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Taylor & Francis Ltd Essential Enterprise Blockchain Concepts and Applications
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Sensible Guide to Program Management Professional PgMP Success
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Transformative Digital Technology for Effective Workplace Learning
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Taylor & Francis Ltd CyRM
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Business Analysis Requirements and Project Management
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Implementing Digital Forensic Readiness From Reactive to Proactive Process Second Edition
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Management in the Era of Big Data
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Assessing and Insuring Cybersecurity Risk
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Taylor & Francis Information Systems Strategic Management An Integrated Approach Routledge Series in Information Systems
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Taylor & Francis Information Systems
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Taylor & Francis Social Geography
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Taylor & Francis Information Systems
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Taylor & Francis Exploring Information Systems Research Approaches
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Taylor & Francis Exploring Information Systems Research Approaches
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Taylor & Francis Shaping American Telecommunications
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Taylor & Francis Shaping American Telecommunications
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Taylor & Francis Law Enforcement Information Technology
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Business Process Management Systems
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Reducing Risk with Software Process Improvement
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Practical Guide to Information Systems Strategic Planning
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Service Oriented Enterprises
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Information Security
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Network Managers Handbook Third Edition
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Strategic Intelligence Business Intelligence Competitive Intelligence and Knowledge Management
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Handbook of Technology in Financial Services
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Blockchain
Book SynopsisBlockchain: A Hype or a Hoax? fills a gap in the book market to provide material that is not only technical but also caters to business readers. This book was written to keep in mind various stakeholders and the current gap in blockchain education as well as use case implementation.This book reviews blockchain technology, discusses why proof of concept fails, offers examples of use cases that have been successful and that have failed and articulates a framework that should be used before deciding whether blockchain is the right technology for transformation. It uses strategic models and frameworks to assist organisations to see a fit score for their specific use cases.This book provides guidance on how to create a blockchain strategy and a business case to pitch for the budget. It also includes a case study to apply the knowledge on practical use cases for blockchain and a technical overview of most of the blockchain use cases in the market including crypto, non-fungible tokens, decentralised finance, and decentralised autonomous organisations, as well as financial and non-financial industry use cases.This book also provides a detailed overview of most of the mainstream blockchain products currently available in the market. It also offers guidance on how readers can best educate themselves on blockchain technology that is available through commercial and free resources.It concludes with a clear direction on selecting blockchain to solve real-life use cases that are best fit. A financial and non-financial value-adding framework is discussed throughout this book to assist business leaders, programme managers, product managers and information technology leaders to make strategic choices, and business cases and develop strategies for digital transformation through the use of blockchain.The distinctive feature of this book is the critical analysis of blockchain from a technology and business perspective. This is the first book to focus on business, technology and blockchain selection framework. The most unique feature of this book would be to apply Michael Porterâs competitive advantage strategy theory on blockchain use cases and their impact on companies.This book is aimed at technology students, technology professionals, blockchain and fintech consultant and business leaders. It will also be useful for readers who are building a business case to adopt blockchain into an organisation or are seeking to grow their knowledge of blockchain and improve their fintech strategy.Table of Contents1 Blockchain: Is it a hype or a hoax?2 Blockchain products3 Blockchain: Is it hype?4 Blockchain: Is it a hoax?5 Blockchain framework: A model to assess the Blockchain for Business use case6 Blockchain strategies7 Blockchain business cases: A framework to produce a business case for blockchain8 Blockchain case study: Apply concepts on practical use case9 Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Cybersecurity Operations and Fusion Centers
