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Organizations are constantly struggling with complex development projects and are in search for a few, straightforward, and easy to learn methods to help deal with their problems. For this reason, more and more software companies are rapidly turning to Agile development to cope with fast changing markets, unknown or changing product requirements, borderless competition, and to solve complex problems. Yet little has been written to guide product managers through the transition in working with Agile teams and the numerous benefits that it affords. 'Agile Excellence for Product Managers' is a plain speaking guide on how to work with Agile development teams to achieve phenomenal product success. It covers the why and how of agile development (including ...

In today's challenging economic climate, organisations faced with limited budgets and frozen staffing levels need proven, common-sense approaches to maximise their productivity. Agile approaches are business practices with a proven track record for helping organisations achieve greater efficiency, higher-quality outputs and increased customer satisfaction. They enable organisations to avoid the trappings of extensive up-front planning and up-front budget commitments by encouraging staff to regularly produce high-value business outputs; and by basing ongoing financial and resource commitments on the delivered outcomes. This focus on responsive planning based on tangible results is why Agile approaches have been successfully used in selected industries...

Let's face it. C++, JavaScript, and ASP can be a little intimidating, even to the experienced computer user! That's why we have developed our For the Absolute Beginner series -- a fun, non-intimidating introduction to the world of programming. Each book in this series teaches the reader a specific programming language using simple games as a teaching aid. These books will give readers an understanding of basic programming concepts and enable them to apply those concepts to real-world programming situations. This series is the perfect learning tool for readers who have no previous experience in programming languages.Visual Basic for Applications enables customers to buy off-the-shelf software and customize it to fit their specific business processes. ...

All photographers, both amateur and professional, are faced with the important issues of data protection and storage. Without knowledge of the options, tools, and procedures for safe and effective image protection and storage, photographers run the serious risk of losing their image files. This book offers critical information about the best hardware, software, procedures, and practices for capturing, storing, and preserving images and other data. This book explains current data protection and storage technologies in everyday terms. It describes effective procedures for protecting data, from capture to backup and archiving. Descriptions of specific products applicable to Windows, MacOS, and Linux systems are provided....

With Microsoft PowerPoint, users can organize, illustrate, and deliver ideas professionally. Microsoft PowerPoint X Fast & Easy is the quickest way to learn the latest version of Microsoft PowerPoint. With its visual, step-by-step format, readers learn to create presentations that include tables and charts, sound, graphics, animation, and video. They also learn how to post their presentations to the Internet. ItemID: 0761533966...