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Book SynopsisAbout the Author: Adam Freeman is an experienced IT professional who started his career as a programmer. He has held senior positions in a range of companies, most recently serving as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer of a global bank. He has written 49 programming books, focusing mostly on web application development. This industry-leading guide to ASP.NET Core teaches you everything they need to know to create easy, extensible, and cloud-native web applications. For .NET web developers looking to learn about ASP.NET s key tools and techniques.

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Book SynopsisThe book is aimed at Project Management Professionals who are casual or new users and understand the software basics but require a short and snappy guide. It is the sort of book that may be read without a computer on the bus, train, or plane.Trade ReviewIf you have been involved in Project Controls and use Oracle’s Primavera P6 project management software you will know who Paul Harris is. Paul has been publishing pragmatic project management software manuals for as long as I can remember. All too often when buying a manual for using software it becomes apparent that the author only has theoretical knowledge. This is not the case with Paul’s books. Paul has a deep experience gained over 40 years and has he the ability to distil this knowledge into an easy to read and understand guide for using this sometimes tricky software. Building on Paul’s previous Oracle Primavera P6 manuals he has now published a condensed version that also has included some additional useful tips. Paul’s new book “99 Tricks and Traps for Oracle Primavera P6 PPM Professional” is a useful addition to any experienced planner’s project controls library and also a handy reference guide for a new users in order to avoid some of the more dangerous pitfalls that can be hidden within P6. Michael Jack, Independent Project Controls Expert, Nietzsche Pty Ltd. Project scheduling in software is a complex undertaking and the seemingly “user friendly” environment presented by Oracle Primavera P6 can sometimes lull a user into a false sense of security. In this” 99 Tricks and Traps” book Paul has cast a spotlight on the potential pitfalls in the software that can trap the unwary. He explains the P6 environment and terminology with great clarity and makes vital recommendations about the optimum settings for the program. The book is well presented, with plenty of diagrams and screenshots, and should be considered an essential component of any professional P6 scheduler’s library. Tom Grant MSc BSc, Principal, TAG Consultancy.Table of Contents1 INTRODUCTION 2 GETTING THE ENVIRONMENT RIGHT – SETTING DATABASE OPTIONS 3 SETTING UP USER PREFERENCES AND OTHER USER SETTINGS 4 CREATING A NEW PROJECT 5 CALENDAR ISSUES 6 CREATING A WBS 7 ADDING ACTIVITIES 8 FORMATTING 9 ADDING RELATIONSHIPS 10 ACTIVITY NETWORK VIEW 11 CONSTRAINTS 13 FILTERS 14 PRINTING AND REPORTS 15 UNDERSTANDING P6 DATE FIELDS 16 SCHEDULING OPTIONS 17 SETTING THE BASELINE 18 UPDATING AN UNRESOURCED SCHEDULE 19 CREATING ROLES AND RESOURCES 20 ASSIGNING ROLES, RESOURCES AND EXPENSES 21 RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION 22 UPDATING A RESOURCED SCHEDULE 23 OTHER METHODS OF ORGANIZING PROJECT DATA 24 GLOBAL CHANGE 25 MULTIPLE USERS PROBLEMS 27 EXPORTING AND IMPORTING 28 OTHER TOOLS AND FEATURES 29 USEFUL WEBSITES 30 INDEX

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Book SynopsisIf you’re developing server-side JavaScript applications, you need Node.js! Start with the basics of the Node.js environment: installation, application structure, and modules. Then follow detailed code examples to learn about web development using frameworks like Express and Nest.js.

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Book SynopsisStep into ABAP with this guide. First understand ABAP syntax and find out how to add data and logic to your applications. Then learn to work with the ABAP data dictionary, create database objects, and process and store data. Round out your skill set by practicing error handling, modularization, string manipulation, and more.

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Book SynopsisAccelerate your digital transformation and break down silos with Microsoft Dynamics 365 It's no secret that running a business involves several complex parts like managing staff, financials, marketing, and operationsjust to name a few. That's where Microsoft Dynamics 365, the most profitable business management tool, comes in. In Microsoft Dynamics 365 For Dummies, you'll learn the aspects of the program and each of its applications from Customer Service to Financial Management. With expert author Renato Bellu's clear instructions and helpful tips, you'll be managing to your fullest advantage before you know it. Let's get started! Digitally transform your business by connecting CRM and ERPUse data to make decisions across all business functionsIntegrate Dynamics 365 with Office 365 and LinkedInManage financials and operations Are you running a dynamic business? This book shows you how!Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Who Should Buy This Book 1 About This Book 2 Part 1: Doing Great Things with Microsoft Dynamics 365 2 Part 2: Customer Engagement (formerly Dynamics CRM Online) 2 Part 3: Business Central ERP (formerly Dynamics NAV) 2 Part 4: Finance and Operations ERP (formerly Dynamics AX) 3 Part 5: The Part of Tens 3 Foolish Assumptions 3 Icons Used in This Book 3 Beyond the Book 4 Part 1: Doing Great Things with Microsoft Dynamics 365 5 Chapter 1: Floating on a Secure Cloud 7 Getting Under the Dynamics 365 Umbrella 9 Gaining a little historical perspective 10 Reading the roadmap for Microsoft ERP and CRM 12 Asking what’s in the Dynamics 365 “sausage” 13 Standardizing the tools and terminology 15 Transitioning to the Cloud 16 Understanding the difference between hosted client/server and true SaaS 17 Migrating from Dynamics GP or SL to Dynamics 365 19 Migrating from Dynamics CRM or CRM Online to Dynamics 365 21 Migrating from Dynamics AX to Dynamics 365 Enterprise edition 22 Migrating from Dynamics NAV to Dynamics 365 Business edition 23 Chapter 2: Extending Your Reach with Office 365 25 Working with the Admin Center 25 Managing users 26 Purchasing and managing subscriptions 28 Setting the password expiration 31 Integrating Dynamics 365 with Outlook Email 32 Adding the Excel Add-In for Finance and Operations 37 Organizing Documents with SharePoint and OneDrive 40 Messaging with Skype for Business 45 Chapter 3: Powering Up Your Business Intelligence 49 A Little Pre-History 50 Exploring Data through Power BI 51 Installing Power BI Desktop 54 Connecting to Dynamics 365 with Power BI Desktop 55 Connecting to a file 56 Connecting to a SQL View 56 Connecting to Dynamics 365 57 Connecting Power BI to Business Central 57 Connecting Power BI to Finance and Operations 59 Harnessing the Power of Apps and Content Packs 63 Embedding Dashboards in Dynamics 365 65 Chapter 4: Extending Dynamics 365 with PowerApps 67 Providing Power to Your People with PowerApps 68 Finding out whether PowerApps is right for you 70 Making external PowerApps connections 72 Adding an Option set 74 Adding a data connection 76 Making your app your own with App Settings 78 Connecting PowerApps to Dynamics 365 79 Chapter 5: Going with the Microsoft Flow to Enhance Dynamics 365 83 Setting Up Basic Workflows Using Microsoft Flow 84 Grasping the Relationship Between Document Management and Workflow 87 Seeing How Microsoft Does ECM 88 Understanding Workflow in the ERP and CRM Realms 89 Considering your workflow options in Dynamics 365 90 Comprehending the Microsoft Flow advantage 94 Part 2: Customer Engagement (Formerly Dynamics Crm Online) 97 Chapter 6: Turning Relationships into Revenue with Sales 99 Understanding CRM-Related Terms 99 Navigating the Navigation Bar 103 Working with Leads, Accounts, and Contacts 105 Leading the way with leads 107 Working with accounts 110 Connecting with contacts 111 Tracking Opportunities 114 Creating Quotes, Orders and Invoices 116 Chapter 7: Connecting with Customers Anytime, Anywhere with Customer Service 117 Knowing Your Way Around Dynamics 365 for Customer Service 118 Users 119 Accounts 120 Contacts 120 Cases 120 Posts and notes 121 Activities 121 Tasks 121 Queues 123 Views 123 Working with Cases 125 Finding a case 125 Adding a new case 127 Annotating an existing case 129 Taking action on an existing case 130 Adding knowledge articles (KB records) 132 Relating a case to other information 133 Gaining Control with Dynamics 365 for Customer Service Dashboards 135 Chapter 8: Profiting from Project Service Automation 137 Categorizing Project Software 139 Avoiding complicated project accounting 141 Rules of thumb for selecting project software in Dynamics 365 143 Knowing Your Way around Dynamics 365 for Project Service Automation 144 Connecting remotely with the Project Service Hub 146 Getting familiar with the components of Project Service Automation 147 Recognizing the importance of planning the setup of Project Service 148 Chapter 9: Creating and Nurturing Leads with Marketing 153 Connecting Marketing to Sales 154 Escaping the Doldrums of Drab Emails and Boring Web Pages 156 Using templates to get up to speed quickly 157 Segmenting your contacts for marketing and subscription lists 158 Adding a static marketing segment 159 Listening to the Voice of the Customer 161 Dashing Off to Marketing Dashboards 164 Configuring Advanced Settings in Dynamics 365 for Marketing 164 Chapter 10: Going Mobile with Field Service 167 Assessing Microsoft’s FSM Competitors 169 Taking the Back-office ERP into Consideration 170 Getting Acquainted with the Key Components of Dynamics 365 for Field Service 171 Living the Dream of Efficient Field Service: The Work Order Lifecycle 174 Configuring Administrative Settings for Dynamics 365 for Field Service 175 Working with Work Orders 177 Adding a Customer Asset 179 Transferring Inventory 180 Part 3: Business Central Erp (Formerly Dynamics Nav) 183 Chapter 11: Accounting for Your Business with Business Central 185 Getting to Know the Interface 188 Making Your Way Around the Home Screen 189 Setting Up the Books 191 Adding accounts to the chart of accounts 192 Defining G/L account categories 194 Specifying bank accounts 196 Entering Sales Quotes 198 Creating Sales Orders and Invoices 200 Creating Sales Credit Memos 202 Maintaining Customers 204 Maintaining Vendors 207 Chapter 12: Setting Up Business Central for Optimal Results 211 Migrating from Dynamics NAV to Business Central 213 Navigating in Business Central 215 Searching for screens and reports 215 Navigating by menu 218 Feeling at home in your Role Center 220 Setting Up Business Central 223 Working with manual setup 225 Setting up number series (sequence numbers) 227 Defining number series relationships 229 Managing users and permissions 230 Setting up inventory 233 Part 4: Finance and Operations Erp (Formerly Dynamics Ax) 237 Chapter 13: Going Beyond Crunching Numbers with Financial Management 239 Getting a Bird’s-Eye View of D365O Capabilities 242 Raising the Flag on Microsoft’s Flagship ERP 243 Learning How to Get Around in D365O 246 Navigating with tiles 249 Setting user preferences 250 Harnessing the Power of Financial Dimensions 252 Chapter 14: Becoming a Smooth Operator with Operations 259 Changing Companies 260 Navigating by Module 261 Taking Advantage of Keyboard Shortcuts 263 Taking a Deeper Dive into D365O Capabilities by Module 264 Mastering Master Data in D365O 268 Surveying the vendor record 268 Surveying the customer record 271 Surveying the inventory item (released product) record 273 Using the More Options button 276 Working with List Pages 278 Exporting List Pages to Excel Spreadsheets 281 Chapter 15: Looking Under the Hood (Understanding the D365O Technology) 283 Upgrading from Dynamics AX to Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations 284 Migrating customizations from over-layering to extensions 285 Rewriting integrations created with AIF 286 Tapping into technology for integrations and data conversions 287 Using a comprehensive design document and a right-sized project plan 289 Personalizing the User Interface 290 Configuring the Global Address Book 297 Creating additional address books 299 Setting global address book default values 299 Creating new party records 300 Transforming Your HR Department with Talent 304 Filing Expense Reports with Expense Management 306 Part 5: The Part of Tens 309 Chapter 16: The Ten Most Exciting Capabilities of Dynamics 365 311 Supercomprehensive Coverage 311 Scalability with Azure 314 Mobile Computing 315 Localization Features 316 Employee Self-Service 318 Common Data Model 321 Team Member License 323 General Data Protection Regulation 323 Unified Interface 324 Categorized and Relevance Search 325 Chapter 17: Ten Dynamic 365 Myths to Dispel 327 Myth 1: Investing in ERP Doesn’t Pay 327 Myth 2: Our ERP Is Too Entrenched 330 Myth 3: ERP Is Too Complex for the Cloud 332 Myth 4: Integrations Are Not Worth It — Just Rekey the Data 333 Myth 5: Software as a Service Is More Expensive than On-Premise 334 Myth 6: The Cloud Is Not Secure Enough for ERP 335 Myth 7: What If the Internet Goes Down 337 Myth 8: I’ll Lose My Data in the Cloud 337 Myth 9: You Won’t Have Control of Your Data 338 Myth 10: Cloud Apps Are Not Customizable 339 Index 341