Book SynopsisCybersecurity Operations and Fusion Centers: A Comprehensive Guide to SOC and TIC Strategy by Dr. Kevin Lynn McLaughlin is a must-have resource for anyone involved in the establishment and operation of a Cybersecurity Operations and Fusion Center (SOFC). Think of a combination cybersecurity SOC and cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Center (TIC). In this book, Dr. McLaughlin, who is a well-respected cybersecurity expert, provides a comprehensive guide to the critical importance of having an SOFC and the various options available to organizations to either build one from scratch or purchase a ready-made solution. The author takes the reader through the crucial steps of designing an SOFC model, offering expert advice on selecting the right partner, allocating resources, and building a strong and effective team. The book also provides an in-depth exploration of the design and implementation of the SOFC infrastructure and toolset, including the use of virtual tools, the physicalTable of ContentsPart I. Building and Deployment, 1. What Is a Cybersecurity Operations and Fusion Center (SOFC) and Why Do You Need One?, 2. Designing the SOFC Model, 3. SOFC: Building the Core Team, Part II. Tools and Operations, 4. SOFC Infrastructure and Toolset, 5. Cybersecurity Operations and Fusion Center: Daily Operations, 6. Foundations of Security Operations or SecOps, 7. Detection, Response, and Remediation, Part III. Reporting and Metrics, 8. SOFC Reporting, 9. SOFC Metrics, Part IV. Leadership Alignment and Support, 10. SOFC Alignment and Support, 11. Key Components of a Turnkey SOFC, 12. Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Acquiring Card Payments
Book SynopsisThis book delves into the essential concepts and technologies of acquiring systems. It fills the gap left by manuals and standards and provides practical knowledge and insight that allow engineers to navigate systems as well as the massive tomes containing standards and manuals. Dedicated to card acquiring exclusively, the book covers: Payment cards and protocols EMV contact chip and contactless transactions Disputes, arbitration, and compliance Data security standards in the payment card industry Validation algorithms Code tables Basic cryptography Pin block formats and algorithms When necessary the book discusses issuer-side features or standards insomuch as they are required for the sake of completeness. For example, protocols such as EMV 3-D Secure are not covered to the last exhaustiTable of Contents1. Overview of Card Payments Industry. 2. Card-Present Technology. 3. Card-Not-Present Environment. 4. Contact Chip Transactions. 5. Disputes, Arbitration, and Compliance. 6. Data Security Standards in Payment Card Industry. 7. Key Management with Hardware Security Modules (HSMs). 8. Other Payment Methods.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Elements of Digital Transformation
Book SynopsisElements of Digital Transformation is a practitioner's guide to the digital transformation process. It is also a guide for managers in today's organizations that are accelerating digital transformation to modernize core technology capabilities and processes. The book discusses such key components of digital transformation as processes, principles and proven methods. It also covers such novel concepts in digital transformation as the first-time right framework, incident management transformation, digital factory, cloud migration, API-first approach and legacy modernization. Other highlights of the book include: A cloud migration framework along with a cloud migration methodology, rollout strategy and migration principles Principles and approaches for legacy modernization and process modernization Smart ticket management, smart problem management, proactive maintenance and ticket-avoidance architecture The novel digital factory approTable of ContentsPART I DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION INTRODUCTION 1. An Introduction to Digital Transformation 2. Digital Transformation Framework PART II MIGRATION AND MODERNIZATION 3. Legacy Modernization 4. Cloud Migration PART III DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF TECHNOLOGY 5. Services Transformation 6. Digital Factory for Digital Transformation 7. First Time Right Methodology in Digital Transformations 8. Experience Transformation 9. Transforming the Platform Performance 10. AI and Digital Transformation. PART IV DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF PROCESS 11. Agile Delivery in Digital Transformation 12. Digital Transformation of Incident Management Process PART V DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF OPERATIONS 13. Digital Transformation Operations 14. Automation through DevSecOps PART VI DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION CASE STUDIES 15. Digital Transformation Case Studies 16. Digital Transformation of Intranet Platforms
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Why CISOs Fail 2e and The Security Hippie Set
Book SynopsisReleased in 2017, the first edition of Why CISOs Fail reimagined the role of the Chief Information Security Officer in a new and powerful way. Written to be easily consumable by both security pros as well as everyone who must deal with them, the book explores the different realms in which security leaders fail to deliver meaningful impact to their organizations, and why this happens. Its central thesisthat security is primarily a human behavioral discipline rather than a technology onehas been gaining increased attention as a core tenet of the field, and the book was ultimately inducted into the cybersecurity canon as a leading book on security management. In this freshly updated edition, Barak Engel adds new sections that correspond with the chapters of the original book: security as a discipline; as a business enabler; in sales; in legal; in compliance; in technology; and as an executive function. He explores new ideas in each operational area, providing essential insights into em
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Earned Benefit Program Management Aligning
