essentials into one handy little guide. Learn how agile teams use Scrum, with:A simple summary of agile project management basics like the Agile Manifesto and 12 Agile PrinciplesA concise overview of Scrum roles,
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Kanban

Secret Formulas and Strategies in Kanban Methodology

by Alex Campbell ...

Do you want your business to be leaner and more streamlined?Do you want to add value to what your business provides?This book will show you how!Kanban is a Japanese idea and is a scheduling system for lean manufacturing. Suitable for any type of business that requires a production system, it enables productivity to become more streamlined by highlighting problems at an early stage.Now, with Lean . ... Read more

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Do you want your business to be leaner and more streamlined?Do you want to add value to what your business provides?This book will show you how!Kanban is a Japanese idea and is a scheduling system for lean manufacturing. Suitable for any type of business that requires a production system, it enables productivity to become more streamlined by highlighting problems at an early stage.Now, with Lean .
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Preparation Guide for IPMA Individual Certification

Based on Project Management by ICB4

by Bert Hedeman, Roel Riepma ...

Preparation Guide for IPMA ® Individual CertificationBased on Project Management by ICB4 This Preparation Guide for IPMA ® Individual Certification is a must for anyone preparing for the IPMA D® and IPMA C® project management exams through one of the IPMA® Member Associations based on the ICB version 4. This book follows the same structure as the textbook Project Management by ICB4 and includes a ... Read more

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Preparation Guide for IPMA ® Individual CertificationBased on Project Management by ICB4 This Preparation Guide for IPMA ® Individual Certification is a must for anyone preparing for the IPMA D® and IPMA C® project management exams through one of the IPMA® Member Associations based on the ICB version 4. This book follows the same structure as the textbook Project Management by ICB4 and includes a
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Schnelleinstieg in SQLScript für SAP HANA

by Jörg Böke ...

Der Einsatz der Sprache HANA SQLScript hat zwei generelle positive Effekte: Einsparung von Speicherplatz in der HANA-Datenbank und Verkürzung der Laufzeit für ein zu installierendes Projekt. Dieses Buch ist Ihr Einstieg in die SAP-Welt von SQLScript! Der Autor zeigt Ihnen Prozeduren, Funktionen und Calculation Views, beispielsweise zur Beschleunigung von BW-Transformationen oder auch für ... Read more

$20.99 USD

Der Einsatz der Sprache HANA SQLScript hat zwei generelle positive Effekte: Einsparung von Speicherplatz in der HANA-Datenbank und Verkürzung der Laufzeit für ein zu installierendes Projekt. Dieses Buch ist Ihr Einstieg in die SAP-Welt von SQLScript! Der Autor zeigt Ihnen Prozeduren, Funktionen und Calculation Views, beispielsweise zur Beschleunigung von BW-Transformationen oder auch für
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Run Scrum That Delivers

Deliver Value Sprint by Sprint Without Burnout

by Sofia Moreau ...

agile project management and Scrum guide for beginners.Are you a project manager, Scrum Master, or developer struggling to ship work on time? Do you want to lead agile projects with confidence and deliver real results? Run Scrum That Delivers is your practical, hands-on guide to mastering Scrum—from sprints and roles to ceremonies and backlog discipline. Written by Sofia Moreau, this book ... Read more

$4.99 USD

agile project management and Scrum guide for beginners.Are you a project manager, Scrum Master, or developer struggling to ship work on time? Do you want to lead agile projects with confidence and deliver real results? Run Scrum That Delivers is your practical, hands-on guide to mastering Scrum—from sprints and roles to ceremonies and backlog discipline. Written by Sofia Moreau, this book
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Service-Oriented Computing

17th Symposium and Summer School, SummerSOC 2023, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, June 25 – July 1, 2023, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Marco Aiello, Johanna Barzen, Schahram Dustdar, Frank Leymann ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th Symposium and Summer School, SummerSOC 2023, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in June 25–July 1, 2023.The 6 full papers and 3 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 27 submissions.They are organized in the following sections as follows: Distributed Systems; Smart; and Mixed Technologies. ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th Symposium and Summer School, SummerSOC 2023, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in June 25–July 1, 2023.The 6 full papers and 3 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 27 submissions.They are organized in the following sections as follows: Distributed Systems; Smart; and Mixed Technologies.
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IPMA Reference Guide ICB4 in an Agile World

by IPMA ...

