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5 | Overwhelming amount of information & essential for 24x7 | While this comprehensive book is a definitive and complete reference for Oracle DBAs who need to support mission-critical databases, it is also a key reference for developing a comprehensive high-availability posture in Oracle-centric enterprises.<br />This book focuses on making Oracle highly available and resilient, ... | [] | 0072119993 | 0072119993 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 994,185,656,000 | 3 | false |
5 | Most complete book on web testing - best-of-breed | Of the growing number of web testing books that are being published this is the most complete, and the only one that I've read that tightly aligns testing to the development life cycle. More importantly, this book addresses the realities of web development and testing, which are completely different from those of trad... | [] | 0970436300 | 0970436300 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 994,174,128,000 | 34 | false |
5 | Focused on a single topic and covers it exceptionally well | Steve Adams has collected and assembled a compendium of facts about a difficult aspect of Oracle: waits, latches, locks and meemory. His clearly written explanations will not only provide DBAs with an in-depth understanding of how these fit into the overall scheme of Oracle's design, but also will allow them to troubl... | [] | 156592598X | 156592598X | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 994,132,791,000 | 3 | true |
5 | Surprisingly Readable and vendor-neutral | Differs from most IBM Redbooks in that the structure of the book is well designed and the writing is clear. I also appreciated the way the team who compiled this book used well thought-out illustrations.<br />Although this book addresses TCP/IP from the perspective of IBM's operating systems, most of the book is vendo... | [] | 0738412007 | 0738412007 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 994,130,636,000 | 4 | false |
5 | Use cases done right - sensible and effective approach | Finally! A book that corrects the numerous problems with use cases - or shall I say the mis use of use cases (no pun intended). Here are some common problems that this book will help you to avoid (there are many more, but these spring immediately to mind):<br />PROBLEM: A horde of analysts descend and produce reams o... | [] | 0201702258 | 0201702258 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 993,930,662,000 | 96 | false |
5 | Clearly information collected into one handy reference | Although Oracle does a reasonable job of clearly explaining SQL*Loader, this guide takes it a giant leap forward. First it collects everything you ever needed or wanted to know about SQL*Loader into a 251 page reference. It's written in a friendlier fashion than Oracle's documentation, and with more examples that are... | [] | 1565929489 | 1565929489 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 993,926,576,000 | 16 | false |
4 | Showing its age, but still an excellent learning tool | I'm not a web developer or designer by any stretch of the imagination, but I do a lot of HTML page development and maintenance, with some light javascript programming thrown in on my own web site. I started in January 2000 with an account for a personal page, Notepad.exe and a quick reference card. I learned basic HT... | [] | 0471130397 | 0471130397 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 993,883,810,000 | 8 | false |
5 | Necessary for CMM 4 & 5, excellent general approach | Shows how to establish and manage a comprehensive risk management program. The basis of Ms. Hall's approach is called "P2I2", which stands for Process, People, Infrastructure and Implementation. Within these processes are subprocesses and tasks that, as a whole, will result in a risk management posture that ... | [] | 0201255928 | 0201255928 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 993,847,723,000 | 12 | true |
5 | Refreshingly honest, thorough and well written | Ms. Dyche has managed to do the impossible by writing a book that will appeal equally to business and technical folks. More importantly, she uncovers the real business value of data warehousing, as well as exposing the technical issues surrounding their design, implementation and ongoing management. And she does it th... | [] | 0201657805 | 0201657805 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 993,772,445,000 | 7 | false |
5 | Concise, pragmatic and filled with advice | This is one of the most straightforward, content rich books on process design and reengineering in my library. It's not the biggest in terms of page count, but certainly among the best in pragmatic approach and techniques. It's also a compact catalog of process frameworks to which I refer when I need a quick approach... | [] | 0873892747 | 0873892747 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 993,761,987,000 | 5 | false |
5 | Applicable to PRINCE 2 and fills gaps in the PMBOK | Although this 92-page book was written before PRINCE version 2 was released in 1996 the material applies to the current version without modification.<br />Mr. Bentley, who has written extensively about PRINCE, starts this book with a quick overview of PRINCE. If you are familiar with PRINCE 2 you can safely skip this c... | [] | 1855541734 | 1855541734 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 993,758,241,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Essential for PRINCE 2 cert - should be read by PMPs too! | This book is the officially sanctioned reference for PRINCE(PRojects IN a Controlled Environment) version 2. The PRINCE 2 approach to project management is a national standard in Great Britain that is under the cognizance of the CCTA(Central Computer & Telecommunications Agency). As such, PRINCE 2 is the British c... | [] | 0113308558 | 0113308558 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 993,720,505,000 | 27 | false |
