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Requirements Analysis: From Business Views to Architecture
Author David C. Hay
The complete guide to requirements analysis for every system analyst and project team member.Thousands of software projects are doomed from the start because they're based on a faulty understanding of the business problem that must be solved. The solution is effect....
Release Date 2002/08 -
IT Payoff, The: Measuring the Business Value of Information Technology Investments
Author Rajiv Kohli , Sarv Devaraj
Does technology really add value? If so, when? What's the best way to quantify and maximize technology ROI? The IT Payoff gives you powerful new tools for answering critical technology investment questions. Discover where technology can add the greatest value; when....
Release Date 2002/03 -
Technical Analysis Plain and Simple: Charting the Markets in Your Language, Second Edition
Author Michael N. Kahn
Technical analysis is a hot topic for investors right now and offers powerful, objective tools for picking stocks and making money--but most explanations of the subject simply confuse investors instead of enlightening them. In this clear, practical book, Barron's c....
Release Date 2006/06 -
Author Wendy Taylor , Chris Pirillo , John C. Dvorak
Online! The Book"If you go online, see how much more you can gain, without the pain. Fascinating, fun, and delightfully written. The invaluable tool for everyone that makes you laugh out loud to read." --Scott Cook, Founder and Chairman of Intuit Software"There is o....
Release Date 2003/10 -
Technical Analysis: Power Tools for Active Investors
Author Gerald Appel
Unlike most technical analysis books, Gerald Appel's Practical Power Tools! offers step-by-step instructions virtually any investor can use to achieve breakthrough success in the market. Appel illuminates a wide range of strategies and timing models, demystifying e....
Release Date 2005/03 -
Forex Revolution: An Insider's Guide to the Real World of Foreign Exchange Trading
Author Peter Rosenstreich
"For many investors, an intense, 24-hour-a-day, $1.5 trillion roller-coaster of a market spells "danger"; for readers of Forex Revolution, the word is "opportunity." –Michael J. Panzner, vice president, Rabo Securities USA, Inc., and author of The New Laws of the St....
Release Date 2005/06 -
Options Trading for the Conservative Investor: Increasing Profits Without Increasing Your Risk
Author Michael C. Thomsett
Other copy "Every open-minded conservative investor should read this book." –Lawrence G. McMillan, author of Options as a Strategic Investment"The author's option trading guidelines include important issues often overlooked by investors. Attention conservative inve....
Release Date 2005/05 -
Technical Analysis: The Complete Resource for Financial Market Technicians
Author Ph.D. Julie R. Dahlquist , - CMT Charles D. Kirkpatrick II
Now, there's a comprehensive, objective, and reliable tutorial and reference for the entire field of technical analysis. For traders, researchers, and serious investors alike, this is the definitive book on technical analysis. Individual investors and professional ....
Release Date 2006/08 -
Options for the Beginner and Beyond: Unlock the Opportunities and Minimize the Risks
Author W. Edward Olmstead - Professor of Applied Mathematics McCormick School of Engine
Brief, carefully paced lessons on options and trading strategies using verbal definitions and many trading examples for clarification. Each lesson builds on the one preceding it and explains options in plain English, from start to finish. Step-by-step coverage of co....
Release Date 2006/03 -
Author Fara Warner
Women now drive some 80% of all buying decisions. By 2010, they'll account for half of America's private wealth: $13 trillion dollars. A few remarkable companies have learned how to refocus on women -- and, in so doing, have achieved truly stunning results. In The....
Release Date 2005/09 -
Author Rebecca Gurley Bace , Fred Chris Smith
Information technology is an increasingly large factor in legal proceedings. In cases large and small, from the U.S. Government's antitrust suit against Microsoft Corporation, to civil lawsuits filed over the failure of a network, to criminal cases in which the aut....
Release Date 2002/10 -
IBM eServer zSeries 900 Technical Guide
Author Franck Injey
This edition of the IBM eServer zSeries 900 Technical Guide contains additional and updated information on the following topics: New 16 Turbo models Customer Initiated Upgrade (CIU) support Concurrent memory upgrades Concurrent undo Capacity BackUp (CBU) OSA-E High ....
Release Date 2002/09 -
Real-time Fraud Detection Analytics on IBM System z
Author Lakshminarayanan Sreenivasan , Priya Ranjan , Dheeraj Reddy Chintala , Mike Ebbers
Payment fraud can be defined as an intentional deception or misrepresentation that is designed to result in an unauthorized benefit. Fraud schemes are becoming more complex and difficult to identify. It is estimated that industries lose nearly $1 trillion USD annual....
Release Date 2013/04 -
IBM Technical Computing Clouds
Author Stefan Velica , Shao Feng Shi , Kailash Marthi , Hua Chen Li , Victor Hu , Amitava Gh
This IBM® Redbooks® publication highlights IBM Technical Computing as a flexible infrastructure for clients looking to reduce capital and operational expenditures, optimize energy usage, or re-use the infrastructure.This book strengthens IBM SmartCloud® solutions, i....
