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Book SynopsisDiscover what needs to happen in enterprise-architecture practice-and not just its outcomes, but also the activities from which those outcomes would arise. This book reveals how business and enterprise architects can deliver fast solutions to an always-on-the-go business world.To begin, you''ll review a new technique called context-space mapping, which provides a structured method for sense-making across the entire context of an enterprise. Throughout the book, you''ll concentrate on the routine practices that underpin each of the architecture disciplines. Working step-by-step through a real 10-day architecture project, this book explores the activities that underpin the strategy, structures and solutions in the real-time turmoil of an enterprise architect''s everyday work. You''ll explore how and why and when the various documents, artefacts and items of ''theory-stuff'' come into the practice - all those mainstream methods, frameworkTable of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter Goal: Describe the purpose of the book, how to use it, and what the various elements are No of pages 4 Sub -Topics 1. Main project: How to use architecture ideas and activities to describe what actually happens in a real enterprise-architecture project, and the business-reasons and business-value for each of those activities 2. Secondary project: Worked-example 3. Application: How to adapt each chapter’s content to our own work Chapter 2: Day 1: Get Started Chapter Goal: Show how to get started on a project, and summarise how the allocated ten days will be used No of pages 16 Sub -Topics 1 Do an initial assessment 2 Show how to use the project-diary and other tools 3 Show how to do an initial assessment 4 Show how to apply any ‘lessons-learned’ in our own projects Chapter 3: Day 2: Purpose, scope and context Chapter Goal: Set up and start the main and secondary projects No of pages: 16 Sub - Topics 1 Introduce the main project as exploring ‘the architecture of architecture’ 2 Show how to use the step-by-step action-task sequence 3 Introduce the secondary project: customer-breakdown at a bank 4 Show how to use the same step-by-step-step sequence for the bank content Chapter 4: Day 3: What’s going on? Chapter Goal: Learn how to do an architecture-assessment No of pages : 18 Sub - Topics: 1 Explore how to do a ‘to-be’ (futures) assessment 2 Explore how to do an ‘as-was’ (past) assessment 3 Explore how to identify issues that need to be addressed 4 Learn how to cope with the challenges and stresses of the work Chapter 5: Day 4: What do we want? Chapter Goal: Learn how to establish a baseline No of pages: 12 Sub - Topics: 1 Explore how to do an ‘as-is’ (present) assessment 2 How to do social-enquiry with stakeholders 3 How to tackle the politics of architecture 4 Architecture as decision-support for stakeholders, not decision-making Chapter 6: Day 5: What’s the difference? Chapter Goal: How to identify gaps where change is needed No of pages 14 Sub -Topics 1 Identify and build the skillsets needed for comparison-assessments 2 How to do comparisons to identify gaps (including hidden-gaps) 3 How to prioritise gaps and derive requirements 4 How and why to avoid the temptation to rush to ‘solutions’ Chapter 7: Day 6: How do we get from here to there? Chapter Goal: Guiding the transition to solution-design No of pages 10 Sub -Topics 1 How to identify the roles and specialisms needed for solution-design 2 How to identify, work with and hand over to the change-team 3 How to refine and simplify change-requirements 4 Politics reminder: architecture is decision-support, not decision-making Chapter 8: Day 7: Step-by-step details Chapter Goal: Learn the relative roles and relations between architecture and design No of pages 12 Sub -Topics 1 Role of architect as generalist, to connect specialists together 2 How to develop and use sense-making skills 3 Role of architect to assist in finding missing-detail 4 How to identify common missing-detail (system-failure, timescale, decommission) Chapter 9: Day 8: Putting it into practice Chapter Goal: What to do when the stakeholders themselves are the solutions No of pages 14 Sub -Topics 1 How to design a change-programme for stakeholders 2 How to deliver and guide a change-programme for stakeholders 3 How to guide stakeholders in sensemaking and decision-making 4 Introduce sense-making tools such as context-space mapping Chapter 10: Day 9: What did we achieve? Chapter Goal: How to do and use an after-action review No of pages 12 Sub -Topics 1 Purpose and value of an after-action review 2 Elements of an after-action review 3 How to do and document an after-action review 4 How to derive new change-tasks from an after-action review Chapter 11: Day 10: How To Review and Learn Chapter Goal: How to review and learn from our own projects No of pages 10 Sub -Topics 1 Reprise on how to do and assess an after-action review 2 How to derive our own insights from work done with others 3 How to apply and test those insights for our own architecture-practice 4 How to derive and enact change-tasks for our own continuous-improvement Appendix 1: The architecture information-stores Chapter Goal: How to capture, retrieve and reuse architectural information No of pages 6 Sub -Topics 1 Identify types, roles and uses of architecture-information 2 Identify how and why to store each type of architectural information 3 Identify how to retrieve and reuse each type of architectural information 4 Identify how and when to delete architectural information Appendix 2: More on context-space mapping Chapter Goal: Present context-space mapping as a sensemaking tool for architecture No of pages 18 Sub -Topics 1 Describe purpose and underlying principles for context-space mapping 2 Explore how context-space mapping works as a sensemaking method 3 Provide detailed worked-examples of context-space mapping 4 Show outcomes and value of context-space mapping in sensemaking Appendix 3: Resources Chapter Goal: Provide additional support for the practices in this book No of pages 2 Sub -Topics 1 Example books and other publications 2 Websites and other online resources

