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How to Manage Projects : Essential Project Management Skills to Deliver On-time, On-budget Results
Provides a complete, jargon-free introduction to the principles and practices of project management, along with practical tools and checklists to use in real life / Is part of the bestselling Creating Success series, which has sold over 1.5 million copies and contains practical advice on essential and value-adding work skills to help you develop your career / Features practical, exercises, templates tools and checklists to use in real life
How to Future : Leading and Sense-making in an Age of Hyperchange
Provides clear, practical and easy to understand tools that will help you spot trends and patterns, strategically evaluate different futures and guide your strategy Depicts a strategic framework to understand the uncertain nature of the current business world that crucially allows you to embrace hyperchange and adapt and plan for it Delivers a common language to engage stakeholders and teams with innovation practices and strategy foresight
How the stock market works : A beginner's guide to investment
Cuts through the complex jargon that can alienate newcomers by providing a clear and accessible overview on how the stock market and investing works / Provides guidance on how to safely invest, and covers the responsibilities of being a shareholder to the taxation regime / New to this edition: incorporates changes and fluctuations from 2021 onwards, including the UK's exit from the EU as well as the rise of fake news and its' impact on the financial world and decision making
Future tech : How to capture value from disruptive industry trends
In Future Tech, the author reveals that true change only results from combining the forces of science and technology, policy and regulation, new business models (i.e. sharing economy) and social dynamics (whether or not people adopt it). Whether these four forces align explains why some technologies, such as AI, blockchain, robotics, synthetic biology and 3D printing, stick and why others fail.
Future Shaper : How Leaders Can Take Charge in an Uncertain World
What should leaders do? The answer is not to shy away from inevitable changes and more uncertainty, but to have the courage to face it. Leaders need to take charge by embracing new technologies, new ideas and converting these into opportunities for leadership innovation. The best ways for leaders to predict the future is to help create the future. Future Shaper is about giving back a sense of control. It's about empowering leaders to take charge and shape the future. Niamh O'Keeffe asks leaders to re-calibrate their leadership skills to include imagination and courage, to embrace innovation and drive growth and create a better future. Future Shaper helps readers to: · Embrace new digital technologies, understand AI and equip themselves for those not-yet-invented challenges ·
Fundamentals of operational risk management : Understanding and implementing effective tools, policies and frameworks
Threats to an organization's operations, such as fraud, IT disruption or poorly designed products, could result in serious losses. Understand the key components of effective operational risk management with this essential book for risk professionals and students. Outlines how to implement a sound operational risk management framework which is embedded in day-to-day business activities. It covers the main operational risk tools including categorisation, risk and control self-assessment and scenario analysis, and explores the importance of risk appetite and tolerance.
Financing the end-to-end supply chain : A reference guide to supply chain finance
Provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the financial synergies across the supply chain / Combines theory and practice to tackle key issues and adapt supply chain finance to individual organizations' circumstances/ Presents several initiatives to coordinate and develop cross-border financing from institutions such as the World Bank
Financial Technology : Case Studies in Fintech Innovation
Combines theoretical and commercial perspectives informed by the author's professional experience and academic research Thoroughly explains key technologies and emerging business models in a clear and accessible manner for those with no technological background Includes a mix of international case studies from large financial services organizations and smaller start-ups, including Lloyds Bank, TransferWise, Generali, Starling and Stocktwits Covers the topics required for postgraduate and undergraduate Financial Technology courses and includes learning objectives and discussion questions based on case studies
Financial management for technology start-ups : How to power growth, track performance and drive innovation
Develops the financial intelligence you need to communicate effectively with investors, implement business strategies and pinpoint emerging pathways for profit / Outlines how to analyze your performance and undertake risk-return assessments to tactically grow your start-up / Offers proven methods for tracking your start-up's progress to ensure that growth is maintained and continuous / Analysis of financial statements directly from start-ups, new case studies on companies that have scaled up, focus on new digital technologies and market opportunities for start-ups, information on new players and potential future tech start-ups
Driving digital transformation through data and AI : A practical guide to delivering data science and machine learning products
Explains how to build the organizational capability to deliver Data and AI products and drive immediate business results as new digital technologies significantly disrupt business Provides best practices, tools and templates for managing the organizational and technological change process to become an AI-driven enterprise Includes a variety of international case studies across several industries such as insurance, fashion, consumer goods, finance, technology and automotive Outlines how to develop a product strategy, build teams and design the platform and architecture Provides key principles for sharing knowledge, educating staff on data and AI, and effectively engaging top executives
Crypto Wars : Faked Deaths, Missing Billions and Industry Disruption
Unveils the biggest scams and frauds that have shocked the world of cryptocurrency, from the disappearing Crypto Queen with OneCoin, to Bitconnect, the initial coin offering crash and Quadriga where the founder seems to have faked his own death to escape prosecution Contains exclusive interviews and commentaries from many of the key people who have been actively investigating the biggest crypto-scams, from the Metropolitan police, to insolvency practitioners, researchers, BBC journalists and tech geeks Goes beyond the sensationalist and concludes on the real potential for change and good that cryptocurrencies bring; from challenging the greedy practices of the banking and remittance industries, to reaching over 2.5 billion unbanked users, allowing for greater transparency and ethical behaviours
Commercial lending : principles and practice
Supports the Chartered Banker Institute's Commercial Lending module requirements and helps to prepare for assessment Is written by a banking sector expert with cutting-edge industry perspective, ideal to support students of banking at undergraduate and postgraduate level Aids work-based learning and professional development with a highly practical and applied approach, bringing learning to life with activities to carry out in the workplace as well as case studies, further reading recommendations and definitions of key terms throughout Offers additional numeracy support to help readers with practical lending work, such as assessing balance sheets and understanding financial reports and documents Offers thought leadership on commercial lending from an expert author with over 30 years of experience in the sector, endorsed by the Chartered Banker Institute
Marketing Strategy : Overcome Common Pitfalls and Create Effective Marketing
Presents an easy-to-follow framework for creating a marketing strategy which is scalable and adaptable and can be applied to any business or industry / Written by thought-leader Jenna Tiffany, who has been has been recognized as one of the top 100 female marketers to follow worldwide by Search Engine Journal / Identifies the most common pitfalls in everyday marketing practice and provides tools to pre-emptively avoid them / Supports key concepts with practical tasks for the reader to complete, to cement their understanding of the tasks discussed
Marketing Analytics : A Practical Guide to Improving Consumer Insights Using Data Techniques
Simplifies intimidating data, segmentation and predictive analytics tools for everyday use in business, using real-world marketing problems to apply to a range of practical scenarios / Provides accessibility and insightful application of techniques regardless of experience level
Anti-Money Laundering : A Practical Guide to Reducing Organizational Risk
Addresses the needs of the non-specialist compliance professional from a range of industries, backgrounds and experience Outlines the different elements of anti-money laundering (AML) practice to support compliance professionals at any stage of their career to put effective controls in place in their own organisations Presents readers with the global oversight needed to align activity to a cohesive plan, sharing case studies and examples of good and bad practice from around the world