Book SynopsisNo one can disagree that benefits are good things. Whether you are responsible for projects, programs, or portfolios, you are increasingly expected to thinkand actin an appropriate benefits-driven way. However: Do you understand that what may be appropriate for a project may be inapplicable for a program? Can you avoid the trap of wishful thinking based on overinflated expectations and underestimated costs? Can you manage your program or portfolio from inception to final delivery in a consistent, benefits-focused way based on a single, coherent model? This book describes how Earned Benefit Program Management techniques provide an innovative, all-inclusive model and set of tools developed specifically to answer these questions. This model consolidates the key concepts of project, program, and portfolio management and ensures that all program and portfolio management steps are carried out based on a single, signed-off model in a consistent, verTable of Contents1. Defining the Domains. 2. Understanding the Problem. 3. A Life Cycle for Program Management, Benefits Management,. and Business Analysis. 4. Building an Integrated Business Model. 5. Calculating the Model. 6. Disbenefits and Essential Links. 7. Applying the BRM Approach to the QERTS Example. 8. A Generalized Approach to Scheduling and Cash Flow. 9. Total Risk and Issue Management. 10 Resource Capacity Planning. 11. Procurement. 12. Implementation Tracking—Earned Benefit. 13. Business Key Performance Indicators. 14. Stakeholder Analysis. 15. Communication—Why, How, and What. inale. Benefit Mapping the Book. Appendix. Carrying Out the Calculations. Acronyms. Glossary. Bibliography.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Program Management
Book SynopsisProgram management is a rapidly emerging offshoot of project management. So much so that AT&T, IBM, and other organizations, both large and small in all sectors, have initiated a push to certify program managers. And, although universities offer courses in program management, there are few books available to guide program managers through this field that requires a broad level of knowledge and experience. The definitive reference on program management, Program Management: A Life Cycle Approach provides this much needed guidance. Edited by Dr. Ginger Levin, the second person to become a PMI certified program manager (PgMP), this handbook presents a cohesive compilation of program management knowledge from more than 20 certified PgMPs. It considers the entire program life cycle and its phasesfrom initiation to sustainability. Each chapter is written by an experienced PgMP from a wide range of industries and countries. Table of ContentsThe Business Aspects of Program Management. The Opportunity Phase for Program Management. The Increasing Importance of Social Media in Program Management. Programs and Risk Management. Programs and Benefits Management. Programs and Stakeholder Management. Programs and Communications Management. Complexity and Program Communications. Governance and Program Management – Three Unique Views. Program Manager Interpersonal Skills and Competencies. Managing Multiple Vendors on Programs Using Earned Value. Innovation and Program Management. The Program Management Office. Sustainability of Program Management.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Strategic Project Leader
Book SynopsisAs executives build and nurture their organization's strategic agility in today's turbulent, uncertain business environment, the ability to lead strategic change has become more critical than ever. The Strategic Project Leader: Mastering Service-Based Project Leadership, Second Edition will help project managers lead with confidence in temporary, ambiguous team structures that execute risk-laden work in an increasingly agile project environment.Like the first edition, this edition encourages readers to take ownership of their leadership agenda and become disciplined in the processes of building a framework of leadership skills. Readers are introduced to a new role: the service-based project leader. This role serves the entire project organization by creating a meaningful experience for team members, customers, and critical stakeholders. The book provides practical guidance to help you move from project manager to service-based project leader. Detailing a frameTrade ReviewThe second edition of The Strategic Project Leader builds on the first edition’s competency and self-directed leadership models to guide not just project managers but anyone in a leadership role in projects to master service-based project leadership. ... By using the tools in this book, not only will your organization’s projects have a greater chance of coming in on time, on budget, and according to specs, but your organization will sustain the continuous transformation required to remain competitive. —Dr. Frank B. McCluskey, Provost and Executive Vice President (retired), American Public University System Praise for the First Edition:... a truly uplifting book with a self-directed plan to build leadership competencies and recommended tools for establishing compatibility and trust that allows project leaders to truly change the world by connecting their values with their work.–Dr. Tony Alessandra, author of The Platinum Rule and Charisma Jack has taken the vast body of research in project management and leadership and boiled it down to its essential elements. He provides clear direction on HOW to implement leadership practices.–Carl Pritchard, President, Pritchard Management Associates and author of Risk Management: Concepts & Guidance …demonstrates that project managers are strategic leaders for their respective organizations as project management is a strategic advantage for the organization. I highly recommend this interesting and easy-to-read book.–Ginger Levin, DPA, PMP, Project Management Consultant and co-author of The Advanced Project Management Office Jack writes in an engaging way and his concern for the trade is infectious. Being a practitioner myself, I can only say: run and read!–Merete Munch Lange, Project Manager ... walks us through what it takes to be more than just a project leader, but to be a service-based project leader ... the crème de la crème ... the enablers of the organization. It is a must-read for project managers who want to transform the way they lead.–Sandy Weiner, Master Certified Coach, Managing Partner, 1-Focus InternationalBy emphasizing the leading of people and providing a roadmap for personal development, Ferraro has created an interesting and practical book.–SciTech Book News, May 2008Table of ContentsThe New Project Leader. The Service-Based Project Leader’s Competency Pyramid. Self-Directed Project Leadership Development.
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