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Book SynopsisIt''s a jungle out there.Delivering software solutions with predictable costs, time, scope, and quality has become more complicated than ever. Developers need to account for multiple moving targets, including often avoided but always relevant factors such as culture, people, and leadership. To effectively deal with these challenges, it''s necessary to rethink the entire delivery chain of modern software development. This book addresses all these topics, putting everything in perspective, from the potential awkwardness created by cultural differences to connecting code with business outcomes to make delivering quality solutions possible. As a software engineer who strives to be his best and challenge the status quo when building IT systems, author Tengiz Tutisani always wanted a book that would cover all of these elements from a developer''s perspective - so he wrote one.  Effective Software DTable of ContentsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter Goal: Give users the overview of current challenges in software development; prepare mindset to develop better software and learn how to. No of pages 11 Sub -Topics 0. History Behind Inefficient Monoliths 1. Why People Avoid Building Effective Software 2. Software Development Perfectionism As A State Of Mind 3. Six Pillars Of Effective Software Chapter 2: Crosscutting ConcernsChapter Goal: Overview of software development-related but non-technical challenges, such as leadership, forming organizations, etc. The goal is broaden the readers’ view and understand that software development cannot succeed in silo – it needs support from outside as well. No of pages: 36 Sub - Topics 0. Execution, Leadership, Management 1. Organizational Structure 2. Processes, Ongoing Efforts, Teams 3. Culture 4. Recruitment Chapter 3: From Customer Insights To InternalRequirementsChapter Goal: Connecting the dots between customers’ expectations and the requirements that the software engineers fulfill; This chapter will enhance the readers with external view to the requirements – the business value behind deliveries No of pages: 35 Sub - Topics: 0. Understanding Customers' Needs 1. Organization's Response To Customers' Needs 2. Requirements And Story Writing 3. Planning Work 4. Carrying Out Work Chapter 4: Design and Architecture Chapter Goal: Architecture knowledge and work related to building effective software solutions; Learn how architecture supports all other aspects of software delivery process No of pages: 61 Sub - Topics: 1. Architecture As A Crosscutting Concern 2. Architecture In Analysis And Requirements Gathering 3. Architecture Body Of Knowledge 4. Architecture And Implementation 5. Architecture For Testable Systems 6. Architecture For Deployable Systems 7. Architecture For Maintainable Systems Chapter 5: Implementation and Coding Chapter Goal: Dive deep into the implementation side of things; not much code here but instead connecting the coding activities back to the architecture’s guardrails, and forward with quality engineering No of pages: 52 Sub - Topics: 1. Crosscutting Concerns Related To Coding 2. Designing Code 3. Implementing Code 4. Testing Code 5. Code Deployment And Maintenance Chapter 6: Testing and Quality Assurance Chapter Goal: Often overlooked but a vital aspect of software delivery – quality assurance is discussed in this topic; how to optimize value by combining the architecture and development with testing, and apply the best of these worlds for quality software delivery – that is what the readers will learn No of pages: 30 Sub - Topics: 1. Testing Processes And Principles 2. Test Design And Architecture 3. Implementing Automated Tests 4. Enhancing Deployments With Test Automation Chapter 7: Deployment Chapter Goal: How to effectively deploy modern, effective software solutions? How these questions impact architecture, development, or other phases? We will find out in this chapter. No of pages: 8 Sub - Topics: 1. Culture Of Releases 2. CI/CD - Deployment Foundation 3. Building Deployment-Ready Applications Chapter 7: Maintenance and Support Chapter Goal: Maintenance seems to be on the other side of the fence from the development. This chapter will help the readers connect it back to development for decreasing costs and eliminating the need for dedicated production support teams. No of pages: 5 Sub - Topics: 1. Maintenance-Free Mindset 2. Maintenance-Aware Mindset

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Book SynopsisWith this practical book, architects, CTOs, and CIOs will learn a set of patterns for the practice of architecture, including analysis, documentation, and communication. Author Eben Hewitt shows you how to create holistic and thoughtful technology plans, communicate them clearly and lead people toward the vision.

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Book SynopsisThis practical book shows data scientists, data engineers, and platform architects how to plan and execute a Kubeflow project to make their Kubernetes workflows portable and scalable.

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Book SynopsisWhether your company is considering serverless computing or has already made the decision to adopt this model, this practical book is for you. Author Jason Katzer shows early- and mid-career developers what's required to build and ship maintainable and scalable services using this model.

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Book SynopsisWith more than 60 practical recipes, this cookbook helps you solve these issues with Knativethe first serverless platform natively designed for Kubernetes. Each recipe contains detailed examples and exercises, along with a discussion of how and why it works.

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Book SynopsisMost data scientists and engineers today rely on quality labeled data to train machine learning models. But building a training set manually is time-consuming and expensive. There's a more practical approach. In this book, Wee Hyong Tok, Amit Bahree, and Senja Filipi show you how to create products using weakly supervised learning models.

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Book SynopsisThis concise, easy-to-use reference puts one of the most popular frameworks for deep learning research and development at your fingertips. Author Joe Papa provides instant access to syntax, design patterns, and code examples to accelerate your development and reduce the time you spend searching for answers.

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Book SynopsisFind meaning in your business data. Build, manage, and secure calculation views and table functions with the SAP Web IDE for SAP HANA. See how SAP Web IDE, SAP HANA Live, and SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics all interact to create effective data models. Explore advanced modeling concepts compatible with SAP HANA 2.0.Table of Contents1) SAP HANA 2.0, 2) Data Modelling, 3) SAP Web IDE, 4) Information views, 5) Calculation views, 6) Table functions, 7) Model management, 8) Model migration, 9) SAP HANA Live, 10) SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics, 11) Security and authorizations

