What is Agile Project Management and will it bring my project in on time and budget?If you need a solid understanding of how Agile Project Management works so your projects can fully benefit from using this innovative and powerful approach, this book is essential reading.Brilliant Agile Project Management does more than just talk you through the techniques and processes - focussing on real-life use of Agile in business environments, it provides pr...

In this authorized biography set in twentieth-century Black America, Arlinda Willis, a sharecropper's granddaughter from Jim Crow Alabama, fights to earn a love she does not yet know she already has, while a healthcare system she trusts dismisses her.Born in 1951, in Toxey, Alabama, Arlinda grows up in the shadow of Jim Crow racism, raised by grandparents on a small farm while her mother builds a new life in Cleveland, Ohio. When she finally travels north to reunit...

In the ruins of the old world, founders built a city.Neoprime rises from the ash of civilization — a glittering fortress of neon and steel ruled by the Algorithm, an omniscient AI that optimizes every breath, every credit, every life. The Algorithm keeps the peace. The Algorithm keeps the order. The Algorithm ensures that everyone gets exactly what they deserve.But the Algorithm has a secret.For ninety-seven years, every citizen, every system, every calculation — th...

Want to work smarter, faster and more productively?Agile is an innovative way of working that will help you deliver high quality products and services cost-effectively, to embrace change and keep improving as you go. Whether you’re a one-person start-up or with a multinational, Agile Now will help you get to grips with the essence of agile thinking, identify what works best, avoid common mistakes and boost your efficiency.Agile Now is a qu...

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Bloomsbury presents Death Metal by T Coles, read by Rob Crossan.Featuring exclusive interviews with key figures, from Napalm Death vocalist Barney Greenway to guitarist Bill Steer of Gentlemans Pistols, Carcass, and Napalm Death, this is your guide through the history of death metal.Guitars playing abrasive, discordant riffs, the thunderous double-kick of the drums acting like an accelerated heartbeat, and porcine, guttural vocals pummeling twisted...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Discover the captivating world of infamous crimes in "Chronicles of Crime: Real Stories Behind Infamous Cases." This enthralling book takes you on a gripping journey through some of the most notorious and enigmatic cases in history. From the sensational murder trial of O.J. Simpson to the perplexing mystery of the Zodiac Killer, each case is meticulously dissected, offering an in-depth exploration of the events, evidence, and motives be...

Intensely practical and down to earth, this text covers the breadth of health emergency preparedness, resilience and response topics in the context of inter-disciplinary and whole society responses to a range of threats. It includes public, private and third sector roles in preparation for and in response to natural and man-made events, such as: major incident planning; infectious disease epidemics and pandemics; natural disasters; terrorist threats; and business and service continuity man...

The way businesses buy from one another has changed profoundly in recent years. Markets have evolved, disruptive technologies have sprung up and buyers’ expectations have changed. But despite this, the fundamentals of business-to-business marketing have remained constant: today’s corporate decision-makers still need to know who you are, what you do and why you matter to them. In Business-to-Business Marketing, Mark Eardley and Charlie Stewart review the basic rules of B2B marketing. They o...

GET THE RESULTS YOU WANT IN SALES. FAST.Today’s successful salespeople sell solutions to their customers, rather than push products at them. To do this well you need a diverse range of skills. You need sharp business skills or else you’ll make few or poor sales and negotiating skills for the same reason. You need to be an excellent communicator, have a healthy level of confidence and be able to develop a feeling of empathy and rapport with the people you meet as yo...

Can’t seem to grow your consulting, speaking or coaching practice? Trying to find new clients but can’t access new leads in a noisy market?THE WORLD IS CHANGING FAST.Congratulations! You have had your practice for some time and been compelled to make a difference to the world of your clients. It takes courage and conviction to avoid being one of the 60% of small businesses that fail in the first 3-5 years.IT’S TIME TO LEAD OR BE LEFT BEHIND....

Malcolm Hornby is a highly experienced HR consultant and a management trainer and a coach. He works with many companies and organisations, is a regular speaker at numerous meetings and conferences for both large and small corporations such as the CMI and CIPD, and has taught Human Resources as part of The Open University’s MBA programme.