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Book SynopsisBPM specialists Christine McKinty and Antoine Mottier show you step-by-step how to turn a simple business procedure into an automated, process-based application. Using hands-on examples, you'll quickly learn how to create an online process that's easy to use. Each chapter builds on earlier material.

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Book SynopsisEffective, repeatable, and insightful analytics are key to ROI in customer relationship management systems. This practical introduction covers all the aspects and features you need to be successful with Salesforce reports and dashboards.

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Book SynopsisMeghan Casey owns Do Better Content Consulting. She helps a wide variety of clientsfrom startups, nonprofits, colleges and universities, Fortune 50 companies, and everything in betweensolve the messy content problems most organizations encounter every day. Meghan has also helped several agencies and clients build their capacity to do content strategy. Perhaps her proudest moments are when content strategy practitioners tell Meghan that the first edition of this book helped them launch their content strategy career, tackle a difficult content project, or get a promotion. A regular trainer and speaker on content strategy topics, she once inspired participants to spontaneously do the wave in a workshop setting. Yep, that really happened. Meghan has been working with content and communications since 1996, after receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in writing from Concordia College. She also holds a Master of Arts in nonprofit management from Hamline University.Table of ContentsPART I: GET BUDGET AND BUY-IN 1 IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES 2 CONVINCE LEADERS AND GET THE RESOURCES PART II: SET UP FOR SUCCESS 3 GET STAKEHOLDERS ON BOARD 4 ASSEMBLE YOUR CROSS‑DISCIPLINE TEAM 5 PREPARE FOR CHANGE PART III: DIG IN AND GET THE DIRT 6 UNDERSTAND YOUR BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 7 LEARN ABOUT YOUR AUDIENCE AND USERS 8 GET FAMILIAR WITH YOUR CONTENT 9 EVALUATE YOUR PROCESSES PART IV: ARTICULATE YOUR STRATEGY 10 ALIGN ON A STRATEGIC FOUNDATION 11 SET YOUR CONTENT COMPASS PART V: DESIGN YOUR CONTENT 12 PRIORITIZE BASED ON YOUR STRATEGY 13 ORGANIZE FOR INTUITIVE WAYFINDING 14 DEFINE THE CONTENT EXPERIENCE 15 SPECIFY CONTENT STRUCTURE AND REQUIREMENTS PART VI: IMPLEMENT AND EVOLVE 16 DEFINE HOW YOU'LL GOVERN YOUR CONTENT 17 BUILD OUT YOUR CONTENT PLAYBOOK

