LEADER 05145nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910782976803321 005 20230721021151.0 010 $a0-470-51962-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000725415 035 $a(EBL)470545 035 $a(OCoLC)609849496 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000349868 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11947887 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000349868 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10348506 035 $a(PQKB)10618209 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470545 035 $a(JP-MeL)3000030121 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL470545 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10297665 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL234831 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000725415 100 $a20090715d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPrince2 for dummies$b[electronic resource] /$fby Nick Graham 210 $aChichester, West Sussex $cJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (362 p.) 225 1 $aFor Dummies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-470-51919-3 327 $aPrince2 For Dummies; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgements; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book is Organised; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: How PRINCE Can Help You; Chapter 1: So What's a Project Method and Why Do I Need to Use One?; Getting the Low-down on PRINCE2; Giving You Some Facts about Projects; Making Your Life Easier with PRINCE2; Clearing Up Some Misunderstandings about PRINCE; Working Through Your Project; Chapter 2: Outlining the Structure of PRINCE2 327 $aGetting to Know the Process ModelIntroducing the Component Model; Presenting Three PRINCE Techniques; Chapter 3: Getting Real Power from PRINCE2; Understanding the Problems; Remembering That PRINCE Is a Tool; Getting the Power: Adjustment; Taking It Seriously: Being Professional; Part II: Working Through Your Project; Chapter 4: Checking the Idea Before You Start; Understanding Process SU; Seeing Why You Just Can't Do Without Start Up; Getting Start Up Done Fast; Starting Start Up - the Project Mandate; Filling Project Roles; Checking the Project's Viability; Writing the Project Brief 327 $aIdentifying Key InformationPlanning the Planning: Initiation; Making the Decision to Start - or Not; Chapter 5: Planning the Whole Project: Initiation; Getting to Grips with Process IP; Understanding Why You Need Plans; Considering Project Quality; Planning Your Project; Deciding on Management Stages; Working on the Business Case and Risk Log; Identifying Levels of Authority and Controls; Setting Up the Filing; Preparing for the First Specialist Stage; Putting the PID Together; Asking the Project Board to Commit to the Whole Project; Chapter 6: Preparing for a Stage in the Project 327 $aUnderstanding Process SB - Managing Stage BoundariesProviding Key Information at End Stage; Triggering an End Stage; Creating a Stage Plan for the Next Stage; Building an Exception Plan; Updating Project Documents and Plans; Checking the Business Case; Reviewing Risk; Writing an End Stage Report; Asking for Sign-Off and Authority to Proceed with the Next Stage; Chapter 7: Controlling a Stage and Building the Deliverables; Understanding Processes CS and MP; Controlling the Stage - the Project Manager; Correcting the Stage or Reporting an Exception; Switching to the Team Manager Viewpoint 327 $aBuilding the Work Package ProductsChapter 8: Finishing the Project; Closing a Project (CP); Making Sure You've Done Everything; Identifying Things to Do after the Project; Reviewing How the Project Went; Dealing with a Premature Close; Chapter 9: Running Effective Project Boards; Introducing the Process DP; Understanding Five Key Principles for the Project Board; Taking Individual Responsibility; Taking Joint Responsibility; Deciding the Level of Control; Giving Advice When Asked; Getting Involved at Specific Points; Part III: Help with PRINCE Project Management 327 $aChapter 10: Producing and Updating the Business Case 330 $aWhatever your project - no matter how big or small - PRINCE2 For Dummies is the perfect guide to showing you how to use this project management method to help ensure its success. Taking you through every step of a project - from planning and establishing roles to closing and reviewing - this book provides you with practical and easy-to-understand advice on using PRINCE2. It also shows how to use the method when approaching the key concerns of project management including setting up effective controls, managing project risk, managing quality and controlling change. PRINCE2 allo 410 0$aFor Dummies 606 $aProject management$zGreat Britain 615 0$aProject management 676 $a658.4040285 700 $aGraham$b Nick$01149507 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782976803321 996 $aPrince2 for dummies$93831861 997 $aUNINA LEADER 07635nam 22006254a 450 001 9911019460803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9781280199479 010 $a1280199474 010 $a9780470752784 010 $a0470752785 010 $a9781405142243 010 $a1405142243 035 $a(CKB)1000000000398234 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH4263756 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000195175 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11180213 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000195175 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10242415 035 $a(PQKB)11049665 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC233044 035 $a(PPN)170215040 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)10079412 035 $a(FRCYB10079412)10079412 035 $a(Perlego)3884498 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000398234 100 $a20021223d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMacroeconomics for managers /$fMichael K. Evans 210 $aOxford, England ;$aMalden, Mass. $cBlackwell$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (816 p. ) $cill 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9781405101448 311 08$a140510144X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [788]-789) and index. 