Release Date 2013/10 -
IBM i 7.1 Technical Overview with Technology Refresh Updates
Author Jiri Sochr , Tracy Schramm , David Painter , Adam Lukaszewicz , Dwight Harrison , Jus
This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides a technical overview of the features, functions, and enhancements available in IBM i 7.1, including all the Technology Refresh (TR) levels from TR1 to TR7. It provides a summary and brief explanation of the many capabilities ....
Release Date 2014/12 -
z/OS Diagnostic Data Collection and Analysis
Author David Carey , Paul Rogers
This IBM Redbook describes problem diagnosis fundamentals and analysis methodologies for the z/OS system. It provides guidelines for the collection of relevant diagnostic data, tips for analyzing the data, and techniques to assist in identifying and resolving of La....
Release Date 2005/08 -
Preparing for Disruptions Through Early Detection
Author Yossi Sheffi
Detecting the potential for disruptions to business operations — ideally before the disruptions occur — can help companies reduce their negative impact. Different disruptions have different degrees of impact, which affects how companies prioritize risk ....
Release Date 2015/10 -
Are Nonfinancial Metrics Good Leading Indicators of Future Financial Performance?
Author Don O’Sullivan , Vincent O’Connell
Although using nonfinancial metrics like customer satisfaction has become increasingly popular in assessing executive performance and determining compensation, the practice has some significant drawbacks. Not all metrics apply equally to all industries. Companies c....
Release Date 2016/07 -
In Boardrooms, the Same Is a Shame
Author Paul Michelman
THE SPRING OF 2016 brought another round of reports on the pale state of the U.S. boardroom. It remains a whiter shade of pale, predominantly male. In its annual review of corporate board appoint- ments, the executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles International....
Release Date 2016/07 -
Better Data Brings a Renewal at the Bank of England
Author Michael Fitzgerald
The Bank of England, one of the world’s oldest and most influential central banks, has made analytics excellence a key pillar of its mission to promote economic stability within the United Kingdom. Like other central banks, the Bank has relied on data and ana....
Release Date 2016/07 -
The Downside to Full Board Independence
Author Olubunmi Faleye
High-profile accounting and corporate governance scandals have resulted in significant changes in the structure of corporate boards of directors, in particular the development of independent boards in which the CEO is the only employee director. The downside: Indep....
Release Date 2016/01 -
The Heavy Toll of ‘Always-On’ Technology
Author Larry D. Rosen , Frieda Klotz
Our electronic devices and expectations for immediate responses to communications are degrading our attention, with implications not just for productivity but also for mental health and stress levels in the workplace. That’s according to the 2016 book The Dis....
Release Date 2017/04 -
Mastering the Make-in-India Challenge
Author Andreas P.J. Schotter , Ram Mudambi , Haritha Saranga
Despite India’s economic growth and potential, developing a successful strategy for the country remains one of the most complex challenges for foreign multinationals. This challenge is rooted in the hard realities of global scale and costs. Most foreign execu....
Release Date 2017/07 -
The Pitfalls of Non-GAAP Metrics
Author David Aboody , Daniel Taylor , Ian D. Gow , Doron Israeli , Peter Joos , Pablo Fernan
For decades, companies have used custom metrics that don't conform to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) or international financial reporting standards (IFRS) as supplements to their official financial statements. Some common non-GAAP measures include....
Release Date 2018/01 -
Author Jon Fjeld
How can managers reduce the number of "unknown unknowns" a project faces? Even projects that employ sophisticated techniques for risk management can encounter surprising derailments. But new research shows that modeling a project's subsystems helps expose risk are....
Release Date 2018/01 -
Could the Big Technology Companies of Today Be the Financial Advisers of Tomorrow?
Author Anthony Runco , Terrance Rogers , Peter Nolan , Luis Viceira
Although traditional financial services companies now offer mass-market financial advice via “robo-advisers,” average U.S. customers seeking investment advice are still underserved — and platform-based digital powerhouses like Amazon are taking no....
Release Date 2018/01 -
How to Conduct a Cost-Benefit Analysis
Author Cat Sharpe
This issue provides a detailed approach to calculating a cost-benefit analysis. It includes a four-step model to calculate costs: personnel, material, delivery, and total expenditures. It also presents practice case studies to explain the process.
Release Date 1997/05 -
Author Michael J. Silverstein , Kate Sayre
Haven't women gotten everything they want? Economic power? Social influence? Business clout?Yes, but it turns out that these fantastic gains have come at a heavy price, as consumer goods experts Michael J. Silverstein and Kate Sayre discovered in an unprecedented s....
Release Date 2009/09 -
The Intelligent Asset Allocator: How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk
Author William J. Bernstein
“Bernstein has become a guru to a peculiarly ’90s group: well-educated, Internet-powered people intent on investing well—and with minimal ‘help’ from professional Wall Street.” --Robert Barker, BusinessWeek William Bernstein is one of today’s most unlikely f....
Release Date 2000/10 -
The Eurodollar Futures and Options Handbook
Author Galen Burghardt
Eurodollar trading volume is exploding, with no end in sight tools phenomenal growth. The Eurodollar Futures and Options Handbook provides traders and investors with the complete range of current research on Eurodollar futures and options, now the most widely traded....
Release Date 2003/06