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Book SynopsisDevelopers, your guide to ABAP for SAP S/4HANA is here. Master the end-to-end development process for SAP S/4HANA applications using the new ABAP programming model. Build applications from scratch, or use SAP Fiori elements to get a head start! Then, deploy your applications to the SAP Fiori launchpad and get the best practices you need to operate applications post-development, including Git version control, application tests, and setting up an integration pipeline. a. Getting Started - Get the development foundation you need and master SAP S/4HANA architecture, SAP Fiori, design-led development strategies, and the new ABAP programming model. b. End-to-End Development - Use step-by-step instructions to develop in SAP S/4HANA using Core Data Services, SAP Gateway, OData, Service Adaptation Description Language, and BOPF. Create list reports and object pages, overview pages, analytical list pages, freestyle applications, and more. c. Operating Applications - Once your applications are deTable of Contents Preface Purpose of This Book Target Audience Structure of This Book Acknowledgments SAP S/4HANA and SAP Fiori SAP S/4HANA Architecture Core Architecture Backend User Experience SAP S/4HANA Editions SAP Cloud Platform Summary SAP Fiori and the Design-Led Development Process What Is SAP Fiori? Design-Led Development Process Different SAP Fiori App Types Prototyping Tools Summary ABAP Programing Model for SAP Fiori Core Data Services SAP Gateway OData Service Adaptation Description Language Business Object Processing Framework SAP Fiori Summary Developing Applications for SAP S/4HANA Developing an SAP Fiori Elements List Report and Object Page Core Data Services Views Transactional Processing with the Business Object Processing Framework Virtual Elements in Core Data Services Creating an OData Service Adding User Interface Annotations Generating a List Report Template in SAP Web IDE Full-Stack Extending the User Interface List Report Application versus Worklist Application Summary Developing an Overview Page Core Data Services Views Adding User Interface Annotations Creating an OData Service Exposing CDS Views as an OData Service Generating an Overview Page Template Project in SAP Web IDE Summary Developing an Analytical List Page Introduction Building the Required CDS Views Configuring the Title Area Configuring the Filter Area Configuring the Content Area Combining All the UI Annotations in the Metadata Extension View Generating an Analytical List Page from SAP Web IDE Summary Developing a Freestyle Application Smart Controls Application Development with the SAP Web IDE Full-Stack Summary Deploying Applications to the SAP Fiori Launchpad Uploading a User Interface to the ABAP Frontend Server SAP Fiori Launchpad Admin Page Creating the Technical Catalog and Business Catalog Creating the Application Tiles Creating Groups for Application Tiles Creating and Assigning a Transaction PFCG Role to Users Setting Up Intent-Based Cross-Application Navigation from OVP to LRP Summary Operating Applications Version Control in SAP Web IDE Using Git Git Introduction Git Basics Summary Automated Testing Backend Test Automation Frontend Test Automation End-to-End Test Automation Tools Summary Continuous Integration Introduction Setting Up a Continuous Integration Pipeline for SAPUI5 on the ABAP Server Continuous Integration on the ABAP Server Summary Appendices Developing Applications on the SAP Cloud Platform The Authors Index

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Book SynopsisEnter the fast-paced world of SAP HANA 2.0 with this introductory guide. Begin with an exploration of the technological backbone of SAP HANA as a database and platform. Then, step into key SAP HANA user roles and discover core capabilities for administration, application development, advanced analytics, security, data integration, and more.Table of ContentsCONTENTS INCLUDE, 1. Architecture, 2. Administration, 3. Application development, 4. Analytics, 5. Security, 6. Data integration, 7. Data architecture, 8. Data center.

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Book SynopsisStudying for the SAP S/4HANA Management Accounting exam? Get the tools you need to succeed with this CO certification study guide for exams C_TS4CO_1709 and C_TS4CO_1809. Understand the test structure and what to expect; then walk through each topic area. Quiz yourself with practice questions and answers.Table of ContentsPartial Contents: 1. C_TS4CO_1709 exam 2. C_TS4CO_1809 exam 3. Organizational assignments 4. Process integration 5. Cost center accounting 6. Internal orders 7. Product cost planning 8. Cost object controlling 9. Profitability analysis 10. Profit center accounting.

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Book SynopsisJump-start your inventory operations in SAP S/4HANA! Review basic inventory practices and consult step-by-step instructions to configure SAP S/4HANA for your organization's requirements. Then put the system to work! Run the SAP Fiori applications that guide your core inventory workflows: inventory planning, goods receipt, core inventory, production planning, and inventory analysis. This hands-on guide to inventory has the details you need. In this book, you'll learn about: a. Inventory Planning Set up a successful inventory management system. Understand how to implement key planning strategies like make-to-order, make-to-stock, MRP Live, and Kanban in your SAP S/4HANA system. b. Inventory Execution Ensure your system runs smoothly. Tap into the potential of SAP Fiori applications and execute core inventory processes such as exception handling, physical inventory, transfers, and more. c. Inventory Analysis Make the most of your inventory analytics tools. See what's offered with SAP S/4HTable of ContentsCONTENTS INCLUDE, 1. Inventory optimization, 2. Inventory planning, 3. Goods receipt, 4. Core inventory, 5. Production planning, 6. Inventory analysis, 7. Configuration, 8. Deployment, 9. SAP Fiori applications.

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Book SynopsisReady for SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central? First, master the Employee Central workforce admin functionality. Next, learn to configure permissions, implement mass changes, and set up workflows, company structures, and business rules. Finally, explore integration with SAP and third-party applications to get the most out of your HR setup.

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Book SynopsisLeap into the future of billing! This comprehensive guide to SAP BRIM walks you through the basics of subscription-based and as-a-service billing models. Implement the core components of the SAP BRIM suite with step-by-step instructions, and then dig into billing operations following best practices.

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Book SynopsisBegin your JavaScript journey with this comprehensive, hands-on guide. You’ll learn everything there is to know about professional JavaScript programming, from core language concepts to essential client-side tasks.