The Agile Leader is more of a phenomenon than a role. As a responsible decision-maker, how do you know that you are working with a good Agile Leader? How does someone demonstrate good leadership? Learn about the agile competences in our IPMA reference Guide ICB4® in an Agile World Table of Contents 3 A changing world needs a new kind of leadership 5 Working both lean and agile 5 The need for Agile ... Read more

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The Agile Leader is more of a phenomenon than a role. As a responsible decision-maker, how do you know that you are working with a good Agile Leader? How does someone demonstrate good leadership? Learn about the agile competences in our IPMA reference Guide ICB4® in an Agile World Table of Contents 3 A changing world needs a new kind of leadership 5 Working both lean and agile 5 The need for Agile
... Read more
Agile Testing Foundations

An ISTQB Foundation Level Agile Tester guide

by Rex Black, Marie Walsh, Gerry Coleman, Bertrand Cornanguer, István Forgács, Kari Kakkonen, Jan Sabak ...

Agile testing brings many advantages to software teams, from increasing overall product quality to faster delivery of features. Agile Testing Foundations explains, in an accessible way, the main agile testing concepts to make agile testing a fluent part of agile teams.Building on the ISTQB Foundation Level Agile Tester syllabus, this book covers Agile principles, methods and tools, showing you ... Read more

$48.59 USD

Agile testing brings many advantages to software teams, from increasing overall product quality to faster delivery of features. Agile Testing Foundations explains, in an accessible way, the main agile testing concepts to make agile testing a fluent part of agile teams.Building on the ISTQB Foundation Level Agile Tester syllabus, this book covers Agile principles, methods and tools, showing you
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Introduction to Blockchain Technology

by Tiana Laurence ...

Blockchain technology has come a long way since the initial vision published by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. Big buzz words like "bitcoin," "blockchain," and "cryptocurrency" are everywhere. Companies and governments have started to use blockchain technology in earnest and will increasingly do so for the foreseeable future. This book takes an in-depth look at blockchain technology and how users can ... Read more

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Blockchain technology has come a long way since the initial vision published by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. Big buzz words like "bitcoin," "blockchain," and "cryptocurrency" are everywhere. Companies and governments have started to use blockchain technology in earnest and will increasingly do so for the foreseeable future. This book takes an in-depth look at blockchain technology and how users can
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Intentional Perspectives on Information Systems Engineering

Edited by Selmin Nurcan, Camille Salinesi, Carine Souveyet, Jolita Ralyté ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Requirements engineering has since long acknowledged the importance of the notion that system requirements are stakeholder goals—rather than system functions—and ought to be elicited, modeled and analyzed accordingly. In this book, Nurcan and her co-editors collected twenty contributions from leading researchers in requirements engineering with the intention to comprehensively present an overview ... Read more

$143.99 USD

Requirements engineering has since long acknowledged the importance of the notion that system requirements are stakeholder goals—rather than system functions—and ought to be elicited, modeled and analyzed accordingly. In this book, Nurcan and her co-editors collected twenty contributions from leading researchers in requirements engineering with the intention to comprehensively present an overview
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Calendrical Calculations

by Nachum Dershowitz, Edward M. Reingold ...

