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"Agile, Lean, and DevOps approaches are radical game changers, providing a fundamentally different way to think about how IT fits into the enterprise, how IT leaders lead, and how IT can harness technology to accomplish the objectives of the enterprise. But honest and open conversations are not taking place between management and Agile delivery teams. In A Seat at the Table, CIO Mark Schwartz explores the role of IT leadership as it is now and opens...

If your health care organization is typical, you were successful in getting your electronic medical record (EMR) system installed on time and within budget. You declared victory and collected some money from meaningful use. But very quickly, you realized you were not getting the expected return on your investment. So you started the "optimization" process to make refinements, do some stuff over, and get it right this time.

"Domesticating Information: Managing Documents inside the Organization examines records and documents as complex business objects and explores the many perspectives required for their management. Unlike cultural artifacts, where preservation is the primary concern, documents must be viewed in terms of integration with business processes, in defense of litigation subpoenas, or in the implementation of information technology. As a consequence, records...

How long will it take? -- Biggest mistakes -- Time management. Can you really manage time? -- 10 of the biggest time wasters at work and how to eliminate them -- Three priorities a day keep chaos and clutter away -- Creating an effective action item task management system -- Task management applications and how to use them -- Planning your day, week, month, and year--looking forward and back -- Planning and participating in productive meetings --...

Total Recall provides a glimpse of the near future. Imagine heart monitors woven into your clothes and tiny wearable audio and visual recorders automatically capturing what you see and hear. Imagine being able to summon up the e-memories of your great grandfather and his avatar giving you advice about whether or not to go to college, accept that job offer, or get married. The range of potential insights is truly awesome. But Bell and Gemmell also...

"Managing Inter@ctively shows you how to fully engage your employees, business web partners, consultants, customers, and colleagues for more profitable partnerships." "The new management and communication abilities you need are based on ten key competencies described in the book: Make people (and their knowledge) accessible to others. Engage people across organizational boundaries - such as strategic partnerships, b-webs and alliances. Share power...

'The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit' has become the industry standard for data warehouse design, development, and management. This second edition brings the content up-to-date to reflect the latest set of recommended best practices.

Philosopher Weinberger shows how the digital revolution is radically changing the way we make sense of our lives. Human beings constantly collect, label, and organize data--but today, the shift from the physical to the digital is mixing, burning, and ripping our lives apart. In the past, everything had its one place--the physical world demanded it--but now everything has its places: multiple categories, multiple shelves. Everything is suddenly miscellaneous....