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Book SynopsisThe introduction of digital applications into businesses has revolutionized the way employees and managers carry out their jobs while also benefiting them socially. Smartphone and App Implementations that Improve Productivity looks at the benefits of apps in the workplace and introduces academic perspectives that link prospective advantages with practical commercial examples. The analysis is structured into chapters that include real world application while at the same time critically assess implied benefits of the new app technology and draw out the main findings and conclusions. Tahir M. Nisar brings into focus the emerging role of digital applications and big data in enterprise decision making. Readers will learn how companies can achieve more efficiency and effectiveness in their business operations through new types of organizational design strategies and mechanisms of employee mobility and work-life balance that draw on digital apps.Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1 Introduction Uber: A mobile application Performance evaluation – App rating system The drivers – not employees but partners Flexibility – a key word in Uber’s digital practices What it all comes down to Chapter outlines Chapter 2 Mobile Communications and Big Data Chapter 3 Management of Enterprise Resource Systems APP types Enterprise resource planning Large and small firms and apps Chapter 4 Technology and Firm capabilities Web-conferencing E-learning Supply-chain Marketing Sales force automation (SFA) Customer relationship management Retailing Personalization and unison Accessibility Transparency Chapter 5 Management Processes and Decision Making Management Knowledge Management Teams Work design Business process re-engineering Human resource management Control and coordination Motivation Communication Monitoring Training and worker skills Health and safety Strategy Chapter 6 Apps and Performance Outcomes Productivity Workplace efficiency Overhead costs Mobility Collaboration Creative labor Chapter 7 Mobility and Work-life Balance What is work-life balance? Chapter 8 New Digital Markets and Emerging Business Models Sharing economy Mobile banking Social media Chapter 9 Conclusion References

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Book SynopsisWritten by a member of Microsoft’s Power BI team, this resource provides a practical step by step guide on creating a financial dashboard. The book covers in detail how to combine and shape the relevant data, build the dashboard in Power BI, providing layout and design tips and tricks, prepare the model to work with fiscal dates, and show values used in many financial reports, including year-to-date, variance-to-target, percentage-of-total, and running totals reports.

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Book SynopsisPower Query is the amazing new data cleansing tool in both Excel and Power BI Desktop. Do you find yourself performing the same data cleansing steps day after day? Power Query will make it faster to clean your data the first time. While Power Query is powerful, the interface is subtle—there are tools hiding in plain sight that are easy to miss. Go beyond the obvious and take Power Query to new levels with this book.

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Book SynopsisDescription Microservices break down a large application into smaller components, each interacting with each other to create a united whole. As each component can start, stop, and scale independently, so the whole system benefits from better fault-tolerance and resilience. Enterprise Java Microservices is an example-rich tutorial that shows readers how to design and manage large-scale Java applications as a collection of microservices. Key features · The microservices mental model · Fault tolerance with Netflix Hystrix · Securing your microservices · Deploying to the cloud Audience This book is for Java developers familiar with distributed n-tier application architecture. About the technology Enterprise Java is a set of APIs, and their implementations, that can provide the entire stack of an application from UI down to the database, communicate with external applications via webservices, and integrate with internal legacy systems, to name a few, with the goal of supporting the business requirements of an Enterprise. Ken Finnigan has worked as an engineer and consultant for nearly 20 years. He currently co-leads the development of WildFly Swarm for Red Hat.

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Book SynopsisDescription Microservices promise a better way to sustainably deliver business impact. Rather than a single monolithic unit, applications built in this style are composed from loosely-coupled, autonomous services. Microservices in Action is a practical book about building and deploying microservice-based applications. Written for developers and architects with a solid grasp of service-oriented development, it tackles the challenge of putting microservices into production. Key features · Review of microservice architecture · Written by authors with daily, hands-on experience · Building a delivery pipeline for microservices Audience Readers should be intermediate developers with some knowledge of enterprise application architecture. About the technology Microservices change the dev process, maximizing the efficiency and independence of small teams. To be successful, developers, team leaders, and architects need to master both the implementation details and the big picture of how microservices work in a production environment. Morgan Bruce and Paulo A. Pereira have years of experience building distributed applications, with particular expertise in the high-stakes finance and identity verification industries. They work daily with microservices in a production environment using the tools and techniques presented in this book.

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Book SynopsisMicroservices Security in Action teaches readers how to secure their microservices applications code and infrastructure. After a straightforward introduction to the challenges of microservices security, the book covers fundamentals to secure both the application perimeter and service-to-service communication. Following a hands-on example, readers explore how to deploy and secure microservices behind an API gateway as well as how to access microservices accessed by a single-page application (SPA). Key Features Key microservices security fundamentals Securing service-to-service communication with mTLS and JWT Deploying and securing microservices with Docker Using Kubernetes security Securing event-driven microservices Using the Istio Service Mesh For developers well-versed in microservices design principles who have a basic familiarity with Java. About the technology As microservices continue to change enterprise application systems, developers and architects must learn to integrate security into their design and implementation. Because microservices are created as a system of independent components, each a possible point of failure, they can multiply the security risk. Prabath Siriwardena is the vice president of security architecture at WSO2, a company that produces open source software, and has more than 12 years of experience in the identity management and security domain. Nuwan Dias is the director of API architecture at WSO2 and has worked in the software industry for more than 7 years, most of which he spent focusing on the API management domain. Both have helped build security designs for Fortune 500 companies including Boeing, Verizon, Nissan, HP, and GE.

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Book SynopsisEnterprise Systems have been used for many years to integrate technology with the management of an organization but rapid technological disruptions are now creating new challenges and opportunities that require urgent consideration. This book reappraises the implementation and management of Enterprise Systems in the digital age and investigates the vital link between business processes, information technology and the Internet for an organization’s competitive advantage and success.This book primarily focuses on the implementation, operation, management and integration of Enterprise Systems with fastemerging disruptive technologies such as blockchains, big data, cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, data mining and data analytics. These disruptive technologies are now becoming mainstream and the book proposes several innovations that organizations need to adopt to remain competitive within this rapidly changing landscape. In addition, it examines Enterprise Systems, their components, architecture, and applications and enlightens readers on the benefits and shortcomings of implementing them. This book contains primary research on organizations, case studies, and benchmarks ERP implementation against international best practice.