5 | Invaluable for setting up a Test/QA organization | This Book/CD ROM is virtually identical to Software Testing and Continuous Quality Improvement by the same author. It represents what I consider to be the definitive work on quality assurance and software testing, with a book that gives a solid framework, well designed processes and a detailed discussion of procedures... | [] | 0849399807 | 0849399807 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 993,713,085,000 | 3 | false |
5 | Still valid even with the 2000 edition available | Why purchase the 1996 edition when the 2000 edition is out? Two reasons: (1) according to the Project Management Institute the PMP examinations conducted in 2001 will use the 1996 edition as one of the principal references, and (2) the 1996 edition is an Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) standard... | [] | 1880410133 | 1880410133 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 993,711,217,000 | 12 | false |
5 | A definitive work that covers process & procedures | Mr. Lewis has written what I consider to be the definitive work on quality assurance and software testing. What sets this book apart from the wealth of excellent and not-so-excellent books on both quality assurance and testing is this one has a clearly defined framework, processes and procedures.<br />The framework is... | [] | 0849398339 | 0849398339 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 993,711,089,000 | 26 | false |
5 | Essential for PMP candidates | This CD ROM contains is the electronic form (Adobe Acrobat format) of a set of guidelines that represent two things: (1) a De Jure standard for project management, which is the American National Standard classified as ANSI/PMI 99-001-2000 and (2) one of the primary resources that you need to thoroughly know in order to... | [] | 1880410257 | 1880410257 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 993,705,200,000 | 36 | false |
5 | Wide survey of business and technical aspects - well written | This book is a comprehensive, exceptionally well-written compendium devoted to smart cards as a technology, as component of a security infrastructure and as the foundation of a business strategy. As such it touches upon facts and issues that will be of interest to a wide and diverse audience.<br />Mr. Wilson starts wi... | [] | 0967446058 | 0967446058 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 993,704,697,000 | 4 | false |
5 | Among the best on the subject | This book is important for two reasons: (1) it's written by experienced practitioners who have specialized in service level management for a large part of their careers, and (2) it covers all of the key points of creating, implementing and managing an effective service level management initiative.<br />The five chapter... | [] | 0672317435 | 0672317435 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 993,019,704,000 | 29 | true |
5 | Practice and theory compared and contrasted | This book is about the software quality methods and initiatives that have evolved in Europe. It's a collection of presentations that were given at three years of ISCN (International Software Collaborative Network)conferences.<br />Dr Richard Messnarz, the editor, did an excellent job of ensuring that the material is n... | [] | 0769500498 | 0769500498 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 992,975,478,000 | 1 | false |
1 | Avoid! The worst book I have read in years. | I do not normally bother reviewing (let alone finishing) books to which I award one star. This is an exception because the related theme of this book, business rules, is an important topic and this book actually detracts from the acceptance of business rules as a fundamental approach to requirements and specifications... | [] | 0130798444 | 0130798444 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 992,847,391,000 | 3 | true |
5 | Complete, pragmatic and a top reference for architects | This book provides a pragmatic approach to B2B integration by focusing on integrating existing systems instead of addressing a "clean slate" approach to the task.<br />Part I consists of a single chapter that defines B2B application integration, and how to leverage your existing assets and make a sound busine... | [] | 0201709368 | 0201709368 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 992,688,140,000 | 12 | false |
5 | Leads the way towards effective service delivery | This book examines service processes from both the internal and customer's viewpoints, and provides a clear path to capturing, analyzing and integrating metrics from viewpoints. If you follow the design approach that the author proposes you will have baseline processes that are measurable and manageable. More importan... | [] | 0201633833 | 0201633833 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 992,551,300,000 | 10 | false |
5 | Systems Engineering Approach to CM | This is a brief, but information-packed, book on configuration management from a systems engineering perspective. If you are seeking a book on software configuration management you would do better with A Guide to Software Configuration Management by Alexis Leon, or my personal favorite (but out-of-print), Configurati... | [] | 0750647248 | 0750647248 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 992,546,453,000 | 33 | true |
5 | Pragmatic & emphasizes quality and leadership | It seems like everyone wants to be a visionary these days, especially in the high tech sector where I make my living. The problem is that a vision without execution is a hallucination, and there are a lot of hallucinations from what I see. This book is a grounded and straightforward guide to crafting an organization ... | [] | 0761518819 | 0761518819 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 992,543,816,000 | 16 | false |
5 | Gold mine of SQA and reliability ideas and techniques | This book is a collection of 14 essays on software quality and testing that has been compiled and edited by Dr. Hoang Pham. The material is more suited for academic, R&D and advanced software quality assurance professionals, and is highly technical in nature. Dr. Pham is one of the top names in software reliability... | [] | 0818668520 | 0818668520 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 992,463,875,000 | 4 | false |
