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Unlocking Agility

An Insider's Guide to Agile Enterprise Transformation

by Jorgen Hesselberg ...

Series series Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn)
Practical Guidance and Inspiration for Launching, Sustaining, or Improving Any Agile Enterprise Transformation InitiativeAs long-time competitive advantages disappear, astute executives and change agents know they must achieve true agile transformation. In Unlocking Agility, Jorgen Hesselberg reveals what works, what doesn’t, and how to overcome the daunting obstacles.Distilling 10+ years of ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

Practical Guidance and Inspiration for Launching, Sustaining, or Improving Any Agile Enterprise Transformation InitiativeAs long-time competitive advantages disappear, astute executives and change agents know they must achieve true agile transformation. In Unlocking Agility, Jorgen Hesselberg reveals what works, what doesn’t, and how to overcome the daunting obstacles.Distilling 10+ years of
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Agile Guide to Business Analysis and Planning, The

From Strategic Plan to Continuous Value Delivery

by Howard Podeswa ...

How Product Owners and Business Analysts can maximize the value delivered to stakeholders by integrating BA competencies with agile methodologies"This book will become a staple reference that both product owners and business analysis practitioners should haveby their side."-- From the Foreword by Alain Arseneault, former IIBA Acting President & CEO"[This book] is well ... ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

How Product Owners and Business Analysts can maximize the value delivered to stakeholders by integrating BA competencies with agile methodologies"This book will become a staple reference that both product owners and business analysis practitioners should haveby their side."-- From the Foreword by Alain Arseneault, former IIBA Acting President & CEO"[This book] is well ...
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Web Access in iOS 11

Learn how to access the web in iOS 11 with Swift 4

by J.D Gauchat ...

Learn how to access the Web from your iOS applications. After reading this guide, you will know how to incorporate links to external resources into your apps, how to create your own browser, how to access and process information from a server, and how to post messages to social networks, including Twitter and Facebook.Table of ContentsWEB ACCESSLinksSafari View ControllerWebKitApp Transport ... Read more

$3.90 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn how to access the Web from your iOS applications. After reading this guide, you will know how to incorporate links to external resources into your apps, how to create your own browser, how to access and process information from a server, and how to post messages to social networks, including Twitter and Facebook.Table of ContentsWEB ACCESSLinksSafari View ControllerWebKitApp Transport
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Learn Docker - Fundamentals of Docker 19.x

Build, test, ship, and run containers with Docker and Kubernetes

by Dr. Gabriel N. Schenker ...

Explore the core functionality of containerizing your applications and making them production-readyKey FeaturesGrasp basic to advanced Docker concepts with this comprehensive guideGet acquainted with Docker containers, Docker images, orchestrators, cloud integration, and networkingLearn to simplify dependencies and deploy and test containers in productionBook DescriptionContainers enable you to ... Read more

$37.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explore the core functionality of containerizing your applications and making them production-readyKey FeaturesGrasp basic to advanced Docker concepts with this comprehensive guideGet acquainted with Docker containers, Docker images, orchestrators, cloud integration, and networkingLearn to simplify dependencies and deploy and test containers in productionBook DescriptionContainers enable you to
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Prompting PowerShell for IT Automation

Build PowerShell Scripts, CI/CD Pipelines, Cloud Automation, Security Workflows, and Hybrid Infrastructure Faster with AI Prompt Engineering (English Edition)

by Nitish Kumar ...

Automate Smarter. Script Faster. Control Infrastructure with AI.KEY FEATURES? Get a free one-month digital subscription to www.avaskillshelf.com.? End-to-end AI-assisted PowerShell automation workflow, from fundamental scripting to self-healing hybrid cloud infrastructure.? Hands-on GitHub Copilot and AI Shell integration for generating, refactoring, and deploying production-ready PowerShe... ... Read more

$34.00 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Automate Smarter. Script Faster. Control Infrastructure with AI.KEY FEATURES? Get a free one-month digital subscription to www.avaskillshelf.com.? End-to-end AI-assisted PowerShell automation workflow, from fundamental scripting to self-healing hybrid cloud infrastructure.? Hands-on GitHub Copilot and AI Shell integration for generating, refactoring, and deploying production-ready PowerShe...
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Agile Project Management For Dummies

by Mark C. Layton, Steven J. Ostermiller, Dean J. Kynaston ...

