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Paperback. Condition: Good. This full-color, visual guide teaches students the new features of Windows 10.

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Paperback. Condition: Good. No matter how much instruction you?ve had on managing software requirements, there?s no substitute for experience. Too often, lessons about requirements engineering processes lack the no-nonsense guidance that supports real-world solutions. Complementing the best practices presented in his book, Software Requirements, Second Edition, requirements engineering authority Karl Wiegers tackles even more of the real issues head-on in this book. With straightforward, professional advice and practical solutions based on actual project experiences, this book answers many of the tough questions raised by industry professionals. From strategies for estimating and working with customers to the nuts and bolts of documenting requirements, this essential companion gives developers, analysts, and managers the cosmic truths that apply to virtually every software development project. Discover how to: ? Make the business case for investing in better requirements practices ? Generate estimates using three specific techniques ? Conduct inquiries to elicit meaningful business and user requirements ? Clearly document project scope ? Implement use cases, scenarios, and user stories effectively ? Improve inspections and peer reviews ? Write requirements that avoid ambiguity.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. This is learning made easy. Students will get productive fast with Outlook 2016 and jump in wherever they need answers--brisk lessons and colorful screen shots show them exactly what to do, step by step.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Learn proven, real-world techniques for specifying software requirements with this practical reference. It details 30 requirement ?patterns? offering realistic examples for situation-specific guidance for building effective software requirements. Each pattern explains what a requirement needs to convey, offers potential questions to ask, points out potential pitfalls, suggests extra requirements, and other advice. This book also provides guidance on how to write other kinds of information that belong in a requirements specification, such as assumptions, a glossary, and document history and references, and how to structure a requirements specification. A disturbing proportion of computer systems are judged to be inadequate; many are not even delivered; more are late or over budget. Studies consistently show one of the single biggest causes is poorly defined requirements: not properly defining what a system is for and what it?s supposed to do. Even a modest contribution to improving requirements offers the prospect of saving businesses part of a large sum of wasted investment. This guide emphasizes this important requirement need?determining what a software system needs to do before spending time on development. Expertly written, this book details solutions that have worked in the past, with guidance for modifying patterns to fit individual needs?giving developers the valuable advice they need for building effective software requirements.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Renowned Excel experts Bill Jelen (MrExcel) and Tracy Syrstad explain how to build more powerful, reliable, and efficient Excel spreadsheets.   Use this guide to automate virtually any routine Excel task: save yourself hours, days, maybe even weeks. Make Excel do things you thought were impossible, discover macro techniques you won?t find anywhere else, and create automated reports that are amazingly powerful. Bill Jelen and Tracy Syrstad help you instantly visualize information to make it actionable; capture data from anywhere, and use it anywhere; and automate the best new features in Excel 2019 and Excel in Office 365. You?ll find simple, step-by-step instructions, real-world case studies, and 50 workbooks packed with examples and complete, easy-to-adapt solutions.   By reading this book, you will: Quickly master Excel macro developmentWork more efficiently with ranges, cells, and formulasGenerate automated reports and quickly adapt them for new requirementsLearn to automate pivot tables to summarize, analyze, explore, and present dataUse custom dialog boxes to collect data from others using ExcelImprove the reliability and resiliency of your macrosIntegrate data from the internet, Access databases, and other sourcesAutomatically generate charts, visualizations, sparklines, and Word documentsCreate powerful solutions with classes, collections, and custom functionsSolve sophisticated business analysis problems more rapidly   About This Book For everyone who wants to get more done with Microsoft Excel in less timeFor business and financial professionals, entrepreneurs, students, and others who need to efficiently manage and analyze data.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Renowned Excel experts Bill Jelen (MrExcel) and Tracy Syrstad explain how to build more powerful, reliable, and efficient Excel spreadsheets.   Use this guide to automate virtually any routine Excel task: save yourself hours, days, maybe even weeks. Make Excel do things you thought were impossible, discover macro techniques you won?t find anywhere else, and create automated reports that are amazingly powerful. Bill Jelen and Tracy Syrstad help you instantly visualize information to make it actionable; capture data from anywhere, and use it anywhere; and automate the best new features in Excel 2019 and Excel in Office 365. You?ll find simple, step-by-step instructions, real-world case studies, and 50 workbooks packed with examples and complete, easy-to-adapt solutions.   By reading this book, you will: Quickly master Excel macro developmentWork more efficiently with ranges, cells, and formulasGenerate automated reports and quickly adapt them for new requirementsLearn to automate pivot tables to summarize, analyze, explore, and present dataUse custom dialog boxes to collect data from others using ExcelImprove the reliability and resiliency of your macrosIntegrate data from the internet, Access databases, and other sourcesAutomatically generate charts, visualizations, sparklines, and Word documentsCreate powerful solutions with classes, collections, and custom functionsSolve sophisticated business analysis problems more rapidly   About This Book For everyone who wants to get more done with Microsoft Excel in less timeFor business and financial professionals, entrepreneurs, students, and others who need to efficiently manage and analyze data.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Your hands-on guide to Windows PowerShell scripting fundamentals Expand your expertise--and teach yourself the fundamentals of Windows PowerShell scripting, including features available in Windows PowerShell 5. If you are an IT professional, power user, or consultant, you?ll get the guidance, exercises, and code you need to master core techniques for automating Windows setup, deployment, and management.   Discover how to: Run cmdlets and command-line utilitiesAdminister Windows-based servers and desktops with built-in cmdletsUse providers to access external informationWrite and run scripts from the Windows ISECreate functions that are easy to maintainBuild standardized environments with profilesAutomate Windows systems with WMI, CIM cmdlets, and remotingAutomate Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)Debug scripts and handle errorsRun commands that survive interruptionsUse Desired State Configuration (DSC) to manage software services and their environmentsGet powerful new modules from PowerShell Gallery  About You This book is for: IT professionals and power users who want to get productive with Windows PowerShell, including new features in Windows PowerShell 5Windows system administrators who want to be more efficient and productiveAnyone pursuing Windows PowerShell certifications No experience with Windows PowerShell or other scripting technologies necessary.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Learn best practices for managing software development projects from an unexpected but surprisingly relevant source: the producers of major motion pictures. What can Hollywood?s hundred years of filmmaking experience teach the software industry? Like movies, software projects can be complex, creative, and high risk. But Hollywood has a better track record for delivering projects to plan. Now you can apply the project-management best practices used by motion-picture producers and production managers to your own work?and get better results. The author?an expert in software engineering and process improvement?shares what he?s learned from film-industry project managers to deliver software projects on time and on budget. You?ll gain practical insights and effective techniques you can apply right away for estimation and planning; controlling costs, schedules, and changes; coordinating multiple teams; tracking progress; reporting status; managing logistics; management reviews; and more.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Your hands-on guide to Windows PowerShell scripting fundamentals Expand your expertise--and teach yourself the fundamentals of Windows PowerShell scripting, including features available in Windows PowerShell 5. If you are an IT professional, power user, or consultant, you?ll get the guidance, exercises, and code you need to master core techniques for automating Windows setup, deployment, and management.   Discover how to: Run cmdlets and command-line utilitiesAdminister Windows-based servers and desktops with built-in cmdletsUse providers to access external informationWrite and run scripts from the Windows ISECreate functions that are easy to maintainBuild standardized environments with profilesAutomate Windows systems with WMI, CIM cmdlets, and remotingAutomate Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)Debug scripts and handle errorsRun commands that survive interruptionsUse Desired State Configuration (DSC) to manage software services and their environmentsGet powerful new modules from PowerShell Gallery  About You This book is for: IT professionals and power users who want to get productive with Windows PowerShell, including new features in Windows PowerShell 5Windows system administrators who want to be more efficient and productiveAnyone pursuing Windows PowerShell certifications No experience with Windows PowerShell or other scripting technologies necessary. …