5 | Top-notch addition to RM body of knowledge | This book is more applicable to product and system engineering than software requirements, but contains information and techniques that will be useful to software engineers as well. Regardless of the effort, product/systems engineering or software, this book is a wonderful resource for project managers who are responsi... | [] | 0201709120 | 0201709120 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 992,458,889,000 | 13 | false |
5 | Basic business strategy with some interesting nuances | There is nothing new or Earth-shattering in this book - it's about employing strategy within the context of e-commerce. The authors' agenda, from the preface, is to "... demystify the Internet ... which then empowers CEOs and their key executives to design their own Internet strategy and control their own destiny... | [] | 0071371788 | 0071371788 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 992,419,329,000 | 6 | true |
5 | For advanced SQA pros and academics | The first two parts of this 3-part book are a collection of monographs and essays on software quality management and certification and testing topics. The third part is devoted to software quality and testing tools.<br />Since I am more interested in processes and techniques I focused more on the first two parts, whic... | [] | 354041441X | 354041441X | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 992,407,879,000 | 8 | false |
5 | Clearly written book on underlying technologies for VPNs | This book is a great starting point for understanding the business reasons for implementing VPNs and the underlying technology. Although the book gets moderately technical it is written in such a manner that it can be understood by business process owners who have exposure to technology, as well as IT professionals wh... | [] | 0201702096 | 0201702096 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 992,371,947,000 | 11 | false |
5 | One of the most important books on EAI published this year | Ms. Brown has given us a gift: a book that thoroughly describes the challenges of implementing integrated enterprise applications, and how to overcome those challenges using proven methods that address both business and technical issues. This book is divided into four parts: (I) Techniques, (II) Catalog of Integration... | [] | 067232055X | 067232055X | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 992,368,583,000 | 6 | true |
5 | Simply the best and worth the effort to track down | Of all of the SCM books on my shelf this one is the best. The writing is engaging because the authors narrate their own experiences while imparting a copious amount of technical information and guidance on SCM. They use wry humor and case studies to reinforce their detailed description of the technical underpinnings ... | [] | 0442017464 | 0442017464 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 992,286,997,000 | 4 | false |
5 | Lives up to its title! Exceptionally valuable | This book lives up to its subtitle, "An Off-the-Shelf Software Testing Process". It is organized into an introduction (chapter 1) and three parts that consist of 17 chapters and 18 appendices.<br />The 12 chapters in Part 1 cover the basics of a traditional testing process. Because this book's focus is not ... | [] | 052179546X | 052179546X | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 992,082,500,000 | 32 | false |
5 | One of the most complete and sensible guides I've read | The 20 chapters in this remarkable book make this a true A to Z implementation guide. The author starts with a clearly written intoduction to ERP and follows this with a detailed overview of concepts and design. The third chapter covers functional modules that need to be incorporated into ERP systems, which completes... | [] | 0970035217 | 0970035217 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 990,384,624,000 | 8 | false |
4 | Strong project approach, some gaps - overall: valuable | This book provides a sound approach to planning and managing an ERP rapid implementation project, but falls short of the mark on the "E-Business" part alluded to in the title.<br />First, the strengths: the rapid implementation roadmap that is the topic of chapter 2 is thorough and well thought out. The pha... | [] | 0471406775 | 0471406775 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 990,270,326,000 | 41 | true |
5 | Takes software reliability from theory to practical process | This book takes Mr. Musa's out-of-print classic, Software Reliability: Measurement, Prediction, Application, to the next level. Where his first book spawned an entire body of knowledge and approach to software reliability, this one adds a structured process and extends the foundation provided by the original book into... | [] | 0079132715 | 0079132715 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 989,629,766,000 | 13 | false |
5 | Incredible resource, amazing value and unique approach | This is much more than a book - it's a book/service combination that is one of the most unique concepts for marrying traditional paper-based products with the web.<br />What you get: 132-page guidebook that provides (1) a structured process for evaluating the alignment of your ERP system to business processes, (2) a c... | [] | 0970035209 | 0970035209 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 989,623,456,000 | 14 | false |
5 | Essential book for user acceptance testing & contract mgt. | Verification and validation are two important, if often misunderstood, aspects of delivering the big three: Reliability, Availability and Support. One of the reasons for this is technology has outstripped methods, which is what this book rectifies. V&V is not pre-production testing where the goal is to break the ... | [] | 0130205842 | 0130205842 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 989,164,577,000 | 17 | false |
