This work is the definitive guide for IT managers and agile practitioners. It elucidates the principles of agile risk management and how these relate to individual projects. Explained in clear and concise terms, this synthesis of project risk management and agile techniques is illustrated using the major methodologies such as XP, Scrum and DSDM.Although the agile community frequently cites risk management, research suggests that risk is often narrowly defined and, at best, implicit...

Digital Identity Management in Formal Education offers a broad analysis of the online self considered from educational policy, technological, legal and social perspectives. This book introduces the reader to the notion that digital identity is a multifaceted topic which requires a broad and systematic approach that is rooted in risk-based policy. It provides educational technologists, leaders and decision-makers with an accessible, jargon-free guide to their responsibilities towar...

Agile is an established methodology used to cope with change and uncertainty. It has proved popular in product development and project management across a wide range of sectors. Understanding the impact of Agile on the bottom line and how this affects the financial management and appraisal of projects is therefore of central importance to executives, project sponsors and managers, risk managers, PMO staff and anyone else who shares an interest in the viability and profitability of new prod...

This book examines agile approaches from a management perspective by focusing on matters of strategy, implementation, organization and people. It examines the turbulence of the marketplace and business environment in order to identify what role agile management has to play in coping with such change and uncertainty. Based on observations, personal experience and extensive research, it clearly identifies the fabric of the agile organization, helping managers to become agile leaders in an un...

Stockade Books and The Institute of Public Affairs are proud to publish Climate Change: The Facts, featuring 22 essays on the science, politics and economics of the climate change debate. Climate Change: The Facts features the world’s leading experts and commentators on climate change.Highlights of Climate Change: The Facts include:Ian Plimer draws on the geological record to dismiss the possibili...

Well-selected and authoritative, Hart Core Statutes provide the key materials needed by students in a format that is clear, compact and very easy to use. They are ideal for use in exams.

From Alan Bennett's Baffled at a Bookcase, to Lucy Mangan's Library Rules, famous writers tell us all about how libraries are used and why they're important. Tom Holland writes about libraries in the ancient world, while Seth Godin describes what a library will look like in the future. Lionel Shriver thinks books are the best investment, Hardeep Singh Kohli makes a confession and Julie Myerson remembers how her career began beside the shelves. Using memoir, history, polemic and some short ...

Even senior people, business owners, and board members are unaware of the nuances of influence on a daily basis. They think in a straight line and try to "strike deals," use hierarchical power, make "trade-offs," or bargain as if at a flea market.They unwittingly sacrifice vital needs to gain minor and temporary bright, shiny things. Influence is not about fast-talking, it’s about fast-thinking and carefully constructed language that one applies within a specific context. Influence...

Las palabras viajan a través del tiempo y de las culturas, siempre yendo de libro en libro y de boca en boca. Y en ese viaje eterno, algunas sobreviven y otras fallece; entre las que conocemos y las que ignoramos, entre las que están desgastadas por su uso continuo y las que se encuentran abandonadas en el diccionario. Nosotros nos hacemos de palabras: de su ingenio, de su historia, de su vida, de su misterio. Hay un sinfín de curiosidades que las palabras nos pueden contar.

On a mission to find new friends one day, Ava and Alan soar over the African Grasslands. Below they saw a curious creature. It had spots like a leopard but the body of a dog. Ava and Alan fly down and meet this curious creature. In getting to know Danny, the African Wild Dog, they find out that his species is in danger from lions in the area. This takes Ava and Alan on a feather raising adventure while they try to protect the African Wild Dog pups.The perfect Storytime book series ...

Ava and Alan are out for a fly when they come across a cheetah, an old friend. He flags them down and asks for their help. There is a wayward young cheetah who loves playing pranks. But she is getting out of control and her parents need help. Ava and Alan, along with a few more of their friends, come up with ideas on how to help these parents tame this wild cheetah cub. Follow Ava and Alan on this wild adventure.The perfect Storytime book series for both boys and girls ages 6-10 Gr...

A BBC Radio 4 sequel to Charles Chilton's iconic radio sci-fi series.Between 1953 and 1958, Journey into Space attracted millions of listeners, gripped by the mystery and promise of space exploration in weekly cliffhanging instalments.In this thrilling episode, the spaceship Ares has been heading back to Earth for 30 years, with the crew in suspended animation - except Captain Jet Morgan, whose sleeper pod failed. With the ship six months ...