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Book SynopsisEnterprise Systems have been used for many years to integrate technology with the management of an organization but rapid technological disruptions are now creating new challenges and opportunities that require urgent consideration. This book reappraises the implementation and management of Enterprise Systems in the digital age and investigates the vital link between business processes, information technology and the Internet for an organization’s competitive advantage and success.This book primarily focuses on the implementation, operation, management and integration of Enterprise Systems with fastemerging disruptive technologies such as blockchains, big data, cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, data mining and data analytics. These disruptive technologies are now becoming mainstream and the book proposes several innovations that organizations need to adopt to remain competitive within this rapidly changing landscape. In addition, it examines Enterprise Systems, their components, architecture, and applications and enlightens readers on the benefits and shortcomings of implementing them. This book contains primary research on organizations, case studies, and benchmarks ERP implementation against international best practice.

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Book SynopsisYour team is stressed; priorities are unclear. You're not sure what your teammates are working on, and management isn't helping. If your team is struggling with any of these symptoms, these four case studies will guide you to project success. See how Kanban was used to significantly improve time to market and to create a shared focus across marketing, IT, and operations. Each case study comes with illustrations of the Kanban board and diagrams and graphs to help you see behind the scenes. Learn a Lean approach by seeing how Kanban made a difference in four real-world situations. You'll explore how four different teams used Kanban to make paradigm-changing improvements in software development. These teams were struggling with overwork, unclear priorities, and lack of direction. As you discover what worked for them, you'll understand how to make significant changes in real situations.The four case studies in this book explain how to: * Improve the full value chain by using Enterprise Kanban * Boost engagement, teamwork, and flow in change management and operations * Save a derailing project with Kanban * Help an office team outside IT keep up with growth using Kanban What seems easy in theory can become tangled in practice. Discover why "improving IT" can make you miss your biggest improvement opportunities, and why you should focus on fixing quality and front-end operations before IT. Discover how to keep long-term focus and improve across department borders while dealing with everyday challenges. Find out what happened when using Kanban to find better ways to do work in a well-established company, including running multi-team development without a project office. You'll inspire your team and engage management to make it easier to develop better products. What You Need: This is a case study book, so there are no software requirements. The book covers the relevant bits of theory before presenting the case studies.

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Book SynopsisLearn to code like a professional with Python – an open source, versatile, and powerful programming language Key Features Learn the fundamentals of programming with Python – one of the best languages ever created Develop a strong set of programming skills that you will be able to express in any situation, on every platform, thanks to Python’s portability Create outstanding applications of all kind, from websites to scripting, and from GUIs to data science Book DescriptionLearning Python has a dynamic and varied nature. It reads easily and lays a good foundation for those who are interested in digging deeper. It has a practical and example-oriented approach through which both the introductory and the advanced topics are explained. Starting with the fundamentals of programming and Python, it ends by exploring very different topics, like GUIs, web apps and data science. The book takes you all the way to creating a fully fledged application. The book begins by exploring the essentials of programming, data structures and teaches you how to manipulate them. It then moves on to controlling the flow of a program and writing reusable and error proof code. You will then explore different programming paradigms that will allow you to find the best approach to any situation, and also learn how to perform performance optimization as well as effective debugging. Throughout, the book steers you through the various types of applications, and it concludes with a complete mini website built upon all the concepts that you learned. What you will learn Get Python up and running on Windows, Mac, and Linux in no time Grasp the fundamental concepts of coding, along with the basics of data structures and control flow. Write elegant, reusable, and efficient code in any situation Understand when to use the functional or the object oriented programming approach Create bulletproof, reliable software by writing tests to support your code Explore examples of GUIs, scripting, data science and web applications Learn to be independent, capable of fetching any resource you need, as well as dig deeper Who this book is forPython is the most popular introductory teaching language in U.S. top computer science universities, so if you are new to software development, or maybe you have little experience, and would like to start off on the right foot, then this language and this book are what you need. Its amazing design and portability will help you become productive regardless of the environment you choose to work with.Table of ContentsTable of Contents Introduction and first steps – Take a deep breath Built-in data types Iterating and making decisions Functions, the building blocks of code Saving time and memory Advanced Concepts - OOP, Decorators, Iterators Testing, Profiling and dealing with Exceptions The edges: GUIs and Scripts Data Science Web Development done right Debugging and troubleshooting Summing up: a complete example

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Book SynopsisGet productive quickly with Pentaho Data IntegrationKey Features Take away the pain of starting with a complex and powerful system Simplify your data transformation and integration work Explore, transform, and validate your data with Pentaho Data Integration Book DescriptionPentaho Data Integration(PDI) is an intuitive and graphical environment packed with drag and drop design and powerful Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) capabilities. Given its power and flexibility, initial attempts to use the Pentaho Data Integration tool can be difficult or confusing. This book is the ideal solution.This book reduces your learning curve with PDI. It provides the guidance needed to make you productive, covering the main features of Pentaho Data Integration. It demonstrates the interactive features of the graphical designer, and takes you through the main ETL capabilities that the tool offers.By the end of the book, you will be able to use PDI for extracting, transforming, and loading the types of data you encounter on a daily basis.What you will learn Design, preview and run transformations in Spoon Run transformations using the Pan utility Understand how to obtain data from different types of files Connect to a database and explore it using the database explorer Understand how to transform data in a variety of ways Understand how to insert data into database tables Design and run jobs for sequencing tasks and sending emails Combine the execution of jobs and transformations Who this book is forThis book is for software developers, business intelligence analysts, and others involved or interested in developing ETL solutions, or more generally, doing any kind of data manipulation.Table of ContentsTable of Contents Getting Started with PDI Getting Familiar with Spoon Extracting Data Tranforming Data Loading Data Orchestrating your Work