5 | Addresses challenges, raises awareness & gives case studies | Ms. Dart is a well known expert in configuration management and her a long list of published articles are highly technical in nature. However, this book is not one of her "how to" approaches. Instead, it provides a path towards best practices that are conspicuously missing in most web engineering and web si... | [] | 1580530982 | 1580530982 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 989,050,821,000 | 6 | false |
5 | Sound approach - ATAM proponents will like this book! | This book provides an interesting and comprehensive approach to designing software architectures. The author crystalized four concepts that have greatly influenced on my thinking: (1)focus on quality attributes during the design and evaluation, (2) a rich set of evaluation techniques, (3) dimensional views of the archi... | [] | 0201674947 | 0201674947 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 988,665,374,000 | 34 | false |
5 | Unique and focused on an often overlooked subject | This unique book fills a much needed void in data architecture and system design. Reference data is too often done as an afterthought when data architecture starts taking form. Worse, it is too often misused, resulting in no clear boundaries between transaction data structures and real reference data.<br />Mr. Chisho... | [] | 1558606971 | 1558606971 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 988,661,393,000 | 9 | false |
5 | Provides essential knowledge to e-commerce security pros | This is an excellent introductory text on set theory. It provides a fast and thorough coverage of the basics in an economical, if terse, style. If you diligently go through this short 200 page book you will have a solid grasp of set theory that you can immediately use on the job.<br />I am an IT consultant so, althou... | [] | 0070381593 | 0070381593 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 988,625,129,000 | 18 | false |
5 | Great collection of best practices (has one glaring gap) | This is not a book about project management, rather it is a collection of IT project management best practices that will guarantee success if they are incorporated into your project management bag of tricks.<br />Mr. Murch has classified the best practices by providing a set of general practices and a set of specific o... | [] | 0130219142 | 0130219142 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 988,233,486,000 | 43 | true |
5 | Unique book that fills a gap in service delivery literature | This book does, indeed, represent the first of its kind to extend problem management from a help desk function to an enterprise-wide process. Moreover, it contains some of the best practices and processes I have ever seen in print.<br />Here are some of the highlights of what the book proposes that I know from experie... | [] | 013030770X | 013030770X | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 988,229,548,000 | 11 | true |
5 | Shows service companies how to attain world-class status | After working for various consulting companies I have discovered that the best have established processes that are based on project management and customer satisfaction, and the worst have no processes at all. This book provides a recipe from going from worst to best.<br />This is the second of Mr. O'Connell's books t... | [] | 1580530109 | 1580530109 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 988,157,947,000 | 6 | false |
5 | Updates the craft | In the past I had been leery of whitebox testing because it was outside of the capabilities of most test engineers. However, this book has caused me to rethink my position for a number of reasons. Foremost is the fact that a good deal of web and e-commerce software these days is in the form of mark-up languages and scr... | [] | 0131774115 | 0131774115 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 988,011,460,000 | 14 | false |
5 | A solid approach to identifying and analyzing problems | Short and sweet: this book is about structuring and analyzing problems, not about solutions. In fact, from the beginning the author discusses the difficulty of focusing on problems and the tendency to jump to a solution before the problem is completely understood.<br />The structured approach that Mr. Jackson provides... | [] | 020159627X | 020159627X | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 987,985,859,000 | 25 | true |
5 | Completely changed my way of thinking | This book has radically influenced my approach to security risk management. In the past I had nothing but disdain for any qualitative approach to risk assessment, whether it was for security, project management or disaster recovery. My philosophy was that if you couldn't produce a probability curve you didn't have th... | [] | 0849308801 | 0849308801 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 987,947,893,000 | 35 | true |
5 | A great overview of a true software engineering approach | I believe that XP is one of the most important breakthroughs in quality-focused development in the past decade. It is a language-independent approach that embodies what is best in software engineering, project planning and control, and attention to quality.<br />This book is a fast overview of XP and should be require... | [] | 0201616416 | 0201616416 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 987,879,316,000 | 27 | false |
5 | A great complementary reference for XP - also CMM L-4 & 5 | This book's title contains two key words that are woefully missing from most development projects: "discipline" and "engineering". With this book Mr. Humphrey introduced the personal software process (PSP), which subsequently spawned the team software process (TSP). Although the material is over 6... | [] | 0201546108 | 0201546108 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 987,870,955,000 | 28 | false |
5 | Thorough, wide and deep coverage of O-O testing | I purchased this book to use as a guide for developing a strategy to validate directory-enabled security infrastructures. It met my requirements and more. I discovered that this is also a great introduction to object-orientation for test professionals new to the paradigm. Also, because this book covers every facet of... | [] | 0201325640 | 0201325640 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 987,743,704,000 | 36 | false |