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Book SynopsisThis book is written by testers for testers. In ten chapters, the authors provide answers to key questions in agile projects. They deal with cultural change processes for agile testing, with questions regarding the approach and organization of software testing, with the use of methods, techniques and tools, especially test automation, and with the redefined role of the tester in agile projects. The first chapter describes the cultural change brought about by agile development. In the second chapter, which addresses agile process models such as Scrum and Kanban, the authors focus on the role of quality assurance in agile development projects. The third chapter deals with the agile test organization and the positioning of testing in an agile team. Chapter 4 discusses the question of whether an agile tester should be a generalist or a specialist. In Chapter 5, the authors turn to the methods and techniques of agile testing, emphasizing the differences from traditional, phase-oriented testing. In Chapter 6, they describe which documents testers still need to create in an agile project. Next, Chapter 7 explains the efficient use of test automation, which is particularly important in agile development, as it is the main instrument for project acceleration and is necessary to support state-of-the-art DevOps approaches and Continuous Integration. Chapter 8 then adds examples from test tool practice extending test automation to include test management functionality. Chapter 9 is dedicated to training and its importance, emphasizing the role of employee training in getting started with agile development. Finally, Chapter 10 summarizes the results of the agile journey in general with a special focus on testing. To make the aspects described even more tangible, the specific topics of this book are accompanied by the description of experiences from concrete software development projects of various organizations. The examples demonstrate that different approaches can lead to solutions that meet the specific challenges of agile projects.Table of Contents1. Agile: A Cultural Change.- 2. Agile Process Models and Their View on Quality Assurance.- 3. Organization of the Software Test in Agile Projects.- 4. Role of Testers in Agile Projects.- 5. Agile Test Management, Methods, and Techniques.- 6. Agile Testing Documentation.- 7. Agile Test Automation.- 8. Use of Tools in Agile Projects.- 9. Education and Its Importance.- 10. Retrospective.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction xxvii Chapter 1 • Stages of an Implementation Overview 1 What Is Microsoft Dynamics? 1 The Client Journey 2 Implementation Methodologies 5 Waterfall and Sure Step 5 Agile and Scrum 7 Triple Constraints 8 The Bottom Line 9 Chapter 2 • What to Do Before You Begin a Project 11 Identify Your Project Team and Stakeholders 11 Executive Sponsor 12 Project Owner 12 Business Process Owner(s) 13 Project Manager 13 Core Team and a Core Team Lead 14 Subject Matter Experts 14 IT Resources 15 Time Commitment by Role 17 Identify Your Processes in Scope 18 Clean Up Your Data 19 Identify Your “Master” Data 19 Develop Naming Conventions 20 Identify System Owners 20 Find and Resolve Duplicates and Incorrect Data 20 Define Your Success Metrics 21 Possible Benefits 22 Building Your Business Case and Securing Funding 23 How Much Should an ERP Project Cost? 24 Costs to Include in Your Calculations 24 Capitalizing Costs 25 Contingency 27 Return on Investment (ROI) 27 Gaining Approval 28 The Bottom Line 29 Chapter 3 • Four Keys to Consider When Buying an ERP or CRM Solution 31 Selection Process 31 Selection Consultant 32 Decision Maker 33 The Four Keys 33 Fit 34 Platform 35 Implementer 39 Cost 41 Building Your Scorecard 44 The Bottom Line 45 Chapter 4 • How to Evaluate and Buy Business Application Software 47 Buying Process Steps 47 Qualification Stage 48 Discovery and Demonstration Stage 49 Selecting Your Vendor 51 Leadership or Board Approval 54 Moving Forward 54 The Bottom Line 54 Chapter 5 • Organizing Your Team for Success and Project Governance 57 RACI 57 Your Project Team 58 Your Partner’s Implementation Team 59 Executive Sponsor 60 Engagement Manager 60 Project Manager 60 Solution Architect or Solution Delivery Manager 60 Functional Consultant or Consultants 61 Technical Consultant 61 Development Lead and Developers 61 Integration Architect 61 Data Migration Specialist 62 Project Governance 62 Project Communication 62 Resource Loading 62 Project Schedule 66 Document Repository 67 Budget Tracking 68 Change Requests 68 Project Management Plan 68 The Bottom Line 69 Chapter 6 • Sprints and Tools Needed to Run Your Project 73 Definition of a Sprint 73 Length of a Sprint 74 Start and End of a Sprint 74 Delivering Value in a Sprint 74 Backlog 75 Project Backlog 75 Sprint Backlog 76 Allocating Work to Team Members 76 Sprint Success Rate 76 Sprint Meetings 77 Sprint Planning 77 Sprint Review 77 Sprint Retrospective 78 Stand-up Meetings 78 Work Definitions 79 Epic 79 Feature 79 User Story 80 Requirement 80 Research Task 80 Design Task 80 Development Task 81 Test Task 81 Other Task 81 Test Case 81 Test 81 Bug (Defect) 81 Risk 81 Issue 82 Change Request 82 Code and Changesets 82 Azure DevOps 82 DevOps Fields 82 Progress Reporting 83 Analytical Views 83 The Bottom Line 84 Chapter 7 • Change Management Throughout Your Project 87 Success Criteria 88 Use of Satisfaction Surveys 89 Nine Steps to Change Management 90 Leadership Alignment 90 Organization Evaluation 91 Outline Your Business Process Change Steps 92 Develop a System Vision that Provides Benefits to All Stakeholders 92 Communicate Effectively 92 Maximize the Team’s Time in the New System 94 Train Effectively 94 Set Realistic Expectations for the System Just After Go-Live 94 Support Your Team Members After Go-Live 95 Steps to Business Process Change 95 Importance of Adoption 96 The Bottom Line 96 Chapter 8 • Organizing Your Business by Processes 99 Common Language Businesses Speak 99 Operations 100 Sales 100 Finance and Administration 100 Standard Processes 100 Process Hierarchy 102 Process Category 102 Process Group 103 Process 103 Sub-processes, Tasks, Activities, and Requirements 104 Discovering Your Processes 104 SIPOC 104 Core Team Members 106 Rounding Out Your Scope 106 The Bottom Line 106 Chapter 9 • Independent Software Vendors—Filling Gaps and Managing Partnerships 109 The Purpose of ISVs 109 Hosting Providers 110 Private Hosting 111 SaaS-Style Hosting 111 Industry ISVs 111 Deciding If You Need an Industry ISV 112 Functional ISVs 113 Missing Functionality 113 Advanced Features 113 Missing Connector 113 Automation 114 Reporting Extensions 114 Deciding If You Need a Functional ISV 114 Working with ISVs 114 Budgeting for ISV Solutions 115 Implementation Partner or Customer Managed 115 Buying the ISV License or Subscription 115 Implementation of ISV Products 116 Manage Your ISV Projects Closely 116 Microsoft’s AppSource Marketplace 117 Product Listing 118 Services Listing 118 The Bottom Line 119 Chapter 10 • Factors for a Successful Project Kickoff 121 Pre-Kickoff Meeting Activities 121 Checklist 121 Expectations for the Meeting 124 Outing 124 Kickoff Meeting Content 124 Executive Overview 125 Introductions and Role Review 125 Expectations for Team Members 126 Project Management and Communication Plan 126 Project Schedule 126 Resources 126 Navigation Overview [Optional] 127 Wrapping Up 127 Executive Message 127 Expectations for the Project Team 128 Time Commitment 128 Decision-Making 129 Power of Positivity 129 The Bottom Line 130 Chapter 11 • Designing the Software Collaboratively 133 Joint Application Design Concept 133 Joint Process Design and Other Design-Related Definitions 134 What Is a Joint Process Design (JPD) Session? 134 Happy Path 136 “As-Is” vs “To Be” 136 Joint Process Design Iterations 137 JPD1 137 JPD2 139 JPD3 140 JPD4 140 Keys to Successful JPDs 140 JPD Output 141 SIPOC 142 The Bottom Line 143 Chapter 12 • Requirements Gathering and Staying “In the Box” 145 Staying in the Box 145 Customization vs In-the-Box Examples 146 Requirements 147 Out-of-the-Box Fields as Requirements 147 Requirements Link to Processes 148 Functional vs Non-functional Requirements 149 Verifying Requirements 150 Writing Good Requirements 150 Requirements Tips 150 Fit/Gap Analysis 151 Fit/Gap Spreadsheet 152 Trade-Offs 153 The Cost of Customizations 154 Cloud vs On-Premise Software 155 The Bottom Line 155 Chapter 13 • Conference Room Pilots 157 The Purpose of a Conference Room Pilot 157 How to Organize CRPs 158 Common Elements of CRPs 159 CRP Agenda 159 Logistics 160 Issues and Questions 160 CRP Roles and Responsibilities 161 Session Leader 161 Helper/Expert 162 Business Process Owner 162 Users/Students 162 Who Not to Invite 163 CRP Place in the Overall Schedule 163 Can You Do a CRP on One Process Group at the Same Time That You Do a JPD? 164 Entrance Criteria 164 CRP vs UAT 166 How They Are Similar 166 How They Are Different 166 What to Do Between CRP and the End of the Create Stage 167 CRP Goals 168 The Bottom Line 168 Chapter 14 • Dealing with Challenges Mid-Project 171 Managing the Project Status 172 Status Report 172 Colors on a Status Report 173 Managing Your Budget 175 Project Pulse 177 Risks and Issues 177 Risk Register 178 Issues vs Bugs 179 Common Project Challenges 179 The Bottom Line 183 Chapter 15 • Customizations vs Configurations and How You Manage Them 185 Customizations vs Configurations 185 Customization 185 Configuration 186 Integration 186 Master Data 187 Metadata 187 Personalization 187 Reference Data 187 When to Customize vs Configure 188 Why Choose to Customize 188 Tracking Configurations 188 Configuration Tracker 189 Gold Environment 189 Lifecycle Services 189 Functional Design Documents 190 Overview 190 Modification 190 Testing 190 Development Quotation 191 Revision and Sign-off 191 Updates 191 Design Complete 191 The Development Process 192 Develop the Solution 192 Unit Test 192 Code Review 193 Functional Testing (Part 1) 193 Finishing Up 194 After Code Complete 194 Deploying the Code 194 Functional Testing (Part 2) 194 Preparing for CRP and UAT 195 The Lifecycle of a Customization 195 Managing These Tasks 195 Wrap-Up 196 The Bottom Line 197 Chapter 16 • Data Migration—Early and Often 199 Data Migration Plan 200 Proactive Cleaning 200 Before the Kickoff 201 Data Migration Tool 202 Iterations 203 Extract 206 Finding the Data 206 Extraction Tools 206 Transform 208 Mapping the Data 208 Mapping Tools 208 Transforming Mapped Data 209 Load 210 Order of Operation 210 Load Time 210 Validating the Data 210 Technical Validation 211 Business Validation 211 Functional Validation 212 Go-Live Iteration 212 The Bottom Line 213 Chapter 17 • Environment Management and Deployments 215 Types of Environments 216 Developer Environments 216 Build 217 Test 217 Sandbox 218 Production 219 Environment Plan 220 Types of Releases 220 Frequency of Code Moves 222 Populating Configurations and Master Data 222 Deploying Code 223 Application Lifecycle Management 223 Environment Flow Using DevOps 224 Rollback 224 Security 225 Definitions 225 How Best to Manage 226 The Bottom Line 227 Chapter 18 • Testing 229 Definitions 229 Types of Testing 230 Common Testing Terms 231 Pre-Deploy Stage Activities 232 Testing Strategy 232 Unit Test and Regression Tests 233 Developing Test Cases 234 UAT Entrance Criteria 235 UAT Exit Criteria 236 UAT Sessions 236 Purpose 236 Additional Benefits of UAT Sessions 237 UAT Roles and Responsibilities 237 Executing Your Test Plans 238 Tips for the Sessions 239 Post UAT Testing 240 Issues List 241 Process Sign-Offs 241 Scenario Recaps 241 The Bottom Line 242 Chapter 19 • Training for All 245 Learning During Interactive Sessions 246 JPDs 246 CRPs 246 UAT 247 Learning Modalities 247 In-Person, Classroom Style 248 Remote, Synchronous Training 249 Asynchronous 251 Building Your Training Content 251 End User Training Content 251 Product Help Content 252 Microsoft Learn 253 Recording Sessions 253 Task Recorder 253 How Much to Document 254 How to Manage and Distribute Your Content 254 Learning Management Systems 255 Building Your End User Training Schedule 255 Pre-Training Learning 256 Train the Trainer 256 Synchronous Sessions 257 Advanced Concepts 257 Testing Users’ Knowledge 257 Office Hours 258 The Bottom Line 259 Chapter 20 • Going Live 261 Go-Live Criteria 261 Cutover Plan 262 Bug Criteria 262 Data Migration and Security Criteria 263 Support Readiness 264 Training Review 264 Communication Plan 265 Go-Live Scorecard 265 Mock Cutover and Final Week Activities 266 Disaster Recovery 267 System Setup Before Cutover 267 Go/No-Go Meetings 268 When to Have It 268 Voting Criteria 268 Meeting Agenda 269 Order and Outcome of the Votes 269 Next Steps 270 Live Cutover 270 Impact of the Cutover Start Timing 271 Completing Cutover Activities 271 Rollback Plan 272 Acknowledge the Team 272 The Bottom Line 272 Chapter 21 • Hypercare 275 Go-Live Support 275 Day 1 276 Week 1 276 Project Change Champions 277 Prioritizing Issues 277 Weeks 2–4 278 First Month End 278 Duration of Hypercare 279 Role of HelpDesk 279 Sample SLA 280 Project Team Support 280 Support Levels 281 Refer Users to Training 283 Making the Transition to HelpDesk Later 283 Post Go-Live Releases 284 Planning for Future Releases 285 Hotfix Release 285 Scheduled Releases 286 Project Team Transition 287 Rolling Off the Project Team 287 Documentation 288 Expectations of Support 288 After the Transition 289 The Bottom Line 289 Chapter 22 • Support and Enhance Your Project 291 Support After Hypercare 291 Extending the Transition from Consulting to Support 292 Engaging Your Partner for Support 292 Microsoft and ISV Support Plans 294 After Action Review 295 Who to Invite 295 How to Run the Meeting 296 What to Do with the Feedback 297 Ongoing Releases 297 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Release Cadence 297 Release Testing 297 When to Schedule Your Releases 298 What to Include in Releases 299 Future Enhancements 299 New Functionality 299 Usability 300 Guardrails 301 Business Intelligence 301 Incorporating Dynamics Data into Your Daily Business 302 Integrations 302 Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence 302 Calculating Return on Investment 303 ROI Checkpoints 304 The Bottom Line 305 Chapter 23 • Bringing It All Together 307 Align Stage 307 Define Stage 308 Create Stage 311 Deploy Stage 313 Empower Stage 314 Additional Resources 315 The Bottom Line 315 Appendix • The Bottom Line 317 Chapter 1: Stages of an Implementation Overview 317 Chapter 2: What to Do Before You Begin a Project 318 Chapter 3: Four Keys to Consider When Buying an ERP or CRM Solution 320 Chapter 4: How to Evaluate and Buy Business Application Software 322 Chapter 5: Organizing Your Team for Success and Project Governance 323 Chapter 6: Sprints and Tools Needed to Run Your Project 325 Chapter 7: Change Management Throughout Your Project 326 Chapter 8: Organizing Your Business by Processes 328 Chapter 9: Independent Software Vendors—Filling Gaps and Managing Partnerships 329 Chapter 10: Factors for a Successful Project Kickoff 331 Chapter 11: Designing the Software Collaboratively 332 Chapter 12: Requirements Gathering and Staying “In the Box” 334 Chapter 13: Conference Room Pilots 335 Chapter 14: Dealing with Challenges Mid-Project 337 Chapter 15: Customizations vs Configurations and How You Manage Them 338 Chapter 16: Data Migration—Early and Often 340 Chapter 17: Environment Management and Deployments 341 Chapter 18: Testing 343 Chapter 19: Training for All 344 Chapter 20: Going Live 346 Chapter 21: Hypercare 347 Chapter 22: Support and Enhance Your Project 349 Chapter 23: Bringing It All Together 350 Glossary 353 Index 369

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Book SynopsisAsset accounting setup is mandatory in SAP S/4HANA, so get the details you need to get it up and running! Walk through the configuration that underpins all asset accounting, starting with organisational structures and master data. From there, master key tasks for asset acquisition and retirement, depreciation, year-end close, reporting, and more.

