Management Information Systems

Business & Money

O′Brien, James

Management & Leadership

McGraw-Hill Ryerson Higher Education

This book contains the benchmark text for the syllabus organized by technology (a week on databases, a week on networks, a week on systems development, etc.) taught from a managerial perspective. O'Brien defines technology and then explains how companies use the technology to improve performance. It contains real world cases finalize the explanation.

Management Information Systems for the Global Enterprise

McGraw-Hill/Higher Education

Management Information Systems (McGraw-Hill International Editions)

McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

This is a book for nearly everybody, not just management information systems professionals. The best thing about this series is the way theory is supported by real-world examples.

Management Information Systems: Managing Information Technology in the E-Business Enterprise

McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Edi

Accelerate with CPM--and this Leading Guide to Construction Planning and SchedulingCD-ROM Includes Full-Function Deltek Open Plan CPM Software A $2000-retail-value, unrestricted license to this world-class product is provided on the included CD-ROM. No limits to number of activities, time for evaluation, or usage. With instruction on CPM and powerful software, you are ready for business now.
The CD-ROM also provides:
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<li>Links to download powerful software from Oracle (Primavera), Microsoft, and others</li>
<li>A PDF file of full-color and scalable copy for all screen shots in the text</li>
<li>Additional chapter on screen-by-screen instructions for classic Primavera P3 software</li>
<li>A computer-readable PDF of two sample CPM specifications</li>
</ul>
The critical path method (CPM) of planning and scheduling is a powerful tool for engineering and construction project design and management. When it comes to applying CPM to day-to-day construction situations, this guide, known as the industry bible, is the one you'll want to have. Written by the former vice chair of the celebrated construction management firm that renovated San Francisco's cable car system and redeveloped New York's JFK airport, and by one of America's leading construction scheduling experts, the Seventh Edition of CPM in Construction Management arms you with the critical knowledge and power to model the project and master the software for smooth handling of complex jobs.
This highly informative, practical book shows you how CPM:
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<li>Works--and how to make it work for you</li>
<li>Serves as the analytical tool of choice for evaluation, negotiation, resolution, and/or litigation of construction claims</li>
<li>Cuts costs in a one-person operation or the most complex multinational enterprise</li>
<li>Helps you stay on top of every aspect of complicated projects</li>
<li>Saves you big money in delay avoidance, accurate cost predictions, and claims reductions</li>
<li>Multiplies the effectiveness of your instincts, experience, and knowledge</li>
<li>Can be successfully implemented by properly utilizing the power of leading scheduling software products</li>
</ul>
Specifications of major engineering firms call for the project CPM to be prepared and administered in accordance with this text, which also serves as a primary resource for PSP and PMI-SP exam preparation. With case studies of major global construction projects and a "John Doe" example project that's followed throughout, this book will simplify your application of CPM. Cut project time to the minimum. Determine which deliveries to expedite, and which may slide. Know instantly the impact of change-and how to thrive while others fail. Understand CPM's courtroom evidentiary value--and watch disputes be amicably resolved. This updated classic is the construction tool that makes everything around you work better, faster, and more economically.

CPM in Construction Management

Arts & Photography

Plotnick,Fredric

Architecture

McGraw-Hill Professional

CPM in Construction Management, Seventh Edition

Reference

McGraw–Hill Education

O’Brien’s Introduction to Information Systems 15e reflects the contemporary use of enterprise-wide business systems. New real-world case studies continue to correspond with this industry reality. The text’s focus is on teaching the future manager the potential effect on business of the most current IT technologies such as the Internet, Intranets, and Extranets for enterprise collaboration, and how IT contributes to competitive advantage, reengineering business processes, problem solving, and decision-making.

Introduction to Information Systems (Essentials for the Internetworked Enterprise)

Computers & Technology

Computer Science

McGraw/Hill/Irwin

The new Sixth Edition is designed for business students who are or who will soon become business professionals in the fast changing business world of today. The goal of this text is to help business students learn how to use and manage information technologies to revitalize business processes, improve business decision making, and gain competitive advantage. Thus it places a major emphasis on up-to-date coverage of the essential role of Internet technologies in providing a platform for business, commerce, and collaboration processes among all business stakeholders in today’s networked enterprises and global markets.

Management Information Systems w/ Powerweb

O'Brien, James A.

This new Seventh Edition is designed for business students who are or who will soon become business professionals in the fast changing business world of today. The goal of this text is to help business students learn how to use and manage information technologies to revitalize business processes, improve business decision making, and gain competitive advantage. Thus it places a major emphasis on up-to-date coverage of the essential role of Internet technologies in providing a platform for business, commerce, and collaboration processes among all business stakeholders in today’s networked enterprises and global markets. The benchmark text for the syllabus organized by technology, this text appraoches the material from a managerial perspective. O’Brien defines technology and then explains how companies use the technology to improve performance. Real world cases finalize and enhance the explanation.

Marakas,George

Jim O’Brien’s Introduction to Information Systems 11/E has been thoroughly revised to reflect the movement toward enterprise-wide business applications. All real world case studies have been updated to correspond with this movement as well. The text’s focus is on teaching the general business manager how to use and manage the most current IT technologies like the Internet, Intranets, and Extranets for electronic commerce and enterprise collaboration, and how IT contributes to competitive advantage, reengineering business processes, and decision making. The coverage of security has been boosted in this edition to respond to increased threats of computer crime.

MP: Introduction to Information Sys w/Simnet MIS (V.2)

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