5 | Focused, clear and full of great information | This gem is a straightforward approach to error analysis that is presented in a life cycle structure. It starts with an introduction that discusses the cost benefits of early error detection and provides guidelines for selecting error analysis techniques.<br />The error life cycle is covered in chapters 3 through 5 a... | [] | 092930618X | 092930618X | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 987,708,342,000 | 0 | false |
5 | A true classic and the best SQA book for serious SQA pros | This book is one of the most comprehensive treatments of SQA on the market. It is a collection of essays that cover every imaginable aspect of SQA with an overall focus to prepare candidates for the American Society of Quality's software quality engineer certification (CSQE). Each author is an acknowledged expert in t... | [] | 0130104701 | 0130104701 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 987,609,092,000 | 38 | false |
5 | The only approach I trust | For years I have been searching for the "right" method with which to measure IT costs and benefits. In my quest I have come close with a few well-written white papers that fell short because they didn't go deep enough. This book ends my quest - finally, I have found the "right" method.<br />The aut... | [] | 0750644206 | 0750644206 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 987,109,435,000 | 62 | false |
5 | Valuable source of info on a wide range of topics | This book is a collection of essays that describe best practices in each of the major topics of enterprise systems integration. The key strength is that each essay is well written and provides some deep insights into the topics covered. A minor weakness is lack of a unifying structure if you are seeking a book that n... | [] | 0849398371 | 0849398371 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 987,077,800,000 | 2 | false |
5 | Great summary of a complex subject - brief and complete | This book is a advertised as a technical brief, so by its nature it does not purport to get too deep into enterprise application integration. What it does do, however, is give a non-technical manager or someone who is migrating their technical skills from, say, mainframes the ability to quickly discover the moving par... | [] | 0471376418 | 0471376418 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 986,927,700,000 | 11 | false |
4 | Cuts down on time to produce an effective e-policy | This book covers all of the key points and provides some excellent topics to include in a corporate e-policy. The goal of this book is to aid you in developing a policy that will provide clear, enforceable guidelines to your employees in the acceptable use of the Internet and electronic mail, and to protect your compa... | [] | 0814470912 | 0814470912 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 986,905,050,000 | 11 | false |
5 | Levels the sales cycle playing field | If you are acquiring products or services from a reseller/integrator then this book give you the knowledge you need to ensure that you're getting what you're paying for. Earlier in my career I was an MIS manager who dealt with resellers and made the switch to working for a number of reseller/integrators as a pre-sales ... | [] | 0814403875 | 0814403875 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 986,889,196,000 | 0 | false |
5 | An approach that goes to the essence of proactive security | Mr. Wadlow has written a truly useful book that sorts out the many facets of security and recasts them into a complete and straightforward approach to implementing an effective security organization. The only thing I found wrong with this book is the title because the approach is not confined to network security. Thi... | [] | 0201433176 | 0201433176 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 986,885,611,000 | 8 | false |
5 | Thorough, full of sound advice and strategy | To set expectations this book is heavily slanted towards winning Government business. It is also applicable to large businesses as well as small ones. That said, the information in this unique book can be effectively used by consultants and companies intent on competing for commercial contracts. I am fortunate becaus... | [] | 158053001X | 158053001X | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 986,871,843,000 | 16 | true |
5 | One-of-a-kind book on an important process | This book goes far beyond traditional books on SCM by providing a methodical, complete view of the capture, versioning, build and release process.<br />While the author focuses on what must be done to safely release a software product into production, he also provides the necessary steps to assure product quality and i... | [] | 0136365647 | 0136365647 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 986,868,519,000 | 21 | true |
5 | Despite some shortcomings it's "must reading" | This book is a one-of-a-kind in that it provides equal coverage ofo the business and technical aspects of corporate portals. Further, it gives a very succinct description of what a portal is, and how portals can provide measurable benefits to a business.<br />With respect to what value a portal brings the author sums ... | [] | 0814405932 | 0814405932 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 986,751,773,000 | 33 | true |
5 | Takes PMs to the next step in their professional development | When I am asked to recommend a good book on project management I always recommend Visualizing Project Management by Forsberg, Cotterman and Mooz. That book teaches project management the right way, in my opinion, by laying a solid foundation. However, at some point you will master the material through application and... | [] | 0814403379 | 0814403379 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 986,450,669,000 | 18 | false |