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Book SynopsisMicrosoft Office Skills on Demand!Microsoft Office 2016: A Skills Approach provides a unique approach to learning Office skills by isolating skills for customized learning. Created from the learning side from SIMnet, McGraw-Hill's online training and assessment program, this textbook has 1:1 content with SIMnet. As a result, students have access to specific, isolated skills which creates the customized learning and makes Microsoft Office 2016: A Skills Approach the most flexible book on the market. Additionally, the approach uses consolidated instruction with fewer steps to explain each skill, resulting in easier learning for today's students!Microsoft Office 2016: A Skills Approach also offers projects to allow students to practice their skills and receive immediate feedback via autograding in the SIMgrader component. This integration with SIMnet helps meet the diverse needs of students and accommodate individual learning styles.Table of ContentsOffice 1 Essential Skills for Office 2016Word 1 Getting Started with Word 2016Word 2 Formatting Text and ParagraphsWord 3 Formatting DocumentsWord 4 Working with Pictures, Tables, and ChartsWord 5 Working with Reports, References, and MailingsExcel 1 Getting Started with Excel 2016Excel 2 Formatting CellsExcel 3 Using Formulas and FunctionsExcel 4 Formatting Worksheets and Managing the WorkbookExcel 5 Adding Charts and Analyzing DataAccess 1 Getting Started with Access 2016Access 2 Working with TablesAccess 3 Working with Forms and ReportsAccess 4 Using Queries and Organizing InformationPowerPoint 1 Getting Started with PowerPoint 2016PowerPoint 2 Adding Content to SlidesPowerPoint 3 Formatting PresentationsPowerPoint 4 Managing and Delivering Presentations

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Book SynopsisRandy Nordell Microsoft Office 2016: In PracticeTopic, Instruction, Practice! Microsoft Office 2016: In Practice offers a fresh approach to teaching today's students Microsoft Office skills by clearly introducing skills in a logical sequence: 1) Topic 2) Instruction and 3) Practice. Nordell's T.I.P.s approach builds a foundation for success by helping students practice what they learn, and provides transferable skills that allow students to grasp critical thinking beyond the textbook assignment.In Practice seamlessly integrates with SIMnet Online, McGraw-Hill's learning and assessment solution, which has 1:1 content to help students practice and master computing concepts and Microsoft Office skills. In Practice projects in SIMgrader allow students to practice their skills in a live Office application. Students receive immediate feedback upon completion of these auto-graded projects. The integrTable of ContentsIntro Chapter: Windows 10, Office 2016, and File ManagementWord—Chapter 1: Creating and Editing DocumentsWord—Chapter 2: Formatting and Customizing DocumentsWord—Chapter 3: Collaborating with Others and Working with ReportsWord—Chapter 4: Using Tables, Columns, and GraphicsExcel—Chapter 1: Creating and Editing WorkbooksExcel—Chapter 2: Working with Formulas and FunctionsExcel—Chapter 3: Creating and Editing ChartsExcel—Chapter 4: Formatting, Organizing, and Getting Data Access—Chapter 1: Creating a Database and TablesAccess —Chapter 2: Using Design View, Data Validation, and RelationshipsAccess —Chapter 3: Creating and Using QueriesAccess —Chapter 4: Creating and Using Forms and ReportsPowerPoint—Chapter 1: Creating and Editing PresentationsPowerPoint—Chapter 2: Illustrating Slides with Pictures and Information GraphicsPowerPoint—Chapter 3: Preparing for Delivery and Using a Slide Presentation

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"...this volume is the most accessible introduction to data mining to appear in recent years. It is worthy of a fourth edition." --Computing ReviewsTable of ContentsPart I: Introduction to data mining 1. What’s it all about? 2. Input: Concepts, instances, attributes 3. Output: Knowledge representation 4. Algorithms: The basic methods 5. Credibility: Evaluating what’s been learned Part II. More advanced machine learning schemes 6. Trees and rules 7. Extending instance-based and linear models 8. Data transformations 9. Probabilistic methods 10. Deep learning 11. Beyond supervised and unsupervised learning 12. Ensemble learning 13. Moving on: applications and beyond

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Nonlinear Equations 2. Simultaneous Linear Algebraic Equations 3. Finite Difference Methods and Interpolation 4. Differentiation and Integration 5. Ordinary Differential Equations: Initial Value Problems 6. Ordinary Differential Equations: Boundary Value Problems 7. Partial Differential Equations 8. Linear and Nonlinear Regression Analysis

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Book SynopsisAbout our authors Margo Chaney Adkins is an associate professor of information technology at Carroll Community College in Westminster, Maryland. She holds a bachelor's degree in information systems and a master's degree in post-secondary education from Salisbury University. Stephanie Murre-Wolf is a technology and computer applications instructor at Moraine Park Technical College in Wisconsin. She is a graduate of Alverno College and enjoys teaching, writing curriculum, and authoring textbooks. In addition to classroom instruction, Stephanie actively performs corporate training in technology. She is married and has two sons; together, the family enjoys the outdoors.Table of ContentsPART 1: TECHNOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS Getting Started with Computer Concepts Common Features of Windows and Office Browse the Internet PART 2: MICROSOFT OFFICE Microsoft Word Introduction to Word Create Letters and Memos Create Business Reports Create Flyers Create Newsletters and Mail Merge Documents Capstone Project Integrated Project 1: Format Academic Reports and Include Information from the Web Integrated Project 2: Use Excel Data in Word Mail Merge Office Online Project: Create Flyers Using Word Online Microsoft Excel Introduction to Excel Create Workbooks with Excel 2019 Insert Summary Functions and Create Charts Manage Multiple Worksheets More Functions and Excel Tables Text, Statistical, Logical, and Conditional Functions Capstone Project Integrated Project 3: Copy Word Tables into Excel Worksheets Integrated Project 4: Link Data from Excel Integrated Project 5: Refer to Cells in Other Workbooks Excel Online Project: Create Workbooks Using Excel Online Microsoft Access Introduction to Access Create Database Tables Create Select Queries Create Forms Create Reports Capstone Project Integrated Project 6: Create Envelopes from Access Queries Integrated Project 7: Export Access Data to Word Documents Access Office Online Project: Create OneNote Notebooks Microsoft PowerPoint Introduction to PowerPoint Getting Started with PowerPoint 2019 Format a Presentation Enhance a Presentation with Graphics Present Data Using Tables, Charts, and Animation Capstone Project Integrated Project 8: Copy and Paste between Office Programs Integrated Project 9: Send PowerPoint Handouts to Word PowerPoint Online Project: Create Presentations Using PowerPoint Online App Microsoft Office Specialist Appendixes

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Book SynopsisAbout our authors Shelley Gaskin (series editor) is a professor in the Business and Computer Technology Division at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California. She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Robert Morris College (Pennsylvania), a master's degree in Business from Northern Illinois University, and a doctorate in Adult and Community Education from Ball State University (Indiana). Before joining Pasadena City College, she spent 12 years in the computer industry, where she was a systems analyst, sales representative, and director of Customer Education with Unisys Corporation. She also worked for Ernst & Young on the development of large systems applications for their clients. She has written and developed training materials for custom systems applications in both the public and private sector and has also written and edited numerous computer application textbooks. Alicia Vargas (Word and Excel author) isTable of ContentsTable of Contents MICROSOFT OFFICE Chapter 1: Microsoft Office Common Features and Windows 10 Features and File Management Explore Microsoft Office Create a Folder for File Storage Download and Extract Zipped Files and Enter, Edit, and Check the Spelling of Text in an Office Program Perform Office Commands and Apply Office Formatting Finalize an Office Document Use the Office Help Features Explore Windows 10 Prepare to Work with Folders and Files Use File Explorer to Extract Zipped Files and to Display Locations, Folders, and Files Start Programs and Open Data Files Create, Rename, and Copy Files and Folders WORD Introducing Microsoft Word 2019 Chapter 1: Creating Documents with Microsoft Word Create a New Document and Insert Text Insert and Format Graphics Insert and Modify Text Boxes and Shapes Preview and Print a Document Change Document and Paragraph Layout Create and Modify Lists Set and Modify Tab Stops Insert a SmartArt Graphic and an Icon Chapter 2: Creating Cover Letters and Using Tables to Create Resumes Create a Table for a Resume Format a Table Present a Word Document Online Create a Letterhead for a Cover Letter Create a Cover Letter and Correct and Reorganize Text Use the Word Editor to Check Your Documents Print an Envelope, Change Style Sets, Create a Word Template and Use Learning Tools Chapter 3: Creating Research Papers, Newsletters, and Merged Mailing Labels Create a Research Paper Insert Footnotes in a Research Paper Create Citations and a Bibliography in a Research Paper Use Read Mode and PDF Reflow Format a Multiple-Column Newsletter Use Special Character and Paragraph Formatting Create Mailing Labels Using Mail Merge EXCEL Introducing Microsoft Excel 2019 Chapter 1: Creating a Worksheet and Charting Data Create, Save, and Navigate an Excel Workbook Enter Data in a Worksheet Construct and Copy Formulas and Use the SUM Function Format Cells with Merge & Center, Cell Styles, and Themes Chart Data to Create a Column Chart and Insert Sparklines Print a Worksheet, Display Formulas, and Close Excels Check Spelling in a Worksheet Enter Data by Range Construct Formulas for Mathematical Operations Edit Values in a Worksheet Format a Worksheet Chapter 2: Using Functions, Creating Tables, and Managing Large Workbooks Use Flash Fill and the SUM, AVERAGE, MEDIAN, MIN, and MAX Functions Move Data, Resolve Error Messages, and Rotate Text Use COUNTIF and IF Functions and Apply Conditional Formatting Use Date & Time Functions and Freeze Panes Create, Sort, and Filter an Excel Table View, Format, and Print a Large Worksheet Navigate a Workbook and Rename Worksheets Enter Dates, Clear Contents, and Clear Formats Copy and Paste by Using the Paste Options Gallery Edit and Format Multiple Worksheets at the Same Time Create a Summary Sheet with Column Sparklines Format and Print Multiple Worksheets in a Workbook Chapter 3: Analyzing Data with Pie Charts, Line Charts, and What-If Analysis Tools Chart Data with a Pie Chart Format a Pie Chart Edit a Workbook and Update a Chart Use Goal Seek to Perform What-If Analysis Design a Worksheet for What-If Analysis Answer What-If Questions by Changing Values in a Worksheet Chart Data with a Line Chart ACCESS Introduction to Microsoft Access 2019 Chapter 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Access 2019 Identify Good Database Design Create a Table and Define Fields in a Blank Desktop Database Change the Structure of Tables and Add a Second Table Create a Query, Form, and Report Close a Database and Close Access Use a Template to Create a Database Organize Objects in the Navigation Pane Create a New Table in a Database Created with a Template View a Report Chapter 2: Sort and Query a Database Open and Save an Existing Database Create Table Relationships Sort Records in a Table Create a Query in Design View Create a New Query From an Existing Query Sort Query Results Specify Criteria in a Query Specify Numeric Criteria in a Query Use Compound Criteria in a Query Create a Query Based on More Than One Table Use Wildcards in a Query Create Calculated Fields in a Query Calculate Statistics and Group Data in a Query Create a Crosstab Query Create a Parameter Query Chapter 3: Forms, Filters, and Reports Create and Use a Form to Add and Delete Records Filter Records Create a Form by Using the Form Wizard Modify a Form in Layout View and in Design View Create a Report by Using the Report Tool and Modify the Report in Layout View Create a Report by Using the Report Wizard Modify the Design of a Report Keep Grouped Data Together in a Printed Report POWERPOINT Introducing Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 Chapter 1: Getting Started with Microsoft PowerPoint Create a New Presentation Edit a Presentation in Normal View Add Pictures to a Presentation Print and View a Presentation Edit an Existing Presentation Format a Presentation Use Slide Sorter View Apply Slide Transitions Chapter 2: Formatting PowerPoint Presentations Format Numbered and Bulleted Lists Insert Online Pictures Insert Text Boxes and Shapes Format Objects Remove Picture Backgrounds and Insert WordArt Create and Format a SmartArt Graphic Chapter 3: Enhancing a Presentation with Animation, Video, Tables, and Charts Customize Slide Backgrounds and Themes Animate a Slide Show Insert a Video Create and Modify Tables Create and Modify Charts INTEGRATED PROJECTS Chapter 1: Integrating Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection I: Data-centric and intelligent systems in air quality monitoring, assessment and mitigation 1. Application of deep learning and machine learning in air quality modelling 2. Case study of air quality prediction by deep learning and machine learning 3. Considerations of particle dispersion modelling with data-centric and intelligent systems 4. Data-centric modelling of air filters, HVAC and other industrial air quality control systems 5. A review of recent developments and applications of data-centric systems in air quality monitoring, assessment and mitigation Section 2: Data-centric and intelligent systems in water quality monitoring, assessment and mitigation 6. Application of deep learning and machine learning methods in water quality modelling and prediction 7. Case studies of surface water, groundwater and rainwater quality prediction by data-centric and intelligent systems 8. Application of deep learning and machine learning methods in contaminant hydrology 9. Deep learning and machine learning methods in emerging contaminants and micro-pollutants research 10. A review of recent developments and applications of data-centric systems in water quality monitoring, assessment and mitigation Section 3: Data-centric and intelligent systems inland pollution research 11. Application of deep learning and machine learning methods in flow modelling of landfill leachate 12. Case studies of evaluations and analysis of solid waste management techniques by deep learning and machine learning methods 13. Application of deep learning and machine learning methods in soil quality assessment and remediation 14. Establishing a nexus between non-biodegradable waste and data-centric systems 15. A review of recent developments and applications of data-centric systems inland pollution research Section 4: Data-centric and intelligent systems in noise pollution research 16. Methods development for data-centric systems in noise pollution research 17. Case studies of data-centric systems in noise pollution research 18. A review of recent developments and applications of data-centric systems in noise pollution research