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Book SynopsisArchitect scalable, reliable, and maintainable applications for enterprises with PythonKey Features Explore various Python design patterns used for enterprise software development Apply best practices for testing and performance optimization to build stable applications Learn about different attacking strategies used on enterprise applications and how to avoid them Book DescriptionDynamically typed languages like Python are continuously improving. With the addition of exciting new features and a wide selection of modern libraries and frameworks, Python has emerged as an ideal language for developing enterprise applications. Hands-On Enterprise Application Development with Python will show you how to build effective applications that are stable, secure, and easily scalable.The book is a detailed guide to building an end-to-end enterprise-grade application in Python. You will learn how to effectively implement Python features and design patterns that will positively impact your application lifecycle. The book also covers advanced concurrency techniques that will help you build a RESTful application with an optimized frontend. Given that security and stability are the foundation for an enterprise application, you’ll be trained on effective testing, performance analysis, and security practices, and understand how to embed them in your codebase during the initial phase. You’ll also be guided in how to move on from a monolithic architecture to one that is service oriented, leveraging microservices and serverless deployment techniques.By the end of the book, you will have become proficient at building efficient enterprise applications in Python.What you will learn Understand the purpose of design patterns and their impact on application lifecycle Build applications that can handle large amounts of data-intensive operations Uncover advanced concurrency techniques and discover how to handle a large number of requests in production Optimize frontends to improve the client-side experience of your application Effective testing and performance profiling techniques to detect issues in applications early in the development cycle Build applications with a focus on security Implement large applications as microservices to improve scalability Who this book is forIf you’re a developer who wants to build enterprise-grade applications, this book is for you. Basic to intermediate-level of programming experience with Python and database systems is required to understand the concepts covered in this book.Table of ContentsTable of Contents Using Python for Enterprise Design Patterns: Making a Choice Building for Large Scale Database Operations Dealing with Concurrency Building for Large Scale Request Handling Example: Building BugZot Building Optimized Frontends Writing Testable Code Profiling Applications for Performance Securing Your Application Taking the Microservices Approach Testing and Tracing in Microservices Going Serverless Deploying to the Cloud Enterprise Application Integration and its Patterns Microservices and Enterprise Application Integration

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Book SynopsisWith over 200 recipes covering real-world examples, take your Odoo development skills to the next level and solve complex business problems using this guideKey Features Learn to develop new modules and modify existing modules using the Odoo framework Explore key concepts of the Odoo framework to build robust business applications Create dynamic websites with snippets and learn to deploy an Odoo instance on the server or Odoo.sh Book DescriptionWith its latest iteration, the powerful Odoo framework released a wide variety of features for rapid application development. This updated Odoo development cookbook will help you explore the new features in Odoo 14 and learn how to use them to develop Odoo applications from scratch. You'll learn about the new website concepts in Odoo 14 and get a glimpse of Odoo's new web-client framework, the Odoo Web Library (OWL). Once you've completed the installation, you'll begin to explore the Odoo framework with real-world examples. You'll then create a new Odoo module from the ground up and progress to advanced framework concepts. You'll also learn how to modify existing applications, including Point of Sale (POS) applications. This book isn't just limited to backend development; you'll discover advanced JavaScript recipes for creating new views and widgets. As you progress, you'll learn about website development and become a quality Odoo developer by studying performance optimization, debugging, and automated testing. Finally, you'll delve into advanced concepts such as multi-website, In-App Purchasing (IAP), Odoo.sh, the IoT Box, and security. By the end of the book, you'll have all the knowledge you need to build impressive Odoo applications and you'll be well versed in development best practices that will come in handy when working with the Odoo framework.What you will learn Build beautiful websites with Odoo CMS using dynamic building blocks Get to grips with advanced concepts such as caching, prefetching, debugging Modify backend JavaScript components and POS applications with the new OWL framework Connect and access any object in Odoo via Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) Manage, deploy, and test an Odoo instance with Odoo.sh Configure IoT Box to add and upgrade Point of Sale (POS) hardware Find out how to implement in-app purchase services Who this book is forThis book is suitable for both newcomers and experienced Odoo developers who want to develop a highly efficient business application with the Odoo framework. Basic knowledge of Python and JavaScript is necessary to get the most out of the book.Table of ContentsTable of Contents Installing the Odoo Development Environment Managing Odoo Server Instances Creating Odoo Add-On Modules Application Models Basic Server-Side Development Managing Module Data Debugging Modules Advanced Server-Side Development Techniques Backend Views Security Access Internationalization Automation, Workflows, Emails, and Printing Web Server Development CMS Website Development Web Client Development The Odoo Web Library (OWL) In-App Purchasing with Odoo Automated Test Cases Managing, Deploying, and Testing with Odoo.sh Remote Procedure Calls In Odoo Performance Optimization Point of Sale Managing Emails in Odoo Managing IoT Box

