Software Change and Configuration Management A Complete Guide - 2019 Edition

Software Change and Configuration Management A Complete Guide - 2019 Edition
Author: Blokdyk, Gerardus
Publisher: Emereo
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2019-05-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0655593772

When doing a DR drill, have you found the run book to be out of sync with the current configuration? How many man-hours can be recovered through effective configuration management? Do you need a new release, version or patch level of the software? Is the service usage appropriate to capacity? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a challenge or meet an objective is the most valuable role… In EVERY group, company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' This Self-Assessment empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Software Change and Configuration Management investments work better. This Software Change and Configuration Management All-Inclusive Self-Assessment enables You to be that person. All the tools you need to an in-depth Software Change and Configuration Management Self-Assessment. Featuring 965 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Software Change and Configuration Management improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Software Change and Configuration Management projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Software Change and Configuration Management and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Software Change and Configuration Management Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Software Change and Configuration Management areas need attention. Your purchase includes access details to the Software Change and Configuration Management self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Software Change and Configuration Management Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.

Project Management Using Microsoft Project 2019

Project Management Using Microsoft Project 2019
Author: Gus Cicala
Publisher:
Total Pages: 530
Release: 2019
Genre: Microsoft Project
ISBN: 9781077679436

Project Management Using Microsoft Project is an all-in-one training guide, textbook, and reference that covers each product of the Microsoft Project 2019 suite.Many training guides on technology are primarily manuals on features and functions of the software. The goal of this book is to show why those features and functions are important from a project management standpoint (based on PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge), and then demonstrate how to effectively leverage that value through the use of Microsoft Project 2019.This is the third edition of a text that has been well-received by the project management community across 25 different countries since the release of Project 2013. The information in this book was selected based on Project Assistants' 25 years of project management consulting, Microsoft Project training, and managing real-world projects with Microsoft Project.This text is carefully designed to serve as a training guide, textbook, and/or reference guide. Included with the book are hands-on exercises with step-by-step illustrations built from actual Microsoft Project files that can be downloaded from our training webpage. There is a robust index as well as intuitively organized and clearly delineated sections, chapters, and sub-sections for easy reference. Each chapter has a learning-oriented structure with objectives at the beginning and 25-50 questions at the end that reinforce those points of emphasis. We also provide all answer keys and supporting PowerPoint slides for academic instructors upon request.

Leader Effectiveness Training: L.E.T. (Revised)

Leader Effectiveness Training: L.E.T. (Revised)
Author: Thomas Gordon
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2001-10-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1101100249

L.E.T. has changed countless corporations and private businesses-including many Fortune 500 companies-with its down-to-earth communication and conflict resolution skills. Now, this indispensable source has been newly revised with updated research and timely case studies.

Warehouse Management

Warehouse Management
Author: Gwynne Richards
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2011-06-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 074946075X

Warehouses are an integral link in the modern supply chain, ensuring that the correct product is delivered in the right quantity, in good condition, at the required time, and at minimal cost: in effect, the perfect order. The effective management of warehouses is vital in minimizing costs and ensuring the efficient operation of any supply chain. Warehouse Management is a complete guide to best practice in warehouse operations. Covering everything from the latest technological advances to current environmental issues, this book provides an indispensable companion to the modern warehouse. Supported by case studies, the text considers many aspects of warehouse management, including: cost reduction productivity people management warehouse operations With helpful tools, hints and up-to-date information, Warehouse Management provides an invaluable resource for anyone looking to reduce costs and boost productivity.

Making Sense of Change Management

Making Sense of Change Management
Author: Esther Cameron
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2015-03-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0749472596

The definitive, bestselling text in the field of change management, Making Sense of Change Management provides a thorough overview of the subject for both students and professionals. Along with explaining the theory of change management, it comprehensively covers the models, tools, and techniques of successful change management so organizations can adapt to tough market conditions and succeed by changing their strategies, structures, boundaries, mindsets, leadership behaviours and of course their expectations of the people who work within them. This completely revised and updated 4th edition of Making Sense of Change Management includes more international examples and case studies, emerging new thinking and practice in the area of cultural change and a new chapter on the interrelationship with project management (PM) and change management. It also covers complexity models, agile approaches, and stakeholder management along with cultural sensitivity and what to do when cultures collide. Making Sense of Change Management remains essential reading for anyone who is currently part of, or leading, a change initiative. Online supporting resources include lecture slides, making this an ideal textbook for MBA or graduate students focusing on leading or managing change.