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Clinical and safety assessment of the HCC patients2. Liver transplantation for HCC therapy3. Clinical trials for HCC in the diagnosis and therapy: An international perspective4. Recent advancements in immunotherapy interventions for the management of HCC5. Role of genetic insights and tumor microenvironment in HCC: New opportunities for gene therapy6. An Update on the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma7. An update of image-based surveillance in HCC8. Meta-analysis of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in advanced HCC9. Towards a personalized medicine approach for the treatment of HCC10. Precision medicine in the theranostics of HCC11. Immunohistology of HCC-enabled precision medicine12. Artificial Intelligence and Precision Medicine for HCC13. Genomics-Enabled Precision Medicine for HCC

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Book Synopsis New Paradigm for considering application integration and B2B problems Heightens the importance of conveying meaning between systems Addresses movement in the EAI space toward more data handling capabilities Offers a solution for the multitude of managers disconnected with the latest technologies Leverages the technical advances made in complex data integration over 15 years Shifts the focus from technology solutions to information solutions Relies heavily on the use of practical examples, tips, definitions, and soapbox excerpts throughout the main body of text Trade Review"Overall, I found the book to be enjoyable and informative, with lots of references and pointers to areas of interest. The variety of topics discussed within the book encourages the reader to read outside of their core specialisms." (BCS, 1 November 2010)" ...an essential read for all Semantic Web practitioners-from CIOs to CTOs and architects to managers...a must-read for upper management." (IEEE Distributed Systems Online, August 2005)Table of ContentsList of Illustrations xvii List of Tables and Other Sidebar Elements xxi Foreword xxiii Preface xxv Acknowledgments xxxi Part One: Why Semantic Interoperability? 1. Semantic Interoperability Gives IT Meaning 3 2. Information Infrastructure Issues and Problems 23 3. Promise of Frictionless Information 39 Part Two: Semantic Interoperability Primer 4. Foundations in Data Semantics 69 5. Semantic Conflict Solution Patterns 99 6. MetaData Archetypes 127 7. Ontology Design Patterns 145 8. Multimodal Interoperability Architecture 195 9. Infrastructure and E-Business Patterns 223 Part 3: Adopting Semantic Technologies 10. Capability Case Studies 259 11. Adoption Strategies 305 12. Tomorrow’s Adaptive and Dynamic Systems 333 Appendices Appendix A. Vendor Profiles, Tools, and Scorecards 347 Appendix B. Acronyms and Abbreviations 375 Endnotes 379 Index 383

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Book SynopsisThis book is designed for users of earlier versions to upgrade their skills and for new planners to learn the software.Table of ContentsDay 1 - Create an Unresourced Project 1. Introduction to Asta Powerproject and Creating a project 2. Navigation and Setting Options 3. Calendars 4. Tasks and Milestones 5. Summary Tasks 6. Linking Tasks to create a Critical Path Schedule and Reschedule 7. Constraints 8. Other Task Types Day 2 – Formatting, Reports and Updating an Unresourced Project 9. Formatting the Display 10. Code Libraries 11. Filters 12. Organising Tasks using Group and Sorts 13. Printing and Reports 14. Baselines 15. Updating an Unresourced Project 16. Library Explorer 17. User Definable Fields and WBS. Student Workshops Workshop 1 – Creating a Project Workshop 2 – Navigation and Setting Options Workshop 3 – Maintaining the Calendars Workshop 4 – Adding Tasks Workshop 5 - Summary Tasks Workshop 6 - Adding the Links Workshop 7 – Constraints Workshop 8 - Other task Types Workshop 9 - Formatting the Bar Chart Workshop 10 - Code Libraries Workshop 11 – Filters Workshop 12 - Organizing Tasks Using Group and Sort Workshop 13 – Printing Workshop 14 - Setting a Baseline Workshop 15 - Updating an Unsourced Project Workshop 16 - Library Explorer

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Book SynopsisThis streamlined intro to Microsoft Power BI covers all the foundational aspects and features you need to go from "zero to hero" with data and visualizations.

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Book SynopsisThis practical book explains how small-business and enterprise users can replace manual work that takes days with an automated process you can set up in a few hours using Power Automate.

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Book SynopsisIn the second edition of this practical guide, you'll learn how to conduct analytics on data where it lives, whether it's a data lake using Hive, a modern lakehouse with Iceberg or Delta Lake, a different system like Cassandra, Kafka, or SingleStore, or a relational database like PostgreSQL or Oracle.

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Book SynopsisWith this practical book, data engineers and architects, platform engineers, cloud engineers, and software engineers will learn how to use Presto operations at your organization to derive insights on datasets wherever they reside.

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Book SynopsisThe Underground Culinary Tour is a high-octane, behind-the-scenes narrative about how the restaurant industry, historically run by gut and intuition, is being transformed by the use of data.   Sixteen years ago, entrepreneur Damian Mogavero brought together an unlikely mix of experts—chefs and code writers—to create a pioneering software company whose goal was to empower restaurateurs, through the use of data, to elevate and enhance the guest experience. Today, his data gathering programs are used by such renown chefs as Danny Meyer, Tom Colicchio, Daniel Boulud, Guy Fieri, Giada De Laurentiis, Gordon Ramsay, and countless others.   Mogavero describes such restaurateurs as the New Guard, and their approach to their art and craft is radically different from that of their predecessors. By embracing data and adapting to the new trends of today’s demanding consumers, these innovative chefs and owners do every