Put agile techniques into practice to boost your efficiency and effectivenessAgile Project Management For Dummies introduces you to the planning and execution approaches that can help you complete projects more quickly, with higher quality and using fewer resources. For companies in any industry—not just software development—agile project management reduces waste and increases transparency, while ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

Put agile techniques into practice to boost your efficiency and effectivenessAgile Project Management For Dummies introduces you to the planning and execution approaches that can help you complete projects more quickly, with higher quality and using fewer resources. For companies in any industry—not just software development—agile project management reduces waste and increases transparency, while
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The Python Workshop

Learn to code in Python and kickstart your career in software development or data science

by Andrew Bird, Graham Lee, Corey Wade, Dr. Lau Cher Han, Mario Corchero Jiménez ...

Learn the fundamentals of clean, effective Python coding and build the practical skills to tackle your own software development or data science projectsKey FeaturesBuild key Python skills with engaging development tasks and challenging activitiesImplement useful algorithms and write programs to solve real-world problemsApply Python in realistic data science projects and create simple machine ... Read more

$53.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn the fundamentals of clean, effective Python coding and build the practical skills to tackle your own software development or data science projectsKey FeaturesBuild key Python skills with engaging development tasks and challenging activitiesImplement useful algorithms and write programs to solve real-world problemsApply Python in realistic data science projects and create simple machine
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The Secret Life of Programs

Understand Computers -- Craft Better Code

by Jonathan E. Steinhart ...

A primer on the underlying technologies that allow computer programs to work. Covers topics like computer hardware, combinatorial logic, sequential logic, computer architecture, computer anatomy, and Input/Output.Many coders are unfamiliar with the underlying technologies that make their programs run. But why should you care when your code appears to work? Because you want it to run well and not ... Read more

$38.39 CAD

A primer on the underlying technologies that allow computer programs to work. Covers topics like computer hardware, combinatorial logic, sequential logic, computer architecture, computer anatomy, and Input/Output.Many coders are unfamiliar with the underlying technologies that make their programs run. But why should you care when your code appears to work? Because you want it to run well and not
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Technical, Economic and Societal Effects of Manufacturing 4.0

Automation, Adaption and Manufacturing in Finland and Beyond

Edited by Mikael Collan, Karl-Erik Michelsen ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
This open access book is among the first cross-disciplinary works about Manufacturing 4.0. It includes chapters about the technical, the economic, and the social aspects of this important phenomenon. Together the material presented allows the reader to develop a holistic picture of where the manufacturing industry and the parts of the society that depend on it may be going in the future. ... Read more

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This open access book is among the first cross-disciplinary works about Manufacturing 4.0. It includes chapters about the technical, the economic, and the social aspects of this important phenomenon. Together the material presented allows the reader to develop a holistic picture of where the manufacturing industry and the parts of the society that depend on it may be going in the future.
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Adapting Configuration Management for Agile Teams

Balancing Sustainability and Speed

by Mario E. Moreira ...

Adapting Configuration Management for Agile Teams provides very tangible approaches on how Configuration Management with its practices and infrastructure can be adapted and managed in order to directly benefit agile teams. Written by Mario E. Moreira, author of Software Configuration Management Implementation Roadmap, columnist for CM Crossroads online community and writer for the Agile Journal, ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

Adapting Configuration Management for Agile Teams provides very tangible approaches on how Configuration Management with its practices and infrastructure can be adapted and managed in order to directly benefit agile teams. Written by Mario E. Moreira, author of Software Configuration Management Implementation Roadmap, columnist for CM Crossroads online community and writer for the Agile Journal,
... Read more
Implementing Effective Code Reviews

How to Build and Maintain Clean Code

by Giuliana Carullo ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
The ideal code review process differs from organization to organization, but the needs all boil down to the same foundational factors. A software development team cannot properly grow if its code reviews are not consistent, straightforward, and aspire to hit several company goals at once, such as security, performance, longevity, and more. Implementing Effective Code Reviews is the manual your ... Read more

$80.19 CAD

The ideal code review process differs from organization to organization, but the needs all boil down to the same foundational factors. A software development team cannot properly grow if its code reviews are not consistent, straightforward, and aspire to hit several company goals at once, such as security, performance, longevity, and more. Implementing Effective Code Reviews is the manual your
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Remote Engineering Management

Managing an Engineering Team in a Remote-First World

by Alexandra Sunderland ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Managing an engineering team is hard, managing a remote engineering team is even harder—but dedicating effort to setting up a proper remote-first environment will allow for your team to thrive. This book breaks down the most important processes in engineering teams, and demonstrates how to make them work effectively in a remote organization.How do you organize code deployments, onboard new hires, ... Read more