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Book SynopsisAll scheduling software is difficult to learn for a number of reasons. None have the optimal settings when installed and Layouts, User Preferences and default options need to be adjusted to obtain the best possible performance. Usually the Help files do not connect the user to real life situations and do not explain the practical use of functions. Furthermore, there are many flicks and switches with obscure names that are difficult to understand or decide what they do or which are important. These issues make learning the software very difficult without a comprehensive guide written by an experienced user. Investing in a book written by Paul E Harris will address all these issues and allow you to setup the software properly and understand all the obscure functions letting you become productive more quickly and enhance your career opportunities and salary with a solid understanding of the software. This book is an update of the author’s Primavera P6 Version 8 to 22 book and has been written so it may be used with any software industry version. The book is packed with screen shots, constructive tips and contains workshops with solutions at the end of each chapter for the reader to practice the skills taught. It has been written so it may be used with either the Professional Project Management Client version or the Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Optional Client. The book is aimed at: 1. People who wish learn the software but are unable to attend a training course and find the software reference manual hard going. 2. Project management companies who wish to run their own software training courses or provide their employees with an alternative text to the vendor supplied user manual. 3. Training organizations requiring a training manual to run their own training courses. The book is designed to teach planners and schedulers in any industry how to setup and use the software in a project environment. It explains in plain English and in a logical sequence, the steps required to create and maintain an unresourced and resourced schedule. It tackles some of the more complex aspects of the software that the user manual does not address. It highlights the sources of information and the methods that should be employed to produce a realistic and useful project schedule. The book provides advice on how on how the many software options may be applied to projects environments and it aims to teach readers how to plan and control projects created within the software package and stays focused on explaining how to use Primavera to schedule projects by: 1. Concentrating on the core functions required to set up an enterprise environment and how to plan and control projects. 2. Providing command lists at the start of each chapter as a quick reference. 3. Providing a comprehensive table of contents and index of all topics. The book is intended to be used: 1. As a self-teach book, or 2. A user guide, or 3. A training manual for a three-day training course, instructor PowerPoint slide shows are available from the author. This book is written by an experienced scheduler, who has used the software at the sharp end of projects and is not a techo. It draws on the author's practical experience in using the software in a wide variety of industries. It presents workable solutions to real day to day planning and scheduling problems and contains practical advice on how to set up the software and import data.Trade ReviewThe latest release of the Oracle Primavera P6 PPM manual adds to the already impressive collection of project management concepts and project management software training manuals written by Paul Harris. The Oracle Primavera P6 PPM manual expands the previous version of the book to create a comprehensive guide for creating and managing projects using the P6 PPM client. The book follows a logical approach to project schedule development, enabling the user to progress from the definition of project attributes, to the definition of WBS, activities and relationship, and the subsequent creation of resource assignment and the development of the project coding structures. Common to other guides written by Paul, the manual allows the user to learn through self- paced training as well as allowing the content to be delivered in a classroom workshop environment. The extent of the material covered by the book ensures that the manual remains a source of useful reference even after the initial training has been completed. Paul’s many years of experience as project controls practitioner is reflected in the content of the book, with informative tips on the practical use the software features incorporated throughout the book’s chapters. I recommend Paul’s book to anyone who wants to enhance their knowledge about Oracle Primavera P6 application. The presence of Paul’s books in many organisations focused on successful project delivery is recognition of their value to all project management practitioners. Jan Hanak, Managing Director, Keen Science Pty Ltd. The P6 PPM Manual by Paul Harris is a well-crafted guide into the concepts and functionality of Oracle Primavera P6. The manual contains 30 chapters of essential information that P6 users will require to get the most out of this complex scheduling tool. It makes the critical distinction between planning and tracking a non-resourced and a resourced plan and explains the necessary processes in a clear and concise manner. Most chapters are reinforced with a workshop and this gives students the all-important “hands on” time with the software. I believe that this is the best way to understand and learn a new software tool and the workshop data is practical and relevant. The P6 topics are introduced in a logical manner that follows the PMBOK Project Lifecycle stages. Once the P6 interface is understood, the process of building a project is undertaken. The main deliverables are defined in the WBS, the work is broken down into activities, logic is added, calendars are defined and scheduling is undertaken. There are a considerable number of preferences and settings that influence the scheduling calculations and all are explained in a timely and precise fashion. I have been teaching Primavera scheduling to a wide range of industries for over 10 years and I believe that Paul’s training material offers the best combination of functional and practical training, delivered in a style that is easy to comprehend. Tom Grant MSc BSc, Principal, TAG ConsultancyTable of Contents1. INTRODUCTION 2. CREATING A PROJECT PLAN 3. STARTING UP AND NAVIGATION 4. CREATING A NEW PROJECT 5. DEFINING CALENDARS 6. CREATING A PRIMAVERA PROJECT WBS 7. ADDING ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZING UNDER THE WBS 8. FORMATTING THE DISPLAY 9. ADDING RELATIONSHIPS 10. ACTIVITY NETWORK VIEW 11. CONSTRAINTS 12. GROUP, SORT AND LAYOUTS 13. FILTERS 14. PRINTING AND REPORTS 15. SCHEDULING OPTIONS AND SETTING A BASELINE 16. UPDATING AN UNRESOURCED SCHEDULE 17. USER AND ADMINISTRATION PREFERENCES AND SCHEDULING OPTIONS 18. CREATING ROLES AND RESOURCES 19. ASSIGNING ROLES, RESOURCES AND EXPENSES 20. RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION 21. UPDATING A RESOURCED SCHEDULE 22. OTHER METHODS OF ORGANIZING PROJECT DATA 23. GLOBAL CHANGE 24. MANAGING THE ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT 25. MULTIPLE PROJECT SCHEDULING 26. UTILITIES 27. EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT WITH P6 28. WHAT IS NEW IN P6 VERSIONS 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 AND 23 29. TOPICS NOT COVERED IN THIS PUBLICATION 30. 