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Book SynopsisPoorly performing enterprise applications are the weakest links in a corporation''s management chain, causing delays and disruptions of critical business functions. This groundbreaking book frames enterprise application performance engineering not as an art but as applied science built on model-based methodological foundation. The book introduces queuing models of enterprise application that visualize, demystify, explain, and solve system performance issues. Analysis of these models will help to discover and clarify unapparent connections and correlations among workloads, hardware architecture, and software parameters.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Preface xi 1. Queuing Networks as Applications Models 1 1.1. Enterprise Applications—What Do They Have in Common? 1 1.2. Key Performance Indicator—Transaction Time 6 1.3. What Is Application Tuning and Sizing? 8 1.4. Queuing Models of Enterprise Application 9 1.5. Transaction Response Time and Transaction Profile 19 1.6. Network of Highways as an Analogy of the Queuing Model 22 Take Away from the Chapter 24 2. Building and Solving Application Models 25 2.1. Building Models 25 Hardware Specification 26 Model Topology 28 A Model’s Input Data 29 Model Calibration 31 2.2. Essentials of Queuing Networks Theory 34 2.3. Solving Models 39 2.4. Interpretation of Modeling Results 47 Hardware Utilization 47 Server Queue Length, Transaction Time, System Throughput 51 Take Away from the Chapter 54 3. Workload Characterization and Transaction Profiling 57 3.1. What Is Application Workload? 57 3.2. Workload Characterization 60 Transaction Rate and User Think Time 61 Think Time Model 65 Take Away from the Think Time Model 68 Workload Deviations 68 “Garbage in Garbage out” Models 68 Realistic Workload 69 Users’ Redistribution 72 Changing Number of Users 72 Transaction Rate Variation 75 Take Away from “Garbage in Garbage out” Models 78 Number of Application Users 78 User Concurrency Model 80 Take Away from User Concurrency Model 81 3.3. Business Process Analysis 81 3.4. Mining Transactional Data from Production Applications 88 Profiling Transactions Using Operating System Monitors and Utilities 88 Application Log Files 90 Transaction Monitors 91 Take Away from the Chapter 93 4. Servers CPUs and Other Building Blocks of Application Scalability 94 4.1. Application Scalability 94 4.2. Bottleneck Identification 95 CPU Bottleneck 97 CPU Bottleneck Models 97 CPU Bottleneck Identification 97 Additional CPUs 100 Additional Servers 100 Faster CPUs 100 Take Away from the CPU Bottleneck Model 104 I/O Bottleneck 105 I/O Bottleneck Models 106 I/O Bottleneck Identification 106 Additional Disks 107 Faster Disks 108 Take Away from the I/O Bottleneck Model 111 Take Away from the Chapter 113 5. Operating System Overhead 114 5.1. Components of an Operating System 114 5.2. Operating System Overhead 118 System Time Models 122 Impact of System Overhead on Transaction Time 123 Impact of System Overhead on Hardware Utilization 124 Take Away from the Chapter 125 6. Software Bottlenecks 127 6.1. What Is a Software Bottleneck? 127 6.2. Memory Bottleneck 131 Memory Bottleneck Models 133 Preset Upper Memory Limit 133 Paging Effect 138 Take Away from the Memory Bottleneck Model 143 6.3. Thread Optimization 144 Thread Optimization Models 145 Thread Bottleneck Identification 145 Correlation Among Transaction Time, CPU Utilization, and the Number of Threads 148 Optimal Number of Threads 150 Take Away from Thread Optimization Model 151 6.4. Other Causes of Software Bottlenecks 152 Transaction Affinity 152 Connections to Database; User Sessions 152 Limited Wait Time and Limited Wait Space 154 Software Locks 155 Take Away from the Chapter 155 7. Performance and Capacity of Virtual Systems 157 7.1. What Is Virtualization? 157 7.2. Hardware Virtualization 160 Non-Virtualized Hosts 161 Virtualized Hosts 165 Queuing Theory Explains It All 167 Virtualized Hosts Sizing After Lesson Learned 169 7.3. Methodology of Virtual Machines Sizing 171 Take Away from the Chapter 172 8. Model-Based Application Sizing: Say Good-Bye to Guessing 173 8.1. Why Model-Based Sizing? 173 8.2. A Model’s Input Data 177 Workload and Expected Transaction Time 177 How to Obtain a Transaction Profile 179 Hardware Platform 182 8.3. Mapping a System into a Model 186 8.4. Model Deliverables and What-If Scenarios 188 Take Away from the Chapter 193 9. Modeling Different Application Configurations 194 9.1. Geographical Distribution of Users 194 Remote Office Models 196 Users’ Locations 196 Network Latency 197 Take Away from Remote Office Models 198 9.2. Accounting for the Time on End-User Computers 198 9.3. Remote Terminal Services 200 9.4. Cross-Platform Modeling 201 9.5. Load Balancing and Server Farms 203 9.6. Transaction Parallel Processing Models 205 Concurrent Transaction Processing by a Few Servers 205 Concurrent Transaction Processing by the Same Server 209 Take Away from Transaction Parallel Processing Models 213 Take Away from the Chapter 214 Glossary 215 References 220 Index 223

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Book SynopsisThe complete step-by-step guide to mastering the basics of Aspen Plus software Used for a wide variety of important scientific tasks, Aspen Plus software is a modeling tool used for conceptual design, optimization, and performance monitoring of chemical processes. After more than twenty years, it remains one of the most popular and powerful chemical engineering programs used both industrially and academically. Teach Yourself the Basics of Aspen Plus, Second Edition continues to deliver important fundamentals on using Aspen Plus software. The new edition focuses on the newest version of Aspen Plus and covers the newest functionalities. Lecture-style chapters set the tone for maximizing the learning experience by presenting material in a manner that emulates an actual workshop classroom environment. Important points are emphasized through encouragement of hands-on learning techniques that direct learners toward achievement in creating effective designs fluiTable of ContentsPREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION xiii PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION xv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xix ABOUT THE COMPANION WEBSITE xxi 1 INTRODUCTION TO ASPEN PLUS 1 1.1 Basic Ideas / 1 1.2 Starting Aspen Plus / 4 1.3 The Next Function / 6 1.4 The Navigation Pane / 6 1.5 The Property Environment / 8 1.6 Properties for Simulation / 11 1.7 The Simulation Environment / 13 1.8 Simulation Options / 13 1.9 Units / 14 1.10 Streams / 15 1.11 Blocks / 16 1.12 The Object Manager / 17 1.13 Model Execution / 17 1.14 Viewing Results / 18 1.15 Plotting Results / 20 References / 20 2 PROPERTIES 21 2.1 Introduction / 21 2.2 The Pure Component Databanks / 22 2.3 Property Analysis / 25 2.4 Property Estimation / 29 2.5 Workshops / 32 2.6 Workshop Notes / 33 References / 34 3 THE SIMPLE BLOCKS 35 3.1 Introduction / 35 3.2 Mixer/Splitter Blocks / 35 3.3 The Simple Separator Blocks / 37 3.4 Some Manipulator Blocks / 40 3.5 Workshops / 43 3.6 Workshop Notes / 44 4 PROCESSES WITH RECYCLE 47 4.1 Introduction / 47 4.2 Blocks with Recycle / 48 4.3 Heuristics / 51 4.4 Workshops / 51 4.5 Workshop Notes / 55 References / 56 5 FLOWSHEETING AND MODEL ANALYSIS TOOLS 57 5.1 Introduction / 57 5.2 Introduction to Fortran in Aspen Plus / 58 5.3 Basic Interpreted Fortran Capabilities / 58 5.4 The Sensitivity Function / 61 5.5 The Design Specification / 63 5.6 The Calculator Function / 65 5.7 The Transfer Function / 68 5.8 Workshops / 69 5.9 Workshop Notes / 71 References / 71 6 THE DATA REGRESSION SYSTEM (DRS) 73 6.1 Introduction / 73 6.2 Parameters of Equations of State / 74 6.3 Parameters of Activity Coefficient Equations / 76 6.4 Basic Ideas of Regression / 78 6.5 The Mathematics of Regression / 80 6.6 Practical Aspects of Regression of VLE or LLE Data / 82 6.7 VLE and LLE Data Sources / 90 6.8 Workshops / 93 6.9 Workshop Notes / 95 References / 96 7 FLASHES AND DECANTER 99 7.1 Introduction / 99 7.2 The Flash2 Block / 99 7.3 The Flash3 Block / 104 7.4 The Decanter Block / 105 7.5 Workshops / 107 7.6 Workshop Notes / 108 References / 109 8 PRESSURE CHANGERS 111 8.1 Introduction / 111 8.2 The Pump Block / 111 8.3 The Compr Block / 112 8.4 The MCompr Block / 113 8.5 Pipelines and Fittings / 114 8.6 Workshops / 115 8.7 Workshop Notes / 116 References / 116 9 HEAT EXCHANGERS 117 9.1 Introduction / 117 9.2 The Heater Block / 118 9.3 The Heatx Block / 122 9.4 The Mheatx Block / 126 9.5 Workshops / 127 9.6 Workshop Notes / 128 References / 129 10 REACTORS 131 10.1 Introduction / 131 10.2 The RStoic Block / 132 10.3 The RYield Block / 133 10.4 The REquil Block / 135 10.5 The RGibbs Block / 136 10.6 Reactions for the Rigorous Models / 138 10.7 The RCSTR Block / 143 10.8 The RPlug Block / 143 10.9 The RBatch Block / 145 10.10 Workshops / 148 10.11 Workshop Notes / 150 References / 151 11 MULTISTAGE EQUILIBRIUM SEPARATORS 153 11.1 Introduction / 153 11.2 The Basic Equations / 153 11.3 The Design Problem / 156 11.4 A Three-Product Distillation Example / 160 11.5 Preliminary Design and Rating Models / 162 11.6 Rigorous Models / 165 11.7 BatchSep / 174 11.8 Workshops / 178 11.9 Workshop Notes / 179 References / 181 12 PROCESS FLOWSHEET DEVELOPMENT 183 12.1 Introduction / 183 12.2 Heuristics / 184 12.3 An Example –The Production of Styrene / 184 12.4 A Model with Basic Blocks / 185 12.5 Properties / 185 12.6 Rigorous Flash and Decanter / 187 12.7 Analyzing the Rigorous Distillation / 188 12.8 Integrating the Rigorous Distillation into the Flowsheet / 189 12.9 The Reactor Feed / 192 12.10 Miscellaneous Considerations / 192 12.11 Workshops / 192 12.12 Workshop Notes / 195 Reference / 196 13 OPTIMIZATION 197 13.1 Introduction / 197 13.2 An Optimization Example / 198 13.3 Workshops / 202 13.4 Workshop Notes / 203 References / 205 14 COMPLEX EQUILIBRIUM STAGE SEPARATIONS 207 14.1 Introduction / 207 14.2 Energy Integration Applications / 208 14.3 Homogeneous Azeotropic Distillation / 210 14.4 Extractive Distillation / 211 14.5 Heterogeneous Operations / 214 14.6 Workshops / 215 14.7 Workshop Notes / 217 References / 219 15 EQUATION-ORIENTED SIMULATION 221 15.1 Introduction / 221 15.2 Identification of Variables / 222 15.3 Equations for EO Simulation / 223 15.4 Solving the EO Equations / 225 15.5 Comparing Calculated Variables in SM and EO Simulation / 227 15.6 Synchronization of the Equations / 228 15.7 The Equation Oriented Menu / 229 15.8 Solution of an EO Problem / 230 15.9 Reinitialization / 232 15.10 A Design Specification / 233 15.11 An SM Problem That is Difficult to Converge / 234 15.12 Sensitivity Analysis / 235 15.13 Equation-Oriented Optimization / 235 15.14 Workshops / 238 15.15 Workshop Notes / 241 References / 241 16 ELECTROLYTES 243 16.1 Introduction / 243 16.2 Electrolyte Solution Equilibria / 243 16.3 Electrolyte Solution Equilibria and the Electrolyte Wizard / 244 16.4 Electrolyte Equilibrium/Phase Equilibrium Examples / 248 References / 250 17 BEYOND THE BASICS OF ASPEN PLUS 251 INDEX 253