$75.49 CAD

Managing an engineering team is hard, managing a remote engineering team is even harder—but dedicating effort to setting up a proper remote-first environment will allow for your team to thrive. This book breaks down the most important processes in engineering teams, and demonstrates how to make them work effectively in a remote organization.How do you organize code deployments, onboard new hires,
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Developing Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Software Systems

by Artem Kruglov, Giancarlo Succi ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This open access book provides information how to choose and collect the appropriate metrics for a software project in an organization. There are several kinds of metrics, based on the analysis of source code and developed for different programming paradigms such as structured programming and object-oriented programming (OOP). This way, the book follows three main objectives: (i) to identify ... Read more

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This open access book provides information how to choose and collect the appropriate metrics for a software project in an organization. There are several kinds of metrics, based on the analysis of source code and developed for different programming paradigms such as structured programming and object-oriented programming (OOP). This way, the book follows three main objectives: (i) to identify
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AI and UX

Why Artificial Intelligence Needs User Experience

by Gavin Lew, Robert M. Schumacher Jr. ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
As venture capital and industrial resources are increasingly poured into rapid advances in artificial intelligence, the actual usage and success of AI depends on a satisfactory experience for the user. UX will play a significant role in the adoption of AI technologies across markets, and AI and UX explores just what these demands will entail.Great effort has been put forth to continuously make AI ... Read more

$56.29 CAD

As venture capital and industrial resources are increasingly poured into rapid advances in artificial intelligence, the actual usage and success of AI depends on a satisfactory experience for the user. UX will play a significant role in the adoption of AI technologies across markets, and AI and UX explores just what these demands will entail.Great effort has been put forth to continuously make AI
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Becoming a Leader in Product Development

An Evidence-Based Guide to the Essentials

by Ebenezer C. Ikonne ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
It is becoming increasingly challenging for product development leaders to effectively lead as workplace demands continue to increase. The rate of change in technology, society, and business places immense pressure on leaders to ensure their groups move in the direction of their goals. What might have worked in the past no longer works.Organizational surveys show that firms struggle with ... Read more

$63.49 CAD

It is becoming increasingly challenging for product development leaders to effectively lead as workplace demands continue to increase. The rate of change in technology, society, and business places immense pressure on leaders to ensure their groups move in the direction of their goals. What might have worked in the past no longer works.Organizational surveys show that firms struggle with
... Read more
Untrapping Product Teams

Simplify the Complexity of Creating Digital Products

by David Pereira ...

Empower Product Teams to Rock the World by Uncovering and Overcoming Dangerous TrapsUntrapping Product Teams guides you to simplify what gets unintentionally complicated and equips you to overcome dangerous traps while steadily driving customer and business value. This isn't just another book about product management. It's a thought-provoking guide filled with simplicity, encouraging you to act ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

Empower Product Teams to Rock the World by Uncovering and Overcoming Dangerous TrapsUntrapping Product Teams guides you to simplify what gets unintentionally complicated and equips you to overcome dangerous traps while steadily driving customer and business value. This isn't just another book about product management. It's a thought-provoking guide filled with simplicity, encouraging you to act
... Read more
Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations Apps

Learn best practices, architecture, tools, techniques, and more

by JJ Yadav, Sandeep Shukla, Rahul Mohta, Yogesh Kasat ...

Harness the power of Finance and Operations apps, and discover all you need for their implementationKey FeaturesBook DescriptionMicrosoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations is a modern cloud ERP platform that adopts a mobile-first approach suitable for medium-to-large enterprises. This book covers the entire implementation process of Dynamics 365 Finance and Operation Apps, including post ... Read more

$41.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Harness the power of Finance and Operations apps, and discover all you need for their implementationKey FeaturesBook DescriptionMicrosoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations is a modern cloud ERP platform that adopts a mobile-first approach suitable for medium-to-large enterprises. This book covers the entire implementation process of Dynamics 365 Finance and Operation Apps, including post
... Read more
Software Engineering

Architecture-driven Software Development

by Richard F Schmidt ...

Software Engineering: Architecture-driven Software Development is the first comprehensive guide to the underlying skills embodied in the IEEE's Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) standard. Standards expert Richard Schmidt explains the traditional software engineering practices recognized for developing projects for government or corporate systems. Software engineering education often ... Read more

$61.99 CAD

Software Engineering: Architecture-driven Software Development is the first comprehensive guide to the underlying skills embodied in the IEEE's Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) standard. Standards expert Richard Schmidt explains the traditional software engineering practices recognized for developing projects for government or corporate systems. Software engineering education often
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Beginning Software Engineering

by Rod Stephens ...