The Complete Guide to Knowledge Management

The Complete Guide to Knowledge Management
Author: Edna Pasher
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2011-02-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470881291

A straightforward guide to leveraging your company's intellectual capital by creating a knowledge management culture The Complete Guide to Knowledge Management offers managers the tools they need to create an organizational culture that improves knowledge sharing, reuse, learning, collaboration, and innovation to ensure mesurable growth. Written by internationally recognized knowledge management pioneers, it addresses all those topics in knowledge management that a manager needs to ensure organizational success. Provides plenty of real-life examples and case studies Includes interviews with prominent managers who have successfully implemented knowledge management structures within their organizations Offers chapters composed of short theoretical explanations and practical methods that you can utilize, based primarily on hands-on author experience Taking an intellectual journey into knowledge management, beginning with an understanding of the concept of intellectual capital and how to establish an appropriate culture, this book looks at the human aspects of managing knowledge workers, promoting interactions for knowledge creation and sharing.

Microsoft Project 2019 For Dummies

Microsoft Project 2019 For Dummies
Author: Cynthia Snyder Dionisio
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2019-01-22
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 111956509X

Keep projects on track Microsoft Project 2019 is a powerhouse project management, portfolio management, and resource management tool. Whether you’re a full-time project manager or manage projects as part of a larger set of duties, Microsoft Project 2019 For Dummies will get you thinking and operating at the level of a project management guru. Written by a noted project management pro, this book covers the ins and outs of Microsoft Project. Throughout the book, you’ll find project management best practices and tips for keeping any project on schedule and under budget. Reference the full set of Microsoft Project 2019 features Learn to think like a project management professional Get into the nuts and bolts of Project for better productivity Create a task schedule that keeps a project moving Identify the golden rules that keep projects on track With Microsoft Project 2019 For Dummies, you’ll soon get a grip on all the powerful features of this popular project management software. No matter your level of training or experience, this book will show you how improve your project management with Microsoft Project 2019.

Learning Chef

Learning Chef
Author: Mischa Taylor
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2014-11-06
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1491945109

Get a hands-on introduction to the Chef, the configuration management tool for solving operations issues in enterprises large and small. Ideal for developers and sysadmins new to configuration management, this guide shows you to automate the packaging and delivery of applications in your infrastructure. You’ll be able to build (or rebuild) your infrastructure’s application stack in minutes or hours, rather than days or weeks. After teaching you how to write Ruby-based Chef code, this book walks you through different Chef tools and configuration management concepts in each chapter, using detailed examples throughout. All you need to get started is command-line experience and familiarity with basic system administration. Configure your Chef development environment and start writing recipes Create Chef cookbooks with recipes for each part of your infrastructure Use Test Kitchen to manage sandbox testing environments Manage single nodes with Chef client, and multiple nodes with Chef Server Use data bags for storing shared global data between nodes Simulate production Chef Server environments with Chef Zero Classify different types of services in your infrastructure with roles Model life stages of your application, including development, testing, staging, and production

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Knowledge Management

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Knowledge Management
Author: Melissie Clemmons Rumizen
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780028641775

Discusses management models and concepts, strategies for sharing knowledge, and ways to implement the concept within a company.

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) CWE Exam 2020 (CLERK), Preliminary examination, in English with previous year solved paper

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) CWE Exam 2020 (CLERK), Preliminary examination, in English with previous year solved paper
Author: Diamond Power Learning Team
Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2020-09-02
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 9352969588

This book caters to the needs of students who aspire to prepare for Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) CWE Exam - Clerk, Preliminary examination, with previous year solved paper. This book contains Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. In all sections related descriptions are given with objective multiple choice questions. The most important feature of this book is that we have included a large variety of different types of questions as required by syllabus.However, we have put our best efforts in preparing this book, if any error or whatsoever has been skipped out we have welcomed your suggestions.