327 $aThe importance of macroeconomics -- 1.1. What is macroeconomics? -- 1.2. Links between macroeconomics and microeconomics -- 1.3. Current core of macroeconomic theory -- 1.4. Macroeconomics - an empirical discipline -- 1.5. The importance of policy applications -- 1.6. Positive and normative economics: why macroeconomists disagree -- 1.7. Roadmap of this book -- Appendix: thumbnail sketch of the development of macroeconomics -- 2: National income and product accounts (nipa) -- 2.1. How the national income and product accounts are constructed -- A double-entry bookkeeping system -- 2.2. Components of GDP: final goods and services -- Government purchases and other expenditures -- Inventory investment: an exception to the rule -- Relative size of the major components of GDP -- Manager's briefcase: interpreting the GDP statistics -- Case study 2.1. Shifting shares of GDP in the post World War II period -- 2.3. Differences between final and intermediate goods and services -- Defining and determining intermediate services -- 2.4. Components of national income -- Major components of national income -- Case study -- 2.2. Shifting patterns of components of factor income -- Case study -- 2.3. Different measures of corporate profits -- The tradeoff between corporate profits and net interest income -- Differences between GDP and GNP -- 2.5. Balancing items linking GDP, NI, PI, and DI -- Links between GDP and disposable income -- Managers briefcase: understanding personal saving -- 2.6. Value added by stages of production: an example -- 2.7. Inclusions and exclusions in the NIPA data -- Transfers of assets -- Case study -- 2.4. Treatment of mortgage payments -- Foreign expenditures -- Different types of government expenditures -- The underground economy -- 2.8. Circular flow between aggregate demand and production -- Appendix: key macroeconomic identities -- Key data concepts: inflation, unemployment, and labor costs -- 3.1. Measuring inflation: three different types of indexes -- 3.2. Factors causing the inflation rate to be overstated -- Effect of a fixed-weight market basket -- Measuring quality changes -- New products and services -- Drawbacks to implicit deflators -- The chained index: the latest compromise -- The Boskin Committee report on inflation -- Recent improvements by the BLS -- Case study -- 3.1. Fixed weight, implicit, and chained price indexes -- 3.3. Could the inflation rate be understated? -- Manager's briefcase: how to interpret the inflation data -- 3.4. Different measures of unemployment -- The duration of unemployment -- 3.5. Collecting the employment and unemployment data -- The BLS "fudge factor" -- Initial unemployment claims -- Manager's briefcase: how to interpret the employment and unemployment data -- Case study -- 3.2. Differences in payroll and household measures of employment -- 3.6. The concept of full employment -- Full employment: not a fixed rate -- Determinants of the full-employment unemployment rate -- 3.7. Unit labor costs -- Case study -- 3.3. Rising labor compensation costs in 200 -- Managers briefcase: using the data for wages and unit labor costs -- 3.8. Summarizing the economic data: indexes of leading and coincident indicators -- 3.9. Methods and flaws of seasonally adjusted data -- 3.10. Preliminary and revised data -- Part II: Aggregate demand and joint determination of output and interest rates -- 4: The consumption function -- 4.1. Principal determinants of consumption. 330 $aThis text offers business school students a practical explanation of the short-term linkages in the macroeconomic arena. While the underlying theoretical constructs are not ignored, emphasis is placed on the empirical underpinnings and managerial implications of macroeconomics. 330 $bThis text offers business school students an excellent practical explanation of the short-term linkages in the macroeconomic arena. While the underlying theoretical constructs are not ignored, emphasis is placed on the empirical underpinnings and managerial implications of macroeconomics. The text begins by introducing key concepts such as the GDP, National and Personal Income, and the various measures of inflation and unemployment. Building on this foundation it then analyzes the following aspects of macroeconomics: aggregate supply and demand, international financial markets, cyclical fluctuations, policy analysis, and forecasting. Engages the reader with detailed case studies and "Manager's Briefcase" discussions. Focuses on the short-term linkages in macroeconomics. Uses an empirically oriented approach, while also explaining underlying theoretical constructs. Includes chapter summaries, key concepts, and practice questions. Lecturer resources available at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/mfm/ This text offers business managers and business school students an excellent practical explanation of the short-term linkages that impact the performance of the overall economy. While the underlying theoretical constructs are not ignored, emphasis is placed on the empirical underpinnings and managerial implications of macroeconomics. The text begins by introducing key concepts such as the GDP, National and Personal Income, and the various measures of inflation and unemployment. Building on this foundation it then analyzes the following aspects of macroeconomics: aggregate supply and demand, international financial markets, cyclical fluctuations, policy analysis, and forecasting. Engaging the reader through many features, the text includes detailed case studies and "Manager's Briefcase" discussions, which provide practical applications of macroeconomic concepts to real-world situations. Additionally, each chapter ends with a list of key concepts, a chapter summary, and practice questions. Its short-term, empirically oriented approach makes this text a distinctive and practical resource for better understanding macroeconomics. 606 $aManagerial economics 606 $aMacroeconomics 615 0$aManagerial economics. 615 0$aMacroeconomics. 676 $a339/.024/68 700 $aEvans$b Michael K$0124856 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911019460803321 996 $aMacroeconomics for managers$94417250 997 $aUNINA