The Lean PhD: Radically Improve the Efficiency, Quality and Impact of Your Research (Kirchherr Julian)(Paperback)

The Lean PhD: Radically Improve the Efficiency, Quality and Impact of Your Research (Kirchherr Julian)(Paperback)

This book fundamentally challenges the way in which PhDs are currently pursued. It applies lean methodologies - which have been embraced by start-ups - to the doctoral research process. It explains how to apply techniques such as the minimal viable product (MVP) approach, rapid prototyping and

European judicial systems - efficiency and quality of justice (European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice)(Paperback / softback)

BrainChains: Your thinking brain