A valuable resource for working programmers, as well as a fount of useful algorithmic tools for computer scientists, this new edition of the popular calendars book expands the treatment of the previous edition to new calendar variants: generic cyclical calendars and astronomical lunar calendars as well as the Korean, Vietnamese, Aztec, and Tibetan calendars. The authors frame the calendars of the ... Read more

$39.99 USD

A valuable resource for working programmers, as well as a fount of useful algorithmic tools for computer scientists, this new edition of the popular calendars book expands the treatment of the previous edition to new calendar variants: generic cyclical calendars and astronomical lunar calendars as well as the Korean, Vietnamese, Aztec, and Tibetan calendars. The authors frame the calendars of the
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SmartShadow: Models and Methods for Pervasive Computing

by Zhaohui Wu, Gang Pan ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
SmartShadow: Models and Methods for Pervasive Computing offers a new perspective on pervasive computing with SmartShadow, which is designed to model a user as a personality “shadow” and to model pervasive computing environments as user-centric dynamic virtual personal spaces. Just like human beings’ shadows in the physical world, it follows people wherever they go, providing them with pervasive ... Read more

$89.99 USD

SmartShadow: Models and Methods for Pervasive Computing offers a new perspective on pervasive computing with SmartShadow, which is designed to model a user as a personality “shadow” and to model pervasive computing environments as user-centric dynamic virtual personal spaces. Just like human beings’ shadows in the physical world, it follows people wherever they go, providing them with pervasive
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Cloud Computing and Security

4th International Conference, ICCCS 2018, Haikou, China, June 8-10, 2018, Revised Selected Papers, Part V

Edited by Xingming Sun, Zhaoqing Pan, Elisa Bertino ...

Series Book 5 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This six volume set LNCS 11063 – 11068 constitutes the thoroughly refereed conference proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Security, ICCCS 2018, held in Haikou, China, in June 2018. The 386 full papers of these six volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 1743 submissions. The papers cover ideas and achievements in the theory and practice of all areas of ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This six volume set LNCS 11063 – 11068 constitutes the thoroughly refereed conference proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Security, ICCCS 2018, held in Haikou, China, in June 2018. The 386 full papers of these six volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 1743 submissions. The papers cover ideas and achievements in the theory and practice of all areas of
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Software Engineering Research, Management and Applications

Edited by Roger Lee ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This edited book presents scientific results of the 14th International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence Research, Management and Applications (SERA 2016) held on June 8-10, 2016 at Towson University, USA. The aim of this conference was to bring together researchers and scientists, businessmen and entrepreneurs, teachers, engineers, computer users, and students to discuss ... Read more

$116.99 USD

This edited book presents scientific results of the 14th International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence Research, Management and Applications (SERA 2016) held on June 8-10, 2016 at Towson University, USA. The aim of this conference was to bring together researchers and scientists, businessmen and entrepreneurs, teachers, engineers, computer users, and students to discuss
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Logic and Its Applications

8th Indian Conference, ICLA 2019, Delhi, India, March 1-5, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Md. Aquil Khan, Amaldev Manuel ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book collects the refereed proceedings of the 8th Indian Conference on Logic and Its Applications, ICLA 2019, held in Delhi, India, in March 2019. The volume contains 13 full revised papers along with 6 invited talks presented at the conference. The aim of this conference series is to bring together researchers from a wide variety of fields in which formal logic plays a significant role. ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book collects the refereed proceedings of the 8th Indian Conference on Logic and Its Applications, ICLA 2019, held in Delhi, India, in March 2019. The volume contains 13 full revised papers along with 6 invited talks presented at the conference. The aim of this conference series is to bring together researchers from a wide variety of fields in which formal logic plays a significant role.
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Hard Problems in Software Testing

Solutions Using Testing as a Service (TaaS)

by Scott Tilley, Brianna Floss ...

Series series Synthesis Lectures on Software Engineering
This book summarizes the current hard problems in software testing as voiced by leading practitioners in the field. The problems were identified through a series of workshops, interviews, and surveys. Some of the problems are timeless, such as education and training, while others such as system security have recently emerged as increasingly important. The book also provides an overview of the ... Read more

$36.99 USD

This book summarizes the current hard problems in software testing as voiced by leading practitioners in the field. The problems were identified through a series of workshops, interviews, and surveys. Some of the problems are timeless, such as education and training, while others such as system security have recently emerged as increasingly important. The book also provides an overview of the
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Solving Software Challenges for Exascale