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Book SynopsisAll scheduling software is difficult to learn for a number of reasons. None have the optimal settings when installed and Layouts, User Preferences and default options need to be adjusted to obtain the best possible performance. Usually the Help files do not connect the user to real life situations and do not explain the practical use of functions. Furthermore, there are many flicks and switches with obscure names that are difficult to understand or decide what they do or which are important. These issues make learning the software very difficult without a comprehensive guide written by an experienced user. Investing in a book written by Paul E Harris will address all these issues and allow you to setup the software properly and understand all the obscure functions letting you become productive more quickly and enhance your career opportunities and salary with a solid understanding of the software. This book is an update of the author’s Primavera P6 Version 8 to 22 book and has been written so it may be used with any software industry version. The book is packed with screen shots, constructive tips and contains workshops with solutions at the end of each chapter for the reader to practice the skills taught. It has been written so it may be used with either the Professional Project Management Client version or the Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Optional Client. The book is aimed at: 1. People who wish learn the software but are unable to attend a training course and find the software reference manual hard going. 2. Project management companies who wish to run their own software training courses or provide their employees with an alternative text to the vendor supplied user manual. 3. Training organizations requiring a training manual to run their own training courses. The book is designed to teach planners and schedulers in any industry how to setup and use the software in a project environment. It explains in plain English and in a logical sequence, the steps required to create and maintain an unresourced and resourced schedule. It tackles some of the more complex aspects of the software that the user manual does not address. It highlights the sources of information and the methods that should be employed to produce a realistic and useful project schedule. The book provides advice on how on how the many software options may be applied to projects environments and it aims to teach readers how to plan and control projects created within the software package and stays focused on explaining how to use Primavera to schedule projects by: 1. Concentrating on the core functions required to set up an enterprise environment and how to plan and control projects. 2. Providing command lists at the start of each chapter as a quick reference. 3. Providing a comprehensive table of contents and index of all topics. The book is intended to be used: 1. As a self-teach book, or 2. A user guide, or 3. A training manual for a three-day training course, instructor PowerPoint slide shows are available from the author. This book is written by an experienced scheduler, who has used the software at the sharp end of projects and is not a techo. It draws on the author's practical experience in using the software in a wide variety of industries. It presents workable solutions to real day to day planning and scheduling problems and contains practical advice on how to set up the software and import data.Trade ReviewThe latest release of the Oracle Primavera P6 PPM manual adds to the already impressive collection of project management concepts and project management software training manuals written by Paul Harris. The Oracle Primavera P6 PPM manual expands the previous version of the book to create a comprehensive guide for creating and managing projects using the P6 PPM client. The book follows a logical approach to project schedule development, enabling the user to progress from the definition of project attributes, to the definition of WBS, activities and relationship, and the subsequent creation of resource assignment and the development of the project coding structures. Common to other guides written by Paul, the manual allows the user to learn through self- paced training as well as allowing the content to be delivered in a classroom workshop environment. The extent of the material covered by the book ensures that the manual remains a source of useful reference even after the initial training has been completed. Paul’s many years of experience as project controls practitioner is reflected in the content of the book, with informative tips on the practical use the software features incorporated throughout the book’s chapters. I recommend Paul’s book to anyone who wants to enhance their knowledge about Oracle Primavera P6 application. The presence of Paul’s books in many organisations focused on successful project delivery is recognition of their value to all project management practitioners. Jan Hanak, Managing Director, Keen Science Pty Ltd. The P6 PPM Manual by Paul Harris is a well-crafted guide into the concepts and functionality of Oracle Primavera P6. The manual contains 30 chapters of essential information that P6 users will require to get the most out of this complex scheduling tool. It makes the critical distinction between planning and tracking a non-resourced and a resourced plan and explains the necessary processes in a clear and concise manner. Most chapters are reinforced with a workshop and this gives students the all-important “hands on” time with the software. I believe that this is the best way to understand and learn a new software tool and the workshop data is practical and relevant. The P6 topics are introduced in a logical manner that follows the PMBOK Project Lifecycle stages. Once the P6 interface is understood, the process of building a project is undertaken. The main deliverables are defined in the WBS, the work is broken down into activities, logic is added, calendars are defined and scheduling is undertaken. There are a considerable number of preferences and settings that influence the scheduling calculations and all are explained in a timely and precise fashion. I have been teaching Primavera scheduling to a wide range of industries for over 10 years and I believe that Paul’s training material offers the best combination of functional and practical training, delivered in a style that is easy to comprehend. Tom Grant MSc BSc, Principal, TAG ConsultancyTable of Contents1. INTRODUCTION 2. CREATING A PROJECT PLAN 3. STARTING UP AND NAVIGATION 4. CREATING A NEW PROJECT 5. DEFINING CALENDARS 6. CREATING A PRIMAVERA PROJECT WBS 7. ADDING ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZING UNDER THE WBS 8. FORMATTING THE DISPLAY 9. ADDING RELATIONSHIPS 10. ACTIVITY NETWORK VIEW 11. CONSTRAINTS 12. GROUP, SORT AND LAYOUTS 13. FILTERS 14. PRINTING AND REPORTS 15. SCHEDULING OPTIONS AND SETTING A BASELINE 16. UPDATING AN UNRESOURCED SCHEDULE 17. USER AND ADMINISTRATION PREFERENCES AND SCHEDULING OPTIONS 18. CREATING ROLES AND RESOURCES 19. ASSIGNING ROLES, RESOURCES AND EXPENSES 20. RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION 21. UPDATING A RESOURCED SCHEDULE 22. OTHER METHODS OF ORGANIZING PROJECT DATA 23. GLOBAL CHANGE 24. MANAGING THE ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT 25. MULTIPLE PROJECT SCHEDULING 26. UTILITIES 27. EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT WITH P6 28. WHAT IS NEW IN P6 VERSIONS 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 AND 23 29. TOPICS NOT COVERED IN THIS PUBLICATION 30. 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Book SynopsisThe book describes the complete project process in individual steps for SAP S/4HANA project management based on the SAP ACTIVATE implementation methodology. By imparting knowledge based on experience with real SAP projects, the book supports project managers in developing skills and qualifications that will lead them to the successful management of SAP projects. In this context it emphasizes the crucial role of human interaction from the start to the successful completion of projects and provides useful tips on how to recognize and avoid pitfalls.Enriched with a wide range of material such as templates, checklists and practical examples, the book provides concrete guidance for project managers and participants on how to successfully manage ongoing projects. The book is valuable for both beginners and experienced project managers and also gives decision makers and stakeholders an excellent insight into the planning and management of large projects.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. What makes an SAP-Project so different?.- Chapter 3. The SAP S/4HANA project: How it should be.- Chapter 4. The SAP S/4HANA Project: How it is.- Chapter 5. The underestimated success factor: people.- Chapter 6. Project Planning, Control and Quality Assurance.- Chapter 7. Examples of real-live SAP-S/4HANA Projects.- Chapter 8. Consultants: Boon or Bane? Benefit or Burden?.- Chapter 9. Tools for project support.- Chapter 10. 12 Commandments for a successful SAP project.

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