For courses on Business Intelligence or Decision Support Systems. A managerial approach to understanding business intelligence systems. To help future managers use and understand analytics, Business Intelligence provides students with a solid foundation of BI that is reinforced with hands-on practice.

Don't simply show your data-tell a story with it! Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. You'll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story. The lessons in this illuminative text are grounded in theory, but made accessible through numerous real-world examples-ready for immediate application to your next graph or presentation.

Storytelling is not an inherent skill, esp...

Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top 10 best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of software architecture's many aspects.

Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural characteristics, architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming and presenting architecture, evolutionary architecture, and many other topics. Mark Richards and Neal...

An approachable, hands-on guide to understanding how computers work, from low-level circuits to modern software.

From Amps to Apps: How Computers Work takes an informal approach to topics often reserved for textbooks. Each chapter covers one foundational aspect of computing. Exercises and hands-on activities throughout are designed to help the reader learn.

Exercises mostly involve mental problem solving, while hands-on activities require the reader to actually try various aspects of computin...

This book integrates theoretical advances and empirical data on Enterprise Governance in Information Technology (EGIT) with practical applications based on numerous case examples. The third revised edition of Enterprise Governance of Information Technology provides professionals and students with the most recent research advancements as well as an in-depth discussion of the recently-introduced Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies (COBIT) 2019 framework which can be used...

The TOGAF 9 certification program is a knowledge-based certification program. It has two levels, leading to certification for TOGAF 9 Foundation and TOGAF 9 Certified, respectively.

The purpose of certification to TOGAF 9 Certified is to provide validation that, in addition to the knowledge and comprehension of TOGAF 9 Foundation level, the Candidate is able to analyze and apply this knowledge. The learning objectives at this level therefore focus on application and analysis in addition to k...

If you want to learn how to program, working with Python is an excellent way to start. This hands-on guide takes you through the language a step at a time, beginning with basic programming concepts before moving on to functions, recursion, data structures, and object-oriented design. This second edition and its supporting code have been updated for Python 3.

Through exercises in each chapter, you'll try out programming concepts as you learn them. Think Python is ideal for students at the high...

- Praktisch to-do-boek voor het doen van onderzoek in het HO;

- voorzien van 8-stappenplan voor het (zelfstandig) voorzien van theoretische en praktische ondersteuning per stap;

- voorzien van uitgebreide website met ondersteunende hulpmiddelen, begeleidende uitlegvideo’s en voorbeelden.

Organisaties laten geregeld onderzoeken uitvoeren om nieuwe inzichten te ontwikkelen of bestaande kennis te evalueren. Het kan voor afgestudeerden van een hogeschool of universiteit dan ook relevant zijn om...

- De P6-methode, voor het succesvol aanpakken van projecten;

- laagdrempelig doe-boek met handzaam stappenplan;

- uitgebreide digitale ondersteuning voor student en docent.

Projectaanpak in zes stappen behandelt de gehele levenscyclus van een project. Het boek begint met een oriëntatie op het aanpakken van projecten. Daarna volgen zes projectstappen: het opstarten van het project, het inrichten van het project, het maken van het plan van aanpak, het uitvoeren van het project, het opleveren v...

- Laagdrempelige en praktische kennismaking met de administratieve kant van organisaties;

- sluit aan bij actuele ontwikkelingen en toepassingen;

- met vele realistische praktijkvoorbeelden en volop (online) oefenmogelijkheden.

Met Beginselen van de Administratieve organisatie krijgen studenten praktisch inzicht in de werking en de mogelijke verbetering van de administratieve organisatie. Ook maakt het studieboek duidelijk hoe de administratie aansluit bij de overige bedrijfsprocessen binnen ...