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“…Students will learn how to: • Set measurable project objectives and create a practical plan to achieve them • Control time, cost, and scope • Obtain approval and buy-in from senior management and key stakeholders • Create a work breakdown structure to ensure a solid foundation for project activities • Use network diagramming to control the project schedule • Employ standard estimating techniques, including analogous, parametric, and bottom-up methods • Prepare a project plan using progressive elaboration and the Critical Path Method • Lead the project team and manage relationships effectively and productively across the spectrum of project stakeholders • Identify project risk and manage change • Evaluate and report on project performance Now completely revised and updated, Successful Project Management aligns with the 5thedition of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), and covers outsourcing and procurement planning, the role of the Project Management Office, the use of three-point estimating and Monte Carlo simulation, earned value management, and much more. …”

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“…Global surveys from McKinsey, BCG, Gartner, and others show that less than 30% of digital transformation programs succeed in their missions to improve a company’s performance and employee productivity. This is due to the fact that IT efforts within the company do not center around the employee. …”

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“…Coverage includes · Understanding the Linux environment: GNU binutils, Java environments, shells, packaging options, and more · Uncovering and addressing project unknowns, variables, and other risks · Handling specific platform differences: standards, compilers, linkers, versioning, system/library calls, threads, and more · Testing and debugging ported applications using the GNU debugger and Linux memory leak and performance tracing tools · Contains quick references to UNIX ® and Linux APIs, compilers, and linker options, and a discussion of porting issues unique to IBM’s POWER TM architecture Whether you need a start-to-finish guide or a concise reference, you’ll find this book an indispensable resource for all your UNIX®-to-Linux porting projects…”

“…Writing queries and updating data: all you need to know about SELECT Working with joins, functions, and subqueries Creating database objects: tables, indexes, views, and more Specifying keys and other integrity constraints Using indexes to improve efficiency Enforcing security via passwords and privileges Building stored procedures and triggers Developing with embedded SQL and ODBC Working with transactions, including rollbacks, savepoints, isolation levels, and more Optimizing performance by reformulating SQL statements Using object-relational features: subtables, references, sets, and user-defined data types Reference section: SQL statement definitions and SQL function lists…”

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“…It's impossible to anticipate each reader's hardware configuration and goals for working with FreeBSD, so instead of telling you how to set up your machine to perform specific tasks, this guide will show you how to install and configure various services and programs. …”

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“…With this book, you’ll explore: Continuous delivery basics with Java—and how JAR and WAR files differ from containers How Docker impacts a typical Java application CD build pipeline The impact of microservices and cloud-native Twelve-Factor Applications on Java architectural patterns How containers affect functional testing, and non-functional performance and security testing Host-level monitoring, container-level metrics, and application-level health checks About the author: Daniel Bryant is Chief Scientist at OpenCredo and CTO at SpectoLabs. …”

“…VoiceXML in depth: its role, goals, and key techniques Effective ways to architect and integrate enterprise voice applications Detailed case studies utilizing VoiceXML, Java servlets, JSP, and .NET Thorough coverage of the W3C VXML 2.0 standard Speech Recognition Grammar Format (SRGF) and Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) Complete VoiceXML language reference Whether you're developing systems for customer service, finance, travel, wireless commerce, or anything else, Definitive VoiceXML gives you the proven techniques you need to maximize performance, reliability, and ROI. Part of The Charles F. …”