5 | Excellent Description and Great for CFP Candidates | This is an authoritative book by two authors who have a published a large number of articles on the subject.<br />Function point analysis is, in both my experience and opinion, one of the most accurate estimating tools a software engineer has at his or her disposal. I have previously used the constructive cost model (... | [] | 0201699443 | 0201699443 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 985,887,400,000 | 37 | false |
5 | The only effective approach I have come across | This book is not about project management. In fact, someone versed in the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge will cringe at some of the statements made in the book (more about that below). It is, however, about delivering successful commercial web sites and it provides the best approa... | [] | 1558606785 | 1558606785 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 985,848,113,000 | 118 | false |
5 | A classic that will be around a decade from now | In the decade since I last read this book I've gained a wealth of experience in requirements elicitation and management. So why bother re-reading the book and taking the time to write a review? Because I strongly believe that this is one of the classics and should be *required* reading by anyone in the IT profession ... | [] | 0932633137 | 0932633137 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 985,614,440,000 | 47 | false |
4 | Best intro book on dir services - Needs a major update | This book is for technical managers who are evaluating directory services, and enterprise architects who are designing the infrastructure component of an encompassing enterprise solution. Other audiences include: portal designers and developers who intend to employ directory-enabled identification and access, and IT ... | [] | 0735709106 | 0735709106 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 985,339,263,000 | 13 | false |
5 | Good coverages of basics - for managers and non DBAs | Data Warehousing covers a lot of territory, but does not go into depth. If you know this in advance it sets your expectations that this book is more of an educational tool for managers than a "how-to" for data architects and DBAs. I recommend The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit by Ralph Kimball for those wh... | [] | 0130809020 | 0130809020 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 985,260,344,000 | 6 | true |
5 | Unique book about a powerful project management tool | This is the only book that I know of that is totally devoted to earned value project management. Before proceeding with a review I believe that a few facts about earned value project management are in order.<br />First, earned value project management has graduated from a tool that was little known outside of the Depa... | [] | 1880410273 | 1880410273 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 984,907,011,000 | 109 | false |
5 | Excellent for HIPAA and e-commerce security - top writing | The primary audience for this book is anyone who has to quickly get up-to-speed in security infrastructure and cryptology. If you are working in health care and are overwhelmed with the technical requirements imposed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), then you are going to love this bo... | [] | 0201616475 | 0201616475 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 984,735,217,000 | 12 | false |
4 | Business focus, brief and filled with points to ponder | This wonderful little book covers a wide range of topics in 240 pages. It is a series of short essays, interviews with industry movers and shakers, and articles by different authors.<br />The central theme is the business value of technology and how business can harness technology to achieve strategic and tactical goa... | [] | 0471239801 | 0471239801 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 984,281,491,000 | 9 | true |
5 | An important and unique work | This is an important and unique work that addresses a big problem: data quality. Why is this a problem? Data warehouses are proliferating at a dizzying rate. Since data warehouses are fed by production databases, many of which are legacy systems, the poor quality of existing data quickly becomes [painfully] apparen... | [] | 0471253839 | 0471253839 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 983,118,997,000 | 13 | false |
5 | Complete, industry neutral and unbiased - Recommended! | ABC is typically associated with manufacturing. My review is from the perspective of an IT consultant who employs ABC both as an internal tool for planning and managing consulting projects, and as a technique that I propose to clients.<br />This book is, in my opinion, one of the best I have read on the subject. It is... | [] | 0786307404 | 0786307404 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 983,113,871,000 | 21 | false |
5 | Essential for 24x7 infrastructure strategies | This book is an important addition to the body of knowledge of high availability in general and network availability in particular. Do not let the title mislead you, this book is not about high availability for Cisco - it uses that product family for examples. The information provided in this excellent book can be ef... | [] | 0201704552 | 0201704552 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 983,052,068,000 | 8 | true |
5 | Business-Focused and pragmatic - highly recommended | Ms. Cook takes a no-nonsense approach to building an enterprise architecture that puts business requirements first.<br />She starts this excellent book with a quick history, setting information architecture into a context. This is followed by addressing the hard part of architecture: overcoming political resistance an... | [] | 0134402561 | 0134402561 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 983,042,984,000 | 40 | true |
5 | Simply great - lays the foundation for performance | This book explains in clear, unambiguous terms the meaning of quality of service and how to develop an infrastructure that will provide this elusive characteristic. More importantly, it provides a vendor-independent view of network performance and capacity management.<br />I particularly liked how the author distinguis... | [] | 0471378089 | 0471378089 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 982,929,654,000 | 7 | false |