Discover the foundations of software engineering with this easy and intuitive guideIn the newly updated second edition of Beginning Software Engineering, expert programmer and tech educator Rod Stephens delivers an instructive and intuitive introduction to the fundamentals of software engineering. In the book, you’ll learn to create well-constructed software applications that meet the needs of ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

Discover the foundations of software engineering with this easy and intuitive guideIn the newly updated second edition of Beginning Software Engineering, expert programmer and tech educator Rod Stephens delivers an instructive and intuitive introduction to the fundamentals of software engineering. In the book, you’ll learn to create well-constructed software applications that meet the needs of
... Read more
Redux in Action

by Marc Garreau, will faurot ...

SummaryWith Redux in Action, you'll discover how to integrate Redux into your React application and development environment. With the insights you glean from the experience of authors Marc Garreau and Will Faurot, you'll be more than confident in your ability to solve your state management woes with Redux and focus on developing the apps you need!Foreword by Mark Erikson, Redux co-maintainer.About ... Read more

$65.99 CAD

SummaryWith Redux in Action, you'll discover how to integrate Redux into your React application and development environment. With the insights you glean from the experience of authors Marc Garreau and Will Faurot, you'll be more than confident in your ability to solve your state management woes with Redux and focus on developing the apps you need!Foreword by Mark Erikson, Redux co-maintainer.About
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Cloud Native Patterns

Designing change-tolerant software

by Cornelia Davis ...

SummaryCloud Native Patternsis your guide to developing strong applications that thrive in the dynamic, distributed, virtual world of the cloud. This book presents a mental model for cloud-native applications, along with the patterns, practices, and tooling that set them apart.About the TechnologyCloud platforms promise the holy grail: near-zero downtime, infinite scalability, short feedback ... Read more

$65.99 CAD

SummaryCloud Native Patternsis your guide to developing strong applications that thrive in the dynamic, distributed, virtual world of the cloud. This book presents a mental model for cloud-native applications, along with the patterns, practices, and tooling that set them apart.About the TechnologyCloud platforms promise the holy grail: near-zero downtime, infinite scalability, short feedback
... Read more
Vue.js in Action

by Erik Hanchett, Ben Listwon ...

**SummaryWeb pages are rich with data and graphics, and it's challenging to maintain a smooth and quick user experience. Vue.js in Action teaches you how to build a fast, flowing web UI with the Vue.js framework. As you move through the book, you'll put your skills to practice by building a complete web store application with product listings, a checkout process, and an administrative interface ... Read more

$65.99 CAD

**SummaryWeb pages are rich with data and graphics, and it's challenging to maintain a smooth and quick user experience. Vue.js in Action teaches you how to build a fast, flowing web UI with the Vue.js framework. As you move through the book, you'll put your skills to practice by building a complete web store application with product listings, a checkout process, and an administrative interface
... Read more
Engineering Agile Big-Data Systems

by Kevin Feeney, Jim Davies, James Welch ...

To be effective, data-intensive systems require extensive ongoing customisation to reflect changing user requirements, organisational policies, and the structure and interpretation of the data they hold. Manual customisation is expensive, time-consuming, and error-prone. In large complex systems, the value of the data can be such that exhaustive testing is necessary before any new feature can be ... Read more

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To be effective, data-intensive systems require extensive ongoing customisation to reflect changing user requirements, organisational policies, and the structure and interpretation of the data they hold. Manual customisation is expensive, time-consuming, and error-prone. In large complex systems, the value of the data can be such that exhaustive testing is necessary before any new feature can be
... Read more
Git Essentials ??? Second Edition

Create, merge, and distribute code with Git, the most powerful and flexible versioning system available

by Ferdinando Santacroce ...

Dive and explore into the latest addons of the latest Git.Key Features\[\*\]Master all the basic concepts of Git to protect your code and make it easier to evolve\[\*\]Use Git proficiently, and learn how to resolve day-by-day challenges easily\[\*\]This step-by-step guide is packed with examples to help you learn and work with Git’s internalsBook DescriptionSince its inception, Git has attracted ... Read more

$33.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Dive and explore into the latest addons of the latest Git.Key Features\[\*\]Master all the basic concepts of Git to protect your code and make it easier to evolve\[\*\]Use Git proficiently, and learn how to resolve day-by-day challenges easily\[\*\]This step-by-step guide is packed with examples to help you learn and work with Git’s internalsBook DescriptionSince its inception, Git has attracted
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