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Book SynopsisStop typing and get more done with Dragon Professional Individual voice recognition software Tired of typing, but afraid to take the leap into voice recognition software? No problem! Dragon Professional Individual For Dummies, 5th Edition gives you a great overview of the industry-leading speech recognition software so you can start talking instead of typing in no time at all. With this easy-to-use guide, you'll quickly find out how to use Professional Individual to open documents, write emails and notes, update your Facebook status, and much more. The book includes everything you need to get started, from launching the software and basic dictating to controlling your desktop by voice, and tips for improving accuracy. Available for both Windows and Mac, Dragon Professional Individual is the gold standard for home and professional voice recognition software. Easy to use and much more efficient than typing, the software can take your productivity to the next level. Get an introductTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This Book 2 Foolish Assumptions 3 Icons Used in This Book 3 Beyond the Book 4 Where to Go from Here 4 Part I: Getting Started with Dragon Professional Individual 5 Chapter 1: Knowing What to Expect 7 Clarifying What Dragon Professional Individual Can Do for You 7 Figuring Out What Dragon Professional Individual Can’t Do 9 Selecting the Right Dragon Product 11 Expanding the use of speech recognition 11 The latest generation of the Dragon family 12 Understanding Speech Recognition in Dragon 14 What’s so hard about recognizing speech, anyway? 15 What’s a computer to do? 16 Onward to Customizing! 18 Chapter 2: Installing Dragon and Starting Basic Training 19 Installing Dragon Professional Individual on Your Computer 20 Creating a User Profile 25 Chapter 3: Launching and Controlling Dragon 33 Launching Dragon Professional Individual 33 Choosing or Switching User Profiles 34 Meeting the Face of Your Dragon Professional Individual Assistant 35 A closer look at the DragonBar 36 Choosing options 38 Why Use the Dragon Professional Individual DragonPad? 41 Using the word-processor features of the Dragon Professional Individual DragonPad 41 Choosing from the menu bar and toolbar 42 Editing: Cut, paste, and the usual suspects 43 Formatting: Fonts, indentations, alignments, bullets, and tabs 43 Saving and opening documents 44 Customizing the window 45 Tools and When to Use Them 46 Part II: Creating Documents and Spreadsheets 51 Chapter 4: Simply Dictating 53 Dictating 101: How to Dictate 54 Distinguishing between Text and Commands 56 Controlling Your (Cough! Sneeze!) Microphone 57 Tips for Talking 58 Punctuating and Capitalizing 59 Punctuating your remarks 59 Discovering Natural Punctuation 62 Capitalizing on your text 62 Taking Up Space 63 Controlling paragraph spacing 64 Controlling spaces and tabs 64 Entering Different Numbers and Dates 65 Making Quick Corrections 67 Scratching your bloopers 67 Resuming dictation with an earlier word 69 Correcting a Dragon Professional Individual error 69 Tackling Common Dictation Problems 70 Chapter 5: Selecting, Editing, and Correcting in DragonPad 73 Moving Around in a Document 74 Giving the cursor directions and distances 75 Going to the head of the line 76 Specifying a destination by quoting text 76 Editing by Voice 77 Selecting text 77 Deleting text 79 Sharp tongues: Cutting and pasting by voice 80 Just undo it 80 Fixing Dragon Professional Individual’s Mistakes 81 Correcting a Dragon Professional Individual recognition error 81 Casting a spell 83 Recurring errors 85 Playing back an error 85 Chapter 6: Basic Formatting in Text-Editing Applications 87 Knowing the Short Formatting Commands 87 Left, Right, and Center: Getting into Alignment 88 Using Bullets and Numbered Lists 90 Changing Font 91 Changing your style: Bold, italic, and underlined text 91 Changing font size 92 Changing font family 93 Changing everything at one time 94 Understanding Smart Formatting 95 Chapter 7: Proofreading and Listening to Your Text 97 Using Voice Commands for Playback 98 Proofreading and Correcting with Playback 99 Using the Text-to-Speech Feature 102 Chapter 8: Dictating into Other Applications 105 Finding Levels of Control 105 Getting Started 108 Dictating your first words 108 Turning the microphone on and off 110 Knowing which capabilities you have in any application 110 Creating Documents with the Dictation Box 111 Using the Dictation Box 112 Moving around in a document 112 Making corrections 113 Using Full Text Control Applications 113 Ordering from the Menu 114 Extending Posts to Facebook and Twitter 115 Chapter 9: Dipping into Word Processing 117 Saying the Right Thing 117 Creating, opening, and closing documents 118 Employing the “Playback” and “Read” commands 118 Natural Language Commands for Word 119 Understanding Natural Language Commands 119 Dictating text 120 Editing with familiar commands 121 Inserting 122 Printing 122 Setting up page margins 123 Natural Language Commands for formatting 123 Editing and formatting text 128 Checking spelling and grammar 129 Inserting tables 129 Adjusting and viewing windows within Word 130 Choosing OpenOffice.org Writer 131 Chapter 10: Working with Excel 133 Doing Excel-lent Works with Spreadsheets 133 Getting in the mode 134 Having a look around 135 Selecting cells 135 You can find the ICA names of the letters listed in Chapter 5 Filling you in 135 Using the cursor 136 Inputting and formatting data 137 Improving Your Vocal Functions 139 Chapter 11: Using Recorded Speech 141 Why Record? 141 Setting Up to Use a Portable Recorder 142 Figuring out your connection 143 Adding a dictation source to your current profile 144 Getting better sound quality from portable recorders 148 Recording Your Dictation 149 Transferring Files from a Digital Recorder 150 Transcribing Your Recording 151 Correcting Your Transcription 153 Transcribing Someone Else’s Voice Recording 155 Part III: Communicating Online 157 Chapter 12: Sending and Receiving Email 159 Creating and Managing Emails 159 Interacting with Microsoft Outlook 161 Using the three-panel email application window 162 Dictating messages 163 Getting your mail read to you 164 Keeping track of appointments 164 Listing new contacts 166 Making notes 167 Enhancing Email 168 Aggregating email accounts with Thunderbird 168 Choosing Gmail 169 Chapter 13: Working the Web 171 Browsing the Web 171 Getting started 172 Choosing Firefox or Chrome as your browser 172 Giving orders to Internet Explorer 173 Going Places on the Web 175 Linking from one web page to another 175 Dictating to the Address box 176 Using the Favorites menu 176 Pinning websites or pages to the Start menu 177 Moving around a Web Page 178 Entering information on a web page 178 Using shortcuts created for the web 179 Chapter 14: Dictating the Mobile Way 181 Dictating with Free Dragon Apps on Apple Mobile Devices 182 Discovering Dragon Dictation 182 Correcting what you say 188 Finding your way around with Dragon Search 189 Having Fun with Dragon Go! 190 Dictating with Android Devices 193 Swype for Android 193 Considering Dragon Anywhere 194 Part IV: Working Smarter 199 Chapter 15: Controlling Your Desktop and Windows by Voice 201 Ya Wanna Start Something? 202 Operating tips for Windows 8 202 Operating tips for Windows 10 203 Starting applications by voice 203 Using the Start menu in Windows 7 204 Does It Do Windows? 205 Listing all applications 205 Opening Computer and other folder windows 206 Giving orders to Windows Explorer 207 Switching from one application to another 209 Do Mice Understand English? 209 Telling your mouse where to go 210 Clicking right and left 213 Dragging until you drop 213 Dialoging with a Box 215 Moving the cursor around a dialog box 216 Dealing with dialog box features 216 Looking at a few of the most useful dialog boxes 219 Chapter 16: Speaking More Clearly 221 Do You Need to Speak Better? 222 How Do You Do It? 223 Shouldn’t Dragon Professional Individual Meet You Halfway? 225 Chapter 17: Additional Training for Accuracy 227 Using the Accuracy Center 227 Personalizing Your Vocabulary 228 Vocabulary editing 229 Adding a new word or phrase 229 Adding shortcuts in the Vocabulary Editor 232 Creating different ways to say the same thing 233 Import a list of words or phrases 234 Learning from specific documents 235 Adding words from somebody else’s documents 237 Learning from sent emails 238 Setting Options and Formatting 239 Opening the Options dialog box 239 Opening the Auto-Formatting dialog box 239 Adjusting Your Acoustics 241 Checking your microphone 241 Launching Accuracy Tuning 242 Reading text to train Dragon to your voice 243 Finding or Training Commands 243 Getting More Information 245 Chapter 18: Improving Audio Input 247 Figuring Out Whether You Have an Audio Input Problem 247 Running the microphone check 248 Checking your microphone 249 Getting a USB microphone 250 Playing your best card 250 Ensuring a Quiet Environment 253 Chapter 19: Having Multiple Computers or Users 255 Creating and Managing Users 256 One person, different users 256 Adding a new user 257 Adding an old user to a different computer 257 Transferring your User Profiles to a new computer 258 Managing User Files 260 Deleting a user 261 Backing up and restoring User Profiles 261 Chapter 20: Creating Your Own Commands 263 Creating Commands That Insert Text and Graphics 263 Creating a new command 264 Adding an auto text command 266 Creating commands for new applications 269 Introducing the Command Browser 270 Locating commands using the Keyword Filter 271 Cloning a command to create another 272 Inserting graphics into commands 274 Deleting commands 275 Chapter 21: Getting Help from Your Desktop and Online 277 Getting Help from the DragonBar 278 Getting Help from Nuance 280 Asking your first question on the Customer Service & Support portal 281 Talking to tech support on the phone 283 Searching the Nuance Knowledgebase 285 Dipping into Product Resources 287 Enhancing Community 288 Dragon Discussion Forum 289 Facebook 289 Twitter 290 LinkedIn 292 Nuance on YouTube 292 Part V: The Part of Tens 295 Chapter 22: Ten Common Problems 297 Dictating but Nothing Happens 297 Dealing with Incorrect Results 299 Speaking Commands That Get Typed as Text 299 Failing to Control Text with Full Text Control 300 Discovering That Dragon Professional Individual Inserts Extra Little Words 300 Dealing with Slow Dictation 301 Uncovering Menu Commands That Don’t Work 302 Tracking Down Natural Language Commands That Don’t Work 302 Ascertaining That Undo Doesn’t Undo 303 Realizing That Start Doesn’t Start 303 Chapter 23: Ten Time- and Sanity-Saving Tips 305 Using Hotkeys in Dialog Boxes 305 Positioning the Microphone the Same Way Every Time 306 Changing Your Mouse Habits 306 Drinking with a Straw 306 Turning Off Automatic Spell Checking in Word Processors 307 Working on Small Pieces of Large Documents 307 Using Dictation Shortcuts 307 Turning the Microphone Off When You Stop Dictating 308 Selecting or Correcting Longer Phrases 308 Using the Physical Mouse and Keyboard 308 Chapter 24: Ten Mistakes to Avoid 309 Running a Lot of Other Programs and Dragon Professional Individual Simultaneously 309 Telling Dragon Professional Individual to Shut Down the Computer 310 Correcting What You Ought to Edit 310 Editing What You Ought to Correct 310 Cutting Corners on Training 311 Forgetting to Run Microphone Check Again When the Environment Changes 311 Using Somebody Else’s Username 311 Speaking into the Backside of the Microphone 312 Creating Shortcuts or Macros That Sound Like Single Common Words 312 Forgetting to Proofread 312 Chapter 25: Ten Stupid Dragon Tricks 313 Dictating “Jabberwocky” 314 Dictating the Gettysburg Address 316 Dictating Shakespeare 317 Dictating Proverbs 318 Dictating Limericks 318 Dictating “Mairzy Doats” 319 Turning Dragon Professional Individual into an Oracle 319 Singing 319 Dictating in Foreign Languages 320 Using Playback to Say Silly or Embarrassing Things 320 Index 321

