Taking a thematic approach to the use of Excel spreadsheets in introductory business data analysis, this text explains the overall nature of what is to be achieved and also instruction in how it is to be done. It helps students to develop an understanding of the power of Excel in allowing the preparation of graphs, charts and tables.

Full title: 'Quantitative Methods for Business, Management and Finance'. Second edition.

Drive More Business Value from IT! and Bridge the Gap Between IT and Business Leadership *Apply business practices throughout IT to optimize budgets and improve ROI*Create higher satisfaction and more realistic expectations for IT throughout the business*Written by two leading IBM experts on bringing business discipline to IT IT organizations have achieved outstanding technological maturity, but

A guide to records management methodologies for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. It helps you learn the five core services of any records management system - confidentiality, information integrity, high availability, adherence to policy, and audit ability as well as explore the tools and techniques needed to implement them in SharePoint.

In every aspect of our lives we are suffering from information overload. But organisations and the individuals within them can develop strategies in order to manage information. This book explains these strategies, and takes a problem-solving approach, contextualising theory within examples from a range of organisations.

For introductory undergraduate courses, and MBA-level MIS and Information Systems courses that want to integrate business with technology. This title is a Pearson Global Edition. The Editorial team at Pearson has worked closely with educators around the world to include content which is especially relevant to students outside the United States. Laudon and Laudon continue to define the MIS course

Claudio Ciborra was one of the most innovative thinkers in the field of information systems. This book explains the intellectual contribution of Ciborra's work in a substantial introductory chapter, contains the most significant of his articles, and provides a sample of research that draws from his ideas.

A comprehensive introduction to the technology, development and management of business information systems. The book assumes no prior knowledge of IS or IT, so that new concepts and terms are defined as clearly as possible, with explanations in the text, and definitions at the margin. In this fast-moving area, the book covers both the crucial underpinnings of the subject as well as the most ...

Aimed at Business Studies students who require guidance in the area of statistics, this book minimizes technical language and provides definitions of key terms, and gives emphasis to interpretation rather than technique. It includes guidance on using Excel and Minitab to produce the analysis described and explained in the chapter.

Do you need to brush up on your mathematical skills to truly excel in your economics or business course? If you want to increase your confidence in mathematics, then this is the perfect book for you. With its friendly and informal style, this market leading text breaks down topics into short sections making each new technique you learn seem less daunting. Offering you the chance at every ...

Tells executives and managers how to turn under performing digital assets into powerhouse systems: how to specify small changes that can dramatically boost productivity, how to reduce training costs, and what questions to ask vendors.

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Connects enterprise strategy and data center investment, design and management. This book demonstrates how to leverage technology to manage the seemingly infinite amount of data. It includes chapters that offer management and technology solutions to effectively manage data through data centers.

Information technology lives all around us - in how we communicate, how we do business, how we shop, and how we learn. Smart phones, iPods, PDAs, and wireless devices dominate our lives, and yet it's all too easy for students to take information technology for granted. This edition covers core IT topics.

Combines the principles of business process management with strategic IT planning; the result being a groundbreaking work on strategic IT and process planning. This title focuses on the real world of organizations and offers extensive treatment to the politics of strategic planning.

A complete entry level mathematics book based on the phenomenally successful approach of the bestselling Engineering Mathematics by the same authors. This book is designed to help students embarking on a wide range of higer education courses to improve their mathematics to the required standard.

For courses in Business Statistics. Berenson shows students how statistics is used in each functional area of business.

Helps managers to conduct more effective oversight of enterprise architecture activities, which will lead to more efficient management of resources throughout these organizations. This work contains the SIM's survey of IT organizations' enterprise architecture activities which provides important metrics for evaluating progress and success.

Reviews arithmetic skills as they apply to business records and functions. This title covers such topics as fractions, decimals, calculating percentages, the fundamentals of statistics and business graphics, measurements in the English and metric systems, and applications of mathematics to banking, investing, loans, and operating a business.

Explains how to design, deploy, and use event-processing (EP) systems to detect and respond to business anomalies, threats, and opportunities. This book discusses the types of software needed to develop and run EP applications, helping you form a deployment plan and purchase the appropriate tools.