1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461722803321

Titolo

The challenge of the threshold [[electronic resource] ] : border closures and migration movements in Africa / / edited by Jocelyne Streiff-Fňart and Aurelia Segatti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2012

ISBN

1-280-65884-3

9786613635778

0-7391-6512-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Streiff-FenartJocelyne

Kabwe-SegattiAurelia Wa

Disciplina

304.8096

Soggetti

Emigration and immigration

Africans - Migrations

Electronic books.

Africa Emigration and immigration

Europe Emigration and immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; HalfTitle; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Part I; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Part II; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Part III; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Bibliography; Index; About the Contributors; List of Acronyms

Sommario/riassunto

The containment policies aimed at regulating immigration flows towards Europe and emerging economies like South Africa have profoundly altered the dynamics of migration in Africa. Drawing on original empirical research, this volume explores the notion of threshold as an operative concept to envisage in turn: the discursive frameworks of containment policies, the challenges to local spaces and their equilibrium, and finally, the sense of liminality experienced by migrants caught in those situations.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910797959803321

Autore

Paquette Paul

Titolo

Agile project management for business transformation success / / Paul Paquette and Milan Frankl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2016

ISBN

1-63157-324-1

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 117 pages)

Collana

Portfolio and project management collection, , 2156-8200

Disciplina

658.404

Soggetti

Project management

Agile software development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-114) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Agile concepts -- 2. Agile change management, an overview -- 3. Agile background -- 4. Agile communication -- 5. Agile teamwork functionality -- 6. Governance and enterprise agile -- 7. Agile processes -- 8. Agile market leadership -- 9. Agile organizational alignment and support -- 10. Agile resource optimization -- 11. Conclusion -- Agile glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is intended to provide project management office (PMO) executives practical information to promote enterprise Agile for business value compatibility within their organization. The primary benefit of this book is to promote a sense of common purpose and collaboration between the project delivery and the organization. Agile project delivery methods are adaptable to the emergence of unknown requirements identified in the later part of the project delivery lifecycle. Transparency is improved through the Agile characteristics of continuous feedback loops, daily stand-up meetings, demonstrations, retrospectives, prototypes, and project management tools such as Kanban boards, burn-down charts, and pie chart dashboards. The key success factor is direct business participation and collaboration to ensure that a business focus determines the output. Agile project management delivers business value rather than following a plan by using prioritized backlogs to ensure early and consistent delivery of features and products from the customer perspective without the



overhead of low-value artifacts and bureaucracy. The Agile Advantage encourages technology deployment as a paradigm shift rather than a planned incremental improvement to existing systems and processes. Agile promotes innovation and creates synergies through a business focus viewing technology deployments as a catalyst for change rather than the final objective. Technology investments implemented through Agile processes result in improved market leadership, organizational alignment, and resource efficiency delivering competitive advantage.