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Book SynopsisDiscover the next major revolution in data science and AI and how it applies to your organization In Causal Artificial Intelligence: The Next Step in Effective, Efficient, and Practical AI, a team of dedicated tech executives delivers a business-focused approach based on a deep and engaging exploration of the models and data used in causal AI. The book's discussions include both accessible and understandable technical detail and business context and concepts that frame causal AI in familiar business settings. Useful for both data scientists and business-side professionals, the book offers: Clear and compelling descriptions of the concept of causality and how it can benefit your organization Detailed use cases and examples that vividly demonstrate the value of causality for solving business problems Useful strategies for deciding when to use correlation-based approaches and when to use causal inference An enlightening and easTable of ContentsForeword xix Preface xxiii Introduction xxix Chapter 1 Setting the Stage for Causal AI 1 Why Causality Is a Game Changer 2 Causal AI in Perspective with Analytics 7 Analytical Sophistication Model 8 Analytics Enablers 10 Analytics 10 Advanced Analytics 11 Scope of Services to Support Causal AI 11 The Value of the Hybrid Team 13 The Promise of AI 14 Understanding the Core Concepts of Causal AI 15 Explainability and Bias Detection 15 Explainability 17 Detecting Bias in a Model 17 Directed Acyclic Graphs 18 Structural Causal Model 19 Observed and Unobserved Variables 20 Counterfactuals 21 Confounders 21 Colliders 22 Front- Door and Backdoor Paths 23 Correlation 24 Causal Libraries and Tools 25 Propensity Score 25 Augmented Intelligence and Causal AI 26 Summary 27 Note 27 Chapter 2 Understanding the Value of Causal AI 29 Defining Causal AI 30 The Origins of Causal AI 33 Why Causality? 34 Expressing Relationships 37 The Ladder of Causation 38 Rung 1: Association, or Passive Observation 40 Rung 2: Intervention, or Taking Action 40 Rung 3: Counterfactuals, or Imagining What If 42 Why Causal AI Is the Next Generation of AI 43 Deep Learning and Neural Networks 43 Neural Networks 44 Establishing Ground Truth 45 The Business Imperative of a Causal Model 46 The Importance of Augmented Intelligence 51 The Importance of Data, Visualization, and Frameworks 52 Getting the Appropriate Data 52 Applying Data and Model Visualization 55 Applying Frameworks After Creating a Model 56 Getting Started with Causal AI 57 Summary 58 Notes 59 Chapter 3 Elements of Causal AI 61 Conceptual Models 62 Correlation vs. Causal Models 63 Correlation- Based AI 63 Causal AI 63 Understanding the Relationship Between Correlation and Causality 64 Process Models 66 Correlation- Based AI Process Model 67 Causal- Based AI Process Model 69 Collaboration Between Business and Analytics Professionals 72 The Fundamental Building Blocks of Causal AI Models 75 The Relations Between DAGs and SCMs 76 Explaining DAGs 76 Causal Notation: The Language of DAGs 78 Operationalizing a DAG with an SCM 79 The Elements of Visual Modeling 81 Nodes 83 Variables 83 Endogenous and Exogenous Variables 83 Observed and Unobserved Variables 84 Paths/Relationships 84 Weights 86 Summary 88 Notes 89 Chapter 4 Creating Practical Causal AI Models and Systems 91 Understanding Complex Models 92 Causal Modeling Process: Part 1 94 Step 1: What Are the Intended Outcomes? 95 Step 2: What Are the Proposed Interventions? 97 Step 3: What Are the Confounding Factors? 99 Step 4: What Are the Factors Creating the Effects and Changes? 102 Common/Universal Effects in a Causal Model 102 Refined Effects in a Causal Model 103 Step 5: Creating a Directed Acyclic Graph 105 Step 6: Paths and Relationships 105 Types of Paths 106 Path Connecting an Unobserved Variable 107 Front- Door Paths 108 Backdoor Paths 108 Modeling for Simplicity to Understand Complexity 109 Step 7: Data Acquisition 110 Causal- Based Approach: Part 2 112 Step 8: Data Integration 113 Step 9: Model Modification 114 Step 10: Data Transformation 115 Step 11: Preparing for Deployment in Business 118 Summary 121 Notes 122 Chapter 5 Creating a Model with a Hybrid Team 125 The Hybrid Team 126 Why a Hybrid Team? 127 The Benefits of a Hybrid Team 128 Establishing the Hybrid Team as a Center of Excellence 129 How Teams Collaborate 131 But Why? 132 Defining Roles 134 Leaders and Business Strategists 137 Subject- Matter Experts 138 Data Experts 140 Software Developers 142 Business Process Analysts 143 Information Technology Expertise 143 Project Manager(s) 144 The Basics Steps for a Hybrid Team Project 145 An Overview of Model Creation 146 It Depends on Your Destination 150 Understanding the Root Cause of a Problem 151 Understanding What Happened and Why 153 The Importance of the Iterative Process 154 Summary 155 Chapter 6 Explainability, Bias Detection, and AI Responsibility in Causal AI 157 Explainability 158 The Ramifications of the Lack of Explainability 159 What Is Explainable AI in Causal AI Models? 161 Black Boxes 162 Internal Workings of Black-Box Models 162 Deep Learning at the Heart of Black Boxes 163 Is Code Understandable? 163 The Value of White-Box Models 166 Understanding Causal AI Code 167 Techniques for Achieving Explainability 169 Challenges of Complex Causal Models 169 Methods for Understanding and Explaining Complex Causal AI Models 171 The Importance of the SHAP Explainability Method 172 Detecting Bias and Ensuring Responsible AI 175 Bias in Causal AI Systems 176 Responsible AI: Trust and Fairness 178 How Causal AI Addresses Bias Detection 180 Tools for Assessing Fairness and Bias 182 The Human Factor in Bias Detection and Responsible AI 183 Summary 184 Note 184 Chapter 7 Tools, Practices, and Techniques to Enable Causal AI 185 The Causal AI Pipeline 187 Define Business Objectives 190 Model Development 193 Data Identification and Collection 195 Data Privacy, Governance, and Security 197 Synthetic Data 198 Model Validation 199 Deployment/Production 201 Monitor and Evaluate 203 Update and Iterate 205 Continuous Learning 208 The Importance of Synthetic Data 210 Why Create Synthetic Data? 210 Overcoming Data Limitations 211 Enhancing Data Privacy and Security 211 Model Validation and Testing 211 Expanding the Range of Possible Scenarios 212 Reducing the Cost of Data Collection 212 Improving Data Imbalance 213 Encouraging Collaboration and Openness 213 Streamlining Data Preprocessing 213 Supporting Counterfactual Analysis 213 Fostering Innovation and Experimentation 214 Creating Synthetic Data 214 Generative Models 214 Agent-Based Modeling 215 Data Augmentation 215 Data Synthesis Tools and Platforms 215 Conditional Synthetic Data Generation 216 Synthetic Data from Text 216 The Limitations of Synthetic Data 217 Current State of Tools and Software in Causal AI 218 The Role of Open Source in Causal AI 218 Commercial Causal AI Software 221 CausaLens 221 Geminos Software 223 Summary 223 Chapter 8 Causal AI in Action 225 Enterprise Marketing in a Business- to- Consumer Scenario 226 DDCo Marketing Causal Model: Annual Pricing Review and Update Cycle 228 Incorporating Internal and External Factors in the Model and DAG 230 Easily Enabling Iterating 231 End-User-Driven Exploration 232 Bench Testing 234 DDCo Marketing Causal Model: Semiannual Product Planning Cycle 236 Always Consider Model Reuse 237 Give and Take in Building a New Model 239 Typical Model and Process Operation: Iterating 239 Keeping the Process/Model Scope Manageable and Understandable 240 Moving from Strategy to Building and Implementing Causal AI Solutions 241 Agriculture: Enhancing Crop Yield 242 Key Causal Variables 244 Creating the DAG 246 Moving from the DAG to Implementing the Causal AI Model 247 Commercial Real Estate: Valuing Warehouse Space 250 Key Causal Variables 251 Implementing the Causal AI Model 253 Video Streaming: Enhancing Content Recommendations 254 Key Causal Variables 255 Implementing the Causal AI Model 256 Healthcare: Reducing Infant Mortality 258 Key Causal Variables 259 Implementing the Causal AI Model 261 Retail: Providing Executives Actionable Information 263 Key Causal Variables 264 Implementing the Causal Model 265 Summary 267 Chapter 9 The Future of Causal AI 271 Where We Stand Today 271 Foundations of Causal AI 273 The Causal AI Journey 274 Causal AI Today 274 What’s Next for Causal AI 276 Integrating Causal AI and Traditional AI 278 The Imperative for Managing Data 279 Ensembles of Data 279 Generative AI Is Emerging as a Game Changer for Causal AI 281 The Future of Causal Discovery 282 The Emergence of Causal AI Reinforcement Learning Will Accelerate Model Training 284 Causal AI as a Common Language Between Business Leaders and Data Scientists 284 The Emergence of Probabilistic Programming Languages 286 The Predictable Model Evolution Cycle 286 The Emergence of the Digital Twin 287 Improving the Ability to Understand Ground Truth 289 The Development of More Sophisticated DAGs 289 Visualizing Complex Relationships in the DAGs 290 The Merging of Causal and Traditional AI Models 291 The Future of Explainability 291 The Evolution of Responsible AI 292 Advances in Data Security and Privacy 293 Integration Will Be Between Models and Business Applications 294 Summary 295 Glossary 299 Appendix 313 Selected Resources 329 Acknowledgments 331 About the authors 335 About the contributor 339 Index 341

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