International Conference on Exascale Applications and Software, EASC 2014, Stockholm, Sweden, April 2-3, 2014, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Stefano Markidis, Erwin Laure ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This volume contains the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Second International Conference on Exascale Applications and Software, EASC 2014, held in Stockholm, Sweden, in April 2014.The 6 full papers presented together with 6 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 17 submissions. They are organized in two topical sections named: toward exascale scientific ... Read more

$40.99 USD

This volume contains the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Second International Conference on Exascale Applications and Software, EASC 2014, held in Stockholm, Sweden, in April 2014.The 6 full papers presented together with 6 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 17 submissions. They are organized in two topical sections named: toward exascale scientific
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AI-Native Software Delivery

Proven Practices to Produce High-Quality Software Faster

by Nick Durkin, Eric Minick, Chinmay Gaikwad ...

AI coding assistants are helping teams create software faster than ever. But to turn that speed into real innovation, organizations must go beyond writing code and deliver software quickly, securely, and reliably.While AI-assisted coding is now mainstream, what happens after the code is written is still catching up. AI-Native Software Delivery is your practical guide to applying AI across the ... Read more

$43.99 USD

AI coding assistants are helping teams create software faster than ever. But to turn that speed into real innovation, organizations must go beyond writing code and deliver software quickly, securely, and reliably.While AI-assisted coding is now mainstream, what happens after the code is written is still catching up. AI-Native Software Delivery is your practical guide to applying AI across the
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Advanced Information Systems Engineering Workshops

CAiSE 2025 Workshops, Vienna, Austria, June 16–20, 2025, Proceedings

Edited by Jānis Grabis, Yves Wautelet ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the international workshops associated with the 37th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, CAiSE 2025, which was held in Vienna, Austria, during June 16-20, 2025.The total of 24 full papers and 5 short papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 59 submissions. They stem ... Read more

$67.99 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the international workshops associated with the 37th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, CAiSE 2025, which was held in Vienna, Austria, during June 16-20, 2025.The total of 24 full papers and 5 short papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 59 submissions. They stem
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Formal Techniques for Distributed Objects, Components, and Systems

44th IFIP WG 6.1 International Conference, FORTE 2024, Held as Part of the 19th International Federated Conference on Distributed Computing Techniques, DisCoTec 2024, Groningen, The Netherlands, June 17–21, 2024, Proceedings

Edited by Valentina Castiglioni, Adrian Francalanza ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 44th IFIP WG 6.1 International Conference on Formal Techniques for Distributed Objects, Components, and Systems, FORTE 2024, held in Groningen, The Netherlands, in June 2024, as part of the 19th International Federated Conference on Distributed Computing Techniques, DisCoTec 2024 during June 17–21, 2024.The 11 full papers and 2 short papers ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 44th IFIP WG 6.1 International Conference on Formal Techniques for Distributed Objects, Components, and Systems, FORTE 2024, held in Groningen, The Netherlands, in June 2024, as part of the 19th International Federated Conference on Distributed Computing Techniques, DisCoTec 2024 during June 17–21, 2024.The 11 full papers and 2 short papers
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Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems

22nd International Conference, TACAS 2016, Held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2016, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, April 2-8, 2016, Proceedings

Edited by Marsha Chechik, Jean-François Raskin ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2016, which took place in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, in April 2016, held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2016.The 44 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2016, which took place in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, in April 2016, held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2016.The 44 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from
... Read more
Achieving Business Agility

Strategies for Becoming Pivot Ready in a Digital World

by John Orvos ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
Know how to lead and establish business agility in your organization. Benefit from clear, actionable steps based on change management truths that have been long underutilized and have limited the success of agile expansion into your business. This book provides a pragmatic framework for leading your business toward shifting to an agile mindset.Achieving Business Agility offers strategies and ... Read more

$40.99 USD

Know how to lead and establish business agility in your organization. Benefit from clear, actionable steps based on change management truths that have been long underutilized and have limited the success of agile expansion into your business. This book provides a pragmatic framework for leading your business toward shifting to an agile mindset.Achieving Business Agility offers strategies and
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