Development category: 15312 books
by Collective
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2011
Eco-innovation is more important than ever on the public policy agenda. It is a major driver for green growth and contributes to the environmental performance and economic development of OECD and developing countries alike.
This report takes a pragmatic approach to policies that support the...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
The Government of Bangladesh has made it a priority to expand access to maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH) services. However, healthcare services in Bangladesh are predominantly financed through household out-of-pocket expenditures. This study used a number of different data sources and innovative...
by Ann Bernstein
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2012
Business is increasingly being called upon to demonstrate 'what more' it does for society. In a climate in which companies are frequently painted as social outlaws who need fundamentally to change their ways, this determined if ill-founded attack has been met for the most part by appeasement in corporate...
4D Leadership
Competitive Advantage Through Vertical Leadership Development
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
Today's leaders need to change radically to meet the challenge of complex organizations in business landscapes that are in flux. This requires a step-change in development in three fundamental dimensions: how you do things, who you are, and how you relate to other people. 4D Leadership is what happens...
Software Cost Estimation, Benchmarking, and Risk Assessment
The Software Decision-Makers' Guide to Predictable Software Development
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2013
Software effort estimation is a key element of software project planning and management. Yet, in industrial practice, the important role of effort estimation is often underestimated and/or misunderstood.
In this book, Adam Trendowicz presents the CoBRA method (an abbreviation for Cost Estimation,...
by Antonio Smith
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2018
This reference is loaded with necessary resources useful to bloggers, web developers, small business entrepreneurs, corporate managers and the well-informed consumer. Get expert advice on webinar designs, development, editing, print media, content marketing and entrepreneurial opportunities. Inside...
The Paradoxes of Aid Work
Passionate Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
This book explores what attracts people to aidwork and to what extent the promises of aidwork are fulfilled. 'Aidland' is a highly complex and heterogeneous context which includes many different occupations, forms of employment and organizations. Analysing the processes that lead to the involvement...
Learning JavaScript
A Hands-On Guide to the Fundamentals of Modern JavaScript
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Get Started Fast with Modern JavaScript Web Development! With the arrival of HTML5, jQuery, and Ajax, JavaScript web development skills are more valuable than ever! This complete, hands-on JavaScript tutorial covers everything you need to know now. Using line-by-line code walkthroughs and...
User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development
For Agile Software Development
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
Thoroughly reviewed and eagerly anticipated by the agile community, User Stories Applied offers a requirements process that saves time, eliminates rework, and leads directly to better software. The best way to build software that meets users' needs is to begin with "user stories": simple,...
by Rod Stephens
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
A complete introduction to building robust and reliable software
Beginning Software Engineering demystifies the software engineering methodologies and techniques that professional developers use to design and build robust, efficient, and consistently reliable software. Free of jargon and assuming...
The Agile Testing Collection
The Agile Testi Coll ePub_1
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2015
A Comprehensive Collection of Agile Testing Best Practices: Two Definitive Guides from Leading Pioneers
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Janet Gregory and Lisa Crispin haven’t just pioneered agile testing, they have also written two of the field’s most valuable guidebooks. Now, you can get both guides in...
Beyond Legacy Code
Nine Practices to Extend the Life (and Value) of Your Software
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2015
We're losing tens of billions of dollars a year on broken software, and great new ideas such as agile development and Scrum don't always pay off. But there's hope. The nine software development practices in Beyond Legacy Code are designed to solve the problems facing our industry. Discover why these...
Irrigation Subsector Guidance Note
Building Blocks for Sustainable Investment
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
One irrigation subsector goal of the Asian Development Bank is to produce more food with less water. Estimates suggest that food production in the developing world must double by. By that year, urban and industrial water demand will have increased from 20% of total regional demand to 40% (about 80%...
Evaluating Organization Development
How to Ensure and Sustain the Successful Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Evaluating organization development (OD) and change is critical for any executive team, project manager, or consultant who wants to see the change effort sustain and successfully evolve. Evaluation can be the key to enacting real change that makes sense to the team, your customers, and your stakeholders...