Offers an introduction to business intelligence and data warehousing through a simple question/answer format. This book covers such topics as: evolution and fundamentals, characteristics and process, architecture and objects, metadata, data conversion, ETL, data storage, infrastructure, data access, data marts, implementation approaches, and more.
How to understand the Australian tendering process and write proposals that win consistent business
Government agencies and organisations - from the military forces to schools, local councils to hospitals, tax departments to legislative councils - are responsible for buying around 25% of all goods and services sold in Australia. The actual dollar amount is huge and ever- increasing. However,...
Combining the science of effectivement procurement with the art ofmanaging supplier contracts
Until now, there has no book that sets out structures and strategies for sound supply contract management. This book sets out to do more than this: it aligns the science of sourcing and procuring of supplies/suppliers with the art of smart contract management. And it does so based...
The 7 most expensive words in any organisation are...We have always done it that way. Running a business is tough in the best of times but when things do go well, its easy to be complacent. Few business owners and leaders are complacent today, however. After decades of growth and prosperity...
Brookings fellow David Sandalow heads up an authoritative team of experts including former government officials, private-sector analysts, academic experts, and nongovernmental advocates. Together they explain the current landscape for plu-in electrical vehicles: the technology, the economics, and the implications for national security and the ......
More than a time management philosophy or system, this text outlines a way of approaching life, work and goals. It is written in an informal, conversational style, enhanced by numerous quotations and anecdotes. The approach is designed to be sustainable over time.
Revitalise Your Business, Wrong-Foot Your Competitors
Learn how to reshape and reposition your company to meet tougher challenges and competitors, when to confront and when to retreat, how to assess risk and opportunity and how to move to seize opportunities and knock-out the competition.
Achieving and Sustaining High Performing Organizations in the Nonprofit
Fourth in a series of reports on the changing nature of public service in government and the nonprofit sector, Pathways to Excellence focuses on a unique survey of contemporary thinking about creating effective nonprofit organizations.
