Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Think Like a CTO -- Copyright -- dedication -- contents -- front matter -- foreword -- preface -- acknowledgments -- about this book -- Who should read this book -- How this book is organized: A roadmap -- liveBook discussion forum -- about the author -- 1 The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) -- 1.1 What makes a Chief Technology Officer -- 1.2 Different types of CTOs -- 1.2.1 Prestartup, in name only -- 1.2.2 Funded startup: The technology expert with money -- 1.2.3 Established company: Their first CTO -- 1.2.4 Established company with CTO -- 1.3 Determining whether we need a CTO -- 1.4 Evolution from engineer -- 1.4.1 The first 100 days -- 1.5 Top 10 qualities for a CTO -- Summary -- Checklist -- 2 Managing up -- 2.1 Partnering with your CEO -- 2.1.1 The office of the CEO -- 2.1.2 Types of CEOs -- 2.1.3 Setting the tone -- 2.1.4 Tips for a successful partnership -- 2.2 Counting on your CFO -- 2.2.1 Getting a handle on your expenditures -- 2.2.2 Reaching out -- 2.3 Working with peers -- 2.3.1 Know your company -- 2.3.2 Speak their language -- 2.3.3 Find their pain -- 2.3.4 Think strategically -- 2.4 Taking over from another CTO -- 2.4.1 Celebrate, not disparage -- 2.4.2 Speak to the outgoing CTO -- 2.4.3 Discover the team -- 2.5 Presenting to the board -- 2.5.1 Know your audience -- 2.5.2 Format of the meeting -- 2.5.3 Your role -- 2.5.4 The dos and don'ts -- 2.6 Communications -- 2.6.1 Internal -- 2.6.2 External -- 2.7 Internal politics -- 2.7.1 The major types -- 2.7.2 Mitigating politics -- 2.8 Change management -- 2.8.1 Boiling the frog -- 2.8.2 Excitement committee -- 2.8.3 Valley of anguish -- 2.8.4 Consequences -- Summary -- Checklist -- 3 Visionary planning -- 3.1 The grand vision -- 3.1.1 The "what"/"why" part -- 3.1.2 The "how" part -- 3.1.3 Define success -- 3.2 Engaging with clients -- 3.2.1 Know your client…”

“…Covering the early modern and modern periods, Re-Mapping Centre and Periphery investigates the asymmetrical and multi-directional structure of such encounters within Europe as well as in a global context. …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Executing Process Group -- 6.1 Direct and Manage Project Work -- 6.2 Manage Project Knowledge -- 6.3 Manage Quality -- 6.4 Acquire Resources -- 6.5 Develop Team -- 6.6 Manage Team -- 6.7 Manage Communications -- 6.8 Implement Risk Responses -- 6.9 Conduct Procurements -- 6.10 Manage Stakeholder Engagement -- 7. …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1 Results That No One Can Ignore: You Can Successfully Prepare for an Unknown Future; Where Not to Look; Confidence Indicators; Politics; Federal Reserve Board (The U.S. Version of Central Banks in Other Countries); Newspapers and Media; ITR Economics Forecast Accuracy; Chapter 2 The Status Quo Never Was: Seven Major Trends and Assumptions That Won''t Last; Unstoppable Trends That Suddenly Stopped; Population Growth Will Kill Humankind; Cheap Oil Is Here to Stay; Japan Will Surpass the United States as the World's Economic Superpower; Inflation…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; Events Happen in Best Companies Too; Find Your Footing; Create an Open Dialogue; Think Creatively About How to Respond; Manage Resistance by Providing a Sense of What's Next; We're All in This Together; What to Do Next; Chapter 8: I'd Be a Great People Manager if It Weren't for All the People; But My Team's Mindset Is So Entrenched…”

“…In this Cambridge Companion an international team of scholars provides a stimulating introduction to Roman satire's core practitioners and practices, placing them within the contexts of Greco-Roman literary and political history. …”

“…The wealth of information and themes has prompted a team effort by the professors of the Department of Historical Studies to clarify the many aspects (political, religious, economic, documentary) of an event that shows the vitality of 15th-century Milan, in which the protagonist, the teacher Amedeo Landi, in an attempt to protect his students, clashes with the most important preacher of his time, Brother Bernardino of Siena, whose canonisation process is temporarily blocked precisely to shed light on the Milanese episode…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Chapter 11 External Assessment: Step 3: Understanding the Terrain We Will Fight On and the Foes We Will Face -- Political Factors -- Economic Factors -- Customer Analysis -- Customer Acquisition Models - or How Clients Buy -- Customer Current and Future Requirements -- On Customers and Products That Never Existed Before -- Competitor Assessment -- Chapter 12 Select Growth Pathways: Step 4: Decide Which Route to Take -- Step 1: Pre‐distribute the Four Key Questions Worksheet -- Step 2: Bottom‐Up Growth Framework Drill -- Step 3: Share the Results -- How Do I Define "New"?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Putting effort into the estimates -- Being a realist (or even a pessimist) -- Team and situational factors to consider -- Project schedule changes -- Getting a project back on schedule -- Working overtime -- Reducing scope -- Adding resources -- Reallocating resources -- Identifying problem areas -- Acting as early as possible -- Office politics -- Understanding your organization's goals -- Addressing the concerns of others -- Assisting people with their goals -- Knowing when to compromise -- Being aware of cultural differences -- Software risk management -- Risk avoidance -- Transferring the risk to another party -- Risk mitigation -- Risk acceptance -- Configuration management -- Changing management -- Software product lines -- Benefits of a software product line -- Core assets of an organization -- Risks of product line engineering -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Understanding the Domain -- Developing business acumen -- Familiarity with general business topics -- Understanding your organization's business -- Domain-driven design -- Encourages and improves communication -- What is a ubiquitous language? …”

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“…Monica Gattinger is Director of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy, Full Professor at the School of Political Studies and Founding Chair of Positive Energy at the University of Ottawa. …”