5 | Key to successful integration projects & CMMI | This book is aimed at the system engineer who is involved in product design and engineering or involved in government contracting and must produce system engineering management plans (SEMPs). It is also applicable to organizations who have or are planning to use the capability maturity model (CMM) to improve their effe... | [] | 0471190861 | 0471190861 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 982,849,261,000 | 43 | false |
5 | Makes SPC easy and accessible to anyone | SPC is one of the most powerful tools available to any organization or workgroup that wants to implement continuous improvement. Unfortunately, it is not widely used outside of manufacturing or companies that are committed to quality. One of the reasons is that is perceived to be difficult to learn. This wonderful b... | [] | 0527763403 | 0527763403 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 982,492,415,000 | 25 | false |
5 | An important work - also of interest to security pros | I first encountered Mr. Whitmire's work nearly ten years ago when I read on of his articles on 3-D function points. From that time on I have followed his writing.<br />This book shows Mr. Whitmire at his finest: someone who thoroughly knows his subject and is willing to dig deeply into difficult topics and concepts. ... | [] | 0471134171 | 0471134171 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 982,486,624,000 | 4 | true |
5 | The definitive book on software testing | How can I possibly add to the 33 previous glowing reviews of this outstanding book? To start, this book is about much more than automated software testing - it is a guide to setting up and operating a solid testing organization. Yet, it is about much more than organizing and managing testing - it also explains how te... | [] | 0201432870 | 0201432870 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 981,853,248,000 | 12 | true |
5 | Not only for call centers - IT help desks need this too! | I am writing this review from the perspective of an IT consultant who sets up processes and procedures for service delivery. A call center and an IT help desk are two very different animals. This book is written for call center managers, yet should be required reading for IT help desk managers and staff.<br />As some... | [] | 0965909301 | 0965909301 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 981,775,628,000 | 24 | true |
5 | A real gem with a misleading title | The title of this book is misleading. If you are seeking a book about how to actually develop e-business systems I recommend Enterprise System Architectures or Realizing E-business with Components. However, if you are looking for a book that clearly explains what e-business really means then this book is a gem.<br />... | [] | 1558606653 | 1558606653 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 981,653,636,000 | 23 | true |
5 | Great approach to design, development & implementation | This book is a well written guide that crams a coherent approach to developing e-business systems into 233 pages.<br />The theme of this book is component-based development (CBD), which I personally found to be an effective way to design complex systems that can be implemented in a carefully managed manner. The concept... | [] | 020167520X | 020167520X | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 981,649,139,000 | 5 | true |
3 | Disappointing for testing pros - OK for managers & PMs | This book does not contain any useful information for software test professionals. It is little more than a whitepaper that takes a ten-thousand foot view of web testing and why it should be done, with lightweight examples.<br />However, this book does highlight activities and milestones that are essential to deployin... | [] | 0970133103 | 0970133103 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 981,590,992,000 | 10 | true |
5 | Comprehensive, complete and invaluable | This book is an A to Z compendium of how to design, build, deploy and maintain enterprise-wide architectures. As such it is one of those rare books that should be in every architect's and consultant's short list of resources.<br />The book is divided into four sections. The first two sections lay the groundwork by pr... | [] | 0849398363 | 0849398363 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 981,304,981,000 | 16 | true |
5 | A rare book that fully serves beginners & expreienced pros | This book is for two audiences: (1)Those who need a quick course in IT architectures in general and e-commerce architectures in particular, and (2)experienced IT architects who want to further their professional knowledge. I know this sounds like a near-impossible order for a 296 page book, but the author manages to pu... | [] | 0201709074 | 0201709074 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 981,295,369,000 | 72 | true |
2 | A disappointing book from a favorite author | I loathe giving a bad review of a book by an author whose prior works are [in my opinion] classics that have greatly influenced my thinking and professional growth. However,this book is a disappointment.<br />The "blueprints" given in this book are not as coherent nor are they described with the same sparkli... | [] | 0471296201 | 0471296201 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 980,841,833,000 | 15 | false |
5 | Keep going back to this book ... keep getting more from it | In the two years since I first read this book I have found myself going back to it like an old friend. It is a constant source of information that focuses on application development processes that are set forth in the form of patterns.<br />The explanatory text covering processes, phases and stages in the OOSP (object... | [] | 0521645689 | 0521645689 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 980,511,611,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Too basic for the SQA practitioner, but ... | I agree with the previous reviewer that this book is a basic primer on software quality assurance. From the perspective of a software quality assurance practitioner I would have rated this book at 3 stars and moved on.<br />However, this book has much to offer to four domains outside of SQA:<br />(1) Developers - most ... | [] | 0135714648 | 0135714648 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 980,508,259,000 | 22 | true |
