books about: assurance     books:       Key Performance Indicators (KPI): Developing, Implementing, and Using Winning KPIs14 reviews David Parmenter Wiley, 2010 Change in thinking for Performance Management This book changed my thinking for Performance Management metrics. The distinction between Key Performance Indicators, Performance Indicators and Key Result Indicators was a revelation that helped me target key information to the people who need it most. The practical approach to developing metrics within an organization helps you quickly show results either within your own organization or with ...             50 Days of Heaven: Reflections That Bring Eternity to Light6 reviews Randy Alcorn Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2006 Scriptural, easy read, great book! Everyone should read this book, especially Christians wondering about life after death. Alcorn takes scripture and make very clear what happens after we die. This book is very easy to read and very comforting.             Auditing and Assurance Services: An Integrated Approach (13th Edition)18 reviews Alvin A Arens, Randal J Elder, ... Prentice Hall, 2009 Great service from this vendor I ordered this book and received it in excellent condition. Order was received before estimated ship date. I am very pleased with my purchase and will purchase again in the future.             Agile Project Management with Scrum (Microsoft Professional)51 reviews Ken Schwaber Microsoft Press, 2004 The Bible of Scrum I took over a $70M software line of business 3 years ago that was in a terrible mess. Projects that had been scheduled for 6 months were at 12 months, with 3 times the staff!!! Cost overruns, obviously, were through the roof. Since the team missed a major client deadline (in a regulated environment), everyone was under a high degree of stress. I called in the management team and asked them ...             Kanban10 reviews David J Anderson Blue Hole Press, 2010 This book is not just for technology people, and it's great I don't do technology development, most of the work that I do is on the business side of the organization, understanding requirements through business process and business architecture (as described in the pages of the book Rethink). Starting as early as the foreword, there are great takeaways in every section of this book which is a very quick read. I will admit that I skimmed some of the ...             The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook: A Quick Reference Guide to 100 Tools for Improving Quality and Speed34 reviews, ... McGraw-Hill, 2004 Ideal Summary This is a Tool book, covering all of the essential tools required by Lean Manufacturing, Quality and Six Sigma practitioners. The authors pack maximum information into a trim 276 page pocket guide. The information is presented in a logical sequence, with a reasonable amount of context and application hints. The various statistical and process tools are covered. This is a well-written ...             Heaven225 reviews Randy Alcorn Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2004 Best book on Heaven Here are the significant contributions Alcorn made to my understanding of Heaven. One, it will incorporate the things of earth that I am familiar with, but better. Two, it will be a physical place (and spiritual). Three, resurrection means that God has always intended us to be creatures of soul and body. Four, the meaning of the new heaven and new earth in Revelation and Isaiah. I would ...             The Mysterious Island (Modern Library Classics)21 reviews Jules Verne Modern Library, 2004 Review We're all different, and we all like different things. However I would recommend this book without hesitation to anyone. It is a must read, as is the case with all other novels Jules Verne has written.             Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation (Macarthur, John, Macarthur Study Series.)4 reviews COOK MINISTRIES, 2005 Undoubtedly a great book Yet another great book by John MacArthur! I am a "fan" of John MacArthur and have read many of his books and listen to his online sermons. I received this book about three months ago and am currently reading it for the third time. John MacArthur uses scripture to explain difficult passages in the Bible concerning salvation and security of it. He has eleven "Biblical tests" that help you ...             What is Lean Six Sigma24 reviews McGraw Hill Text, 2003 Great High-Level Summary of Lean Six Sigma Although I have been Lean Six Sigma practioner for many years, this book is a great summary of the philosophy/methodology. The authors don't waste time debating the different between the two methodsologies. They focus on how Lean Six Sigma can help organizations make improvements (on a high-level).             Auditing and Assurance Services with ACL Software CD3 reviews William Messier, Steven Glover, ... McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2009 School Textbook This is a good textbook for the topic. It could use more concrete examples to illuminate the technical points. I'd rate it 4.5 if partial stars were allowed.             ISO 9000 Quality Systems Handbook - updated for the ISO 9001:2008 standard, Sixth Edition: Using the ...7 reviews Butterworth-Heinemann, 2009 A Consultant's Bible As a long-time consultant on the subject of establishing effective, robust Quality Management Systems, I find this book to be of so much value to myself and my clients. David Hoyle is one of the most knowledgeable people I've met on this subject and he leaves no stone unturned in this most recent writing. For audiences of all levels of knowledge, whether a novice or highly experienced ...             Balanced Scorecard Step-by-Step: Maximizing Performance and Maintaining Results27 reviews Wiley, 2002 Excellent Cookbook for Balanced Scorecard AN EXCELLENT COOKBOOK! Balanced Scorecard Being a traditional performance measurement tool, financial measures have their limitations: * Not consistent with today's business realities-value rests in the ideas not in the tangible assets * Driving by rearview mirror-excellent review of past but no way indicative of future * Tend to reinforce functional silos-statements prepared by ...             Principles of Auditing & Assurance Services with ACL Software CD2 reviews Ray Whittington, Kurt Pany McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2009 If you're getting the book for auditing classes From what I hear from my professor & some other students in the class, there is an international version, which is almost identical. Although it's a lot cheaper, apparently, it's not supposed to be sold in the US, although it is readily available. Look for it through the grapevine.             Auditing & Assurance Services, 3rd edition2 reviews McGraw-Hill Higher Education -A, 2007 Great Price for Good Quality The book was in the exact quality that it was said to be. I got for a great price.             The Basics of FMEA, 2nd Edition19 reviews, ... Productivity Press, 1996 Great book I like this book because it is simple and useful. It listed out the most important steps and conceptions of FMEA, and it is easy to refer to because it is not bulky.             Managing for Quality and Performance Excellence (with CD-ROM)17 reviews James R. Evans, William M. Lindsay South-Western College Pub, 2007 Statistics book Used in my Management class- this book is must have for quality analysis and control             Who I Am In Christ12 reviews Regal, 2001 Identity Theft Protection Neil T. Anderson gives us a comprehensive look at Required Truths. Why do I say required? Because once you step onto the battlefield of Christian Life, these scriptural truths which establish our Identity in Christ will be challenged and attacked. Every Christian needs an official Christian I.D.card issued in the Eternal Truth Dept. of Heaven. Get Your I.D. today by reading Who I Am In ...             Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business22 reviews Wiley, 2005 How to use information to energize your goals and strategy. Modern corporations collect vast amounts of data. Unfortunately, they too often mistake having massive amounts of data for having useful and actionable information. They are not the same thing. Even when a company knows how to transform data into usable information, there are still steps left to take that that information and make it accessible and usable throughout the organization in a ...             Six Sigma for Green Belts and Champions: Foundations, DMAIC, Tools, Cases, and Certification8 reviews FT Press, 2004 Comprehensive Textbook at Black Belt Level I was surprised by the well balanced and complete coverage of the Six Sigma methodology from DMAIC, including managerial steps, all the way to statistics up through Design of Experiments. The all inclusive topics seem to parallel full Black Belt training. I would expect green belts to be offered selections from the book in a standard course. I would say no other book has this "textbooky" look ...              search for books assurance, certification, champions, dashboards, developing, excellence, foundations, framework, implementing, improvement, improving, indicators, integrated, macarthur, maintaining, management, maximizing, measuring, microsoft, monitoring, mysterious, performance, principles, professional, reference, reflections, salvation, scorecard, standards, step-by-step books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web and ... home  impressum - about us