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Condition: Very Good. Quickly learn how to get up and running, and do more with your PC, with this fully updated, hands-on guide to the Windows XP operating system. With Step by Step, you work at your own pace through the book's easy-to-follow lessons and skill-building exercises on CD-Rom.

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Paperback. Condition: Good. This book teaches .NET programmers how to give code the flexibility to adapt to changing requirements and customer demands by applying cutting-edge techniques, including SOLID principles, design patterns, and other industry best practices.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book teaches .NET programmers how to give code the flexibility to adapt to changing requirements and customer demands by applying cutting-edge techniques, including SOLID principles, design patterns, and other industry best practices.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Start every game with confidence The two greatest challenges for beginning chess players are not only to survive the openings phase, but also to choose appropriate attack and defense formations in the process. Winning Chess Openings shows you how to do both. In Yasser Seirawan's entertaining, easy-to-follow style, you're shown formations that can be used with other White or Black pieces. Winning Chess Openings will help you develop a solid understanding of opening principles that you can apply to every game you play without having to memorise a dizzying array of tedious and lengthy opening lines. Build a safe house for a King. Estimate losses of ten moves or fewer. Utilise the elements: time, force, space and pawn structure. Plan strategy based on time-tested opening principles. Employ a defense for Black against any White Opening. Apply an opening for White used by World Champions. Winning Chess Openings will help readers develop a solid understanding of opening principles that can be applied to every game they play--without having to memorize a dizzying array of tedious and lengthy opening lines.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Learn how to manage projects efficiently and effectively! With this practical guide, project management expert Bonnie Biafore shows you proven project management techniques, shares the real-world experiences of professionals in several industries, and shows you how to put best practices to work using powerful Project 2010 tools.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The culmination of 30 years' work, this book examines classical and contemporary theories and conceptions of time. Fraser explores an expansive range of topics: the origins of the universe, the history of timekeeping devices, the biology of ageing and death, human perception of time, dreaming vs waking reality, expectation and memory, scientists' exploration of time in the physical world, and the ways in which technological rhythms control our lives.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. The culmination of 30 years' work, this book examines classical and contemporary theories and conceptions of time. Fraser explores an expansive range of topics: the origins of the universe, the history of timekeeping devices, the biology of ageing and death, human perception of time, dreaming vs waking reality, expectation and memory, scientists' exploration of time in the physical world, and the ways in which technological rhythms control our lives.…

Condition: Very Good. Ace your preparation for Microsoft(R) Certification Exam 70-461 with this 2-in-1 Training Kit from Microsoft Press(R). Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and practical exercises, and then assess your skills with practice tests on CD - featuring multiple, customizable testing options. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Get the real world coding guidelines, expert tips and rock solid guidance you need to take your expertise to the next level. You'll get practical valuable advice on the right and wrong approaches to using different language elements.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Get the real world coding guidelines, expert tips and rock solid guidance you need to take your expertise to the next level. You'll get practical valuable advice on the right and wrong approaches to using different language elements.