5 | Another building block in the Enterprise Computing Series | You cannot judge a book by its cover in most cases. This book's cover, however, subtly provides clues about what's inside. The picture is a panoramic view of Hong Kong taken from Victoria Peak. It accurately portrays the book, which is a high-level view of a wide number of topics related to high availability. If you... | [] | 0130962880 | 0130962880 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 980,058,903,000 | 20 | true |
5 | Update 3 1/2 Years Later | I first reviewed this book three and a half years ago. It is time for an updated review to reaffirm this book's value nearly four years after it was first published.<br />First, since this book was published there have only been two (that I know of) books that address the topic of mission critical systems management: ... | [] | 0132402920 | 0132402920 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 979,985,828,000 | 8 | false |
4 | Flawed, but some excellent concepts make it worthwhile | This book has some flaws, such as the table of contents that reminds me of my first c program with pointers going off into the ozone. I managed to eventually become proficient in c. By looking past the book's flaws I managed to discover some valuable concepts and ideas for getting a handle on the thorny problems of al... | [] | 0130222984 | 0130222984 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 979,204,600,000 | 5 | true |
1 | Shallow, disappointing and frustrating | This book had the potential to be great. Instead it falls short of the mark by a wide margin.<br />Although the book provides a sound framework for developing and deploying solutions, it has a major flaw. Throughout the author raises interesting issues in the form of rhetorical questions, then ... nothing. Quite disa... | [] | 0132096773 | 0132096773 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 978,970,780,000 | 3 | true |
5 | The only holistic view of digital security in print | In Secrets and Lies Mr. Schneier weaves an exquisite tapestry that depicts every facet of digital security in detail and depth. The thread from which this tapestry is woven is excellent writing that is informative, entertaining and sardonic.<br />This book is a holistic view of security from every angle. His cogent a... | [] | 0471253111 | 0471253111 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 978,535,667,000 | 8 | false |
5 | Pearls of Wisdom, Sage Advice and Doses of Reality | High availability is almost like the Holy Grail - believers know it exists, but getting it can be a quest. Not that it's an elusive, impossible-to-achieve objective - it's just expensive and the path to high availability is filled with challenges, blind alleys and the risk of spending money on the wrong things.<br />T... | [] | 0471356018 | 0471356018 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 978,249,912,000 | 21 | true |
5 | Consultant's best friend | As a consultant in the computer industry I often wonder if I am a technical specialist or a technical writer because of the high volume of writing I do. While I have honed my writing skills through both experience and training in Information Mapping, I used to be at a loss about how to best portray technical data in m... | [] | 0195135326 | 0195135326 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 978,091,324,000 | 45 | true |
5 | Solid foundation | This book provides an interesting and entertaining history of the evolution of risk management - although it was more aptly called "winning at games of chance" at the beginning.<br /><br />On a serious note, the book's main value to me is sharing it with colleagues and friends who shy away from probability and other qu... | [] | 0471295639 | 0471295639 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 977,352,333,000 | 4 | true |
5 | PM's Best Friend | While my favorite text on project management is Visualizing Project Management, this handly treasure chest of PM knowledge and techniques is my constant companion. It is much more than a quick reference quide - it contains a lot of information that I haven't stumbled across in any other project management book, such a... | [] | 0471325465 | 0471325465 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 976,303,054,000 | 61 | true |
5 | Should be on the bookshelf of every PM & aspiring PM | This book explains how to plan, schedule and control projects the right way, starting with a workbreakdown structure through to managing schedule and cost using earned value. While there are other books that do this, Visualizing Project Management presents this information in an easy-to-read and easy-to-understand man... | [] | 047135760X | 047135760X | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 976,200,008,000 | 41 | true |
5 | The best foundation for process improvement | This book, written in 1986, is as applicable today as it was when it was written over 14 years ago. To summarize, this book is a diary of the trials and tribulations of implementing a metrics program at Hewlett-Packard that is packed with practical advice that came from lesson's learned and a great roadmap to implement... | [] | 0138218447 | 0138218447 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 975,477,288,000 | 18 | false |
5 | "Must-reading" for IT pros and consultants! | This is one of the most important books on IT strategic and tactical planning, service support and service delivery that you can buy. More to the point, the information that this book provides is easily the equivalent of reading a pile of [expensive] Meta Group or GartnerGroup reports on the costs, metrics and tacti... | [] | 0130191957 | 0130191957 | AG3S4FROO422V5KP7DJCBXVUQLJQ | 956,424,379,000 | 12 | true |
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