Information Systems Project Management hox to Deliver Function and Value in Information Technology Projects

An up-to-the-minute look at delivering function and value in IT projects. It's common in the IT industry to hear of project disasters: overdue products, blown budget estimates, and dismal results. And the root cause of most of these commonplace dis...

 The How of Wow A Guide to Giving a Speech That Will Positively Blow'EM Away

You only speak to them for a few minutes. Make sure it doesn't seem (yawn) longer. Have you ever given a speech that people remembered ten years later? Is ten days more like it, or even ten minutes? Even if you're one of the blessed few who are coo...

 Turbocoach A powerful system for achieving breakthrough career success

Achieve outstanding results with coaching exercises from best-selling author Brian Tracy! As one of the world's most sought-after personal coaches, Brian Tracy has helped transform the lives and careers of countless individuals, unlocking the secre...

 eBay Global the Smart Way Buying and Selling Internationally on the World's #1 Auction Site

Take over the world-the eBay way! Buying and selling on any of the many international eBay sites opens up a huge range of possibilities for American users. The globalization of eBay-with 28 sites worldwide-offers vast new markets for American merchandi...

 The Kindness Revolution The Company-Wide Culture Shift that Inspires Phenomenal Customer Service

Your company may have innovative marketing strategies, catchy advertising, and great products at a good price, but if you're not committed to your employees, they won't be committed to your customers... and your customers certainly won't be committed to y...

 The Innovation Killer How What We Know Limits What We Can Imagine - And What Smart Companies Are Doing About It

For true innovation, you may need to think outside the box-and outside the company. Innovation is vital to the success of an organization. But often, "GroupThink" and "ExpertThink" stifle new ideas. This book presents the idea of using outsiders-people...

 First in Thirst How to Gatorade Turned the Science of Sweat into a Cultural Phenomenon

Before America even knew what "deep-down body thirst" was, four University of Florida scientists had invented something to quench it. Remember the Cola Wars, with Coke and Pepsi battling it out year after year for supremacy in the soft drink market...

 The Power of Ultimate Six Sigma Keki Bhote's Proven System for Moving Beyond Quality Excellence to Total Business Excellence

One of Six Sigma's founding fathers shares his trademarked process for ensuring total quality. Developed by Motorola and popularized by Jack Welch and GE, Six Sigma has been and remains today's hottest program for "zero defect" quality excellence. Now, p...

 World Class Reliability Using Multiple Environment Overstress Tests to Make it Happen

Making sure your product's straight-from-the-line quality lasts in the field. Six Sigma has been a giant in the quality movement but has been a pygmy in improving field reliability, i.e., reducing failure rates for customers. Traditional reliability ...

 Hothouse Effect Intensify Creativity in Your Organization Using Secrets from History's Most Innovative Communities

What can history's most creative cultures teach us about business? A lot. Throughout history, across many centuries and an enormous range of cultures, certain communities have stood out as bastions of creativity and intellectual progress. From ancient ...

 Rebuilding Brand America What we must do to restore our reputation and safeguard the futur of american business abroad

Once the envy of much of the world, America is now roundly disliked and resented. For too many people of other nations, the American Dream of opportunity has degenerated into a reality of selfishness and greed. Indeed, for many, this may be the anti-Ameri...

 Maximizing Project Value

What good is a project that's on time...on budget...and ends up providing your organization with no bottom-line results whatsoever? Whether it falls short of expectations, fails to ultimately be embraced by the people in the company meant to be using it, ...

 eBay Business the Smart Way Maximize Your Profits on the Web's #1 Auction Site

Now in a fully revised third edition, the completely unauthorized guide to doing business on eBay! With over 200 million registered users and net revenues in the billions, eBay is indisputably the world's most popular online auction site, an intern...

 Effective IT Project Management Using Teams to Get Projects Completed on Time and Under Budget

Take the uncertainty out of IT projects-every step of the way. Effective IT Project Management takes you step-by-step through the completion of an IT project, showing you how to plan, implement, manage, and organize both simple and complicated hardwa...

 Blog Rules A Business Guide to Managing Policy, Public Relations, and Legal Issues

Legally and ethically regulate employees' personal blogs that mention the company Protect trade secrets and other proprietary information Manage the legal and business exposure associated with corporate blogs Respond swiftly and effectively to blog a...