Author: Thomas E. Davenport
Publisher: CRC
Keywords: guide, management, project, watershed
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2002-08-28
List price: $175.95
ISBN-10: 1587160927
ISBN-13: 9781587160929

A key question for individuals involved in managing watersheds is, "What is an effective process that will integrate science, policy, and public participation in order to help manage water resources effectively?" The Watershed Project Management Guide presents a four-phase approach to watershed management that is based on a collaborative process that responds to common needs and goals. It utilizes assessments and decision processes that are based on local knowledge and a combination of biophysical, social, and economic information. Individually these principles and practices are not new, but i

Author: Thomas O. Davenport
Publisher: Diaz de Santo
Keywords: spanish, procesos, innovacion
Number of Pages: 344
Published: 1997-09-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 8479782706
ISBN-13: 9788479782702

Author: Thomas H. Davenport
Publisher: Harvard Business Pre
Keywords: information, technology, work, reengineering, innovation, process
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 1992-10-01
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0875843662
ISBN-13: 9780875843667

This hardcover edition is available only in a premium, full-cloth binding. It will not ship with a dust jacket. Today’s business environment demands significant changes in the way we do business. Simply formulating strategy is no longer sufficient; we must also design the processes to implement it effectively. The key to change is process innovation, a revolutionary new approach that fuses information technology and human resource management to improve business performance. The cornerstone to process innovation’s dramatic results is information technology--a largely untapped resour

Author: Thomas R. Davenport
Publisher: Cliffs Notes
Keywords: test, reading, critical, mastering
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2006-11-29
List price: $14.99
ISBN-10: 047004201X
ISBN-13: 9780470042014

Get in shape to tackle the SAT Critical Reading Test with this in-depth workout. It includes an overview, proven test-taking strategies, and specifics for the SAT vocabulary, plus strategies and practice questions for the sentence completion and reading comprehension sections. Two practice tests with answers help you fine-tune your skills. This guide gives you the information and practice you need to improve your score—fast!

Author: Thomas H. Davenport
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Keywords: enterprise, systems, promise, realizing, critical, mission
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2000-02
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0875849067
ISBN-13: 9780875849065

A No-Nonsense Guide to the Benefits and Pitfalls of Enterprise-Wide Information Systems How many organizations would doubt the promise of an integrated enterprise system (ES)? Not many, judging by a $15 billion industry. The combination of an ES as a platform for organizational information and Internet technology for gaining access to it adds up to the ideal solution for company-wide data sharing in real time. Not surprisingly, small and large companies worldwide are either considering an ES, in the process of implementing one, or living with the results. Yet, says Tom Davenport, unless manag

Authors:Thomas H. Davenport, Jeanne G. Harri,
Publisher: Harvard Business School Pre
Keywords: winning, science, new, analytics, competing
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2007-03-06
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1422103323
ISBN-13: 9781422103326

You have more information at hand about your business environment than ever before. But are you using it to "out-think" your rivals? If not, you may be missing out on a potent competitive tool. In "Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning" , Thomas H. Davenport and Jeanne G. Harris argue that the frontier for using data to make decisions has shifted dramatically. Certain high-performing enterprises are now building their competitive strategies around data-driven insights that in turn generate impressive business results. Their secret weapon: Analytics: sophisticated quantitative and

Authors:Thomas H. Davenport, Laurence Prusak,
Publisher: Harvard Business Pre
Keywords: knowledge, working
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2000-05-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1578513014
ISBN-13: 9781578513017

When new-car developers at Ford Motor Company wanted to learn why the original Taurus design team was so successful, no one could tell them. No one remembered or had recorded what made that effort so special; the knowledge gained in the Taurus project was lost forever. Indeed, the most valuable asset in any company is probably also its most elusive and difficult to manage: knowledge. Authors Thomas H. Davenport and Laurence Prusak assert that learning how to identify, manage, and foster knowledge is vital for companies who hope to compete in today’s fast-moving global economy.Working Kno