The development of business analysis as a professional discipline has extended the role of the business analyst who now needs the widest possible array of tools and the skills and knowledge to be able to use each when and where it is required. This new edition provides 123 possible techniques and practical guidance on how and when to apply them.

Digital transformation requires the ability to identify opportunities across industries and apply the right technologies and tools to achieve the right business outcomes. You will be guided through how digital transformation can be implemented in your organization across different levels using emerging technologies.

Blue Ocean Shift is the essential follow up to Blue Ocean Strategy, the classic and over 4 million copy global bestseller by world-renowned professors W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne.

Drawing on more than a decade of new work, Kim and Mauborgne show you how to move beyond competing, inspire your people's confidence, and seize new growth, guiding you step-by-step through how to take your organization from a red ocean crowded with competition to a blue ocean of uncontested market space. By comb...

Developed in partnership with the National Geographic Society, OCEANOGRAPHY: AN INVITATION TO MARINE SCIENCE, 10th edition gives you a basic understanding of the complexities and uncertainties involved in ocean use as well as its role in sustaining life on Earth. Thoroughly updated with the latest findings from the field, the text includes new coverage of important issues such as climate change. Emphasizing the science process throughout, it helps you see how concepts from other scientific fi...

Learn how to think and act like an effective marketer and forward-focused disruptor in today's dynamic, fast-paced business environment with Ferrell/Hartline/Hochstein's MARKETING STRATEGY, 8E. You learn to develop long-term, customer-oriented marketing strategy and successful marketing plans with this edition's systematic, reader-friendly approach. The latest examples from organizations as familiar as Spotify, Nintendo and Microsoft work with updated vignettes and the latest research and data.

New cases from Tesla, Netflix and even the recent COVID-19 pandemic clearly illustrate the need for marketers to think proactively and anticipate change. You examine today's trends, from strategic digital marketing tools and integrated marketing communication to new marketing models. This edition also discusses product labeling, social media segmentation, crisis preparedness and innovation in global marketing as you learn to analyze, plan and implement effective marketing strategie...

For courses in operations and supply chain management. An integrated approach to operations and supply chain managementIntroduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management is an integrated, comprehensive introduction to both operations and supply chain management (SCM). The text remains engaging and brief while integrating all of the major concepts of both subjects in one cohesive source.

The 5th Edition contains updated content and thorough coverage of analytical tools and techniques that ...

Gain a comprehensive insight into the ideas and approaches to purchasing and procurement Now in its 12th edition, Procurement Principles and Management in the Digital Age by Baily, Farmer, Crocker and Jessop has been essential reading for practitioners and students of purchasing, procurement and supply chain management for nearly 50 years. The text has been updated to cover the continuous developments taking place in this field, and carefully balances emerging philosophies with proven and est...

This print textbook is available for students to rent for their classes. The Pearson print rental program provides students with affordable access to learning materials, so they come to class ready to succeed. For graduate and undergraduate courses in computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering.

Comprehensively covers processor and computer design fundamentals Computer Organization and Architecture, 11th Edition is about the structure and function of computers. Its purp...

This approachable introduction to doing data science in R provides step-by-step advice on using the tools and statistical methods to carry out data analysis. Introducing the fundamentals of data science and R before moving into more advanced topics like Multilevel Models and Probabilistic Modelling with Stan, it builds knowledge and skills gradually. This book: Focuses on providing practical guidance for all aspects, helping readers get to grips with the tools, software, and statistical me...

This book explains 'big ideas' in mathematics in simple terms supported by classroom examples to show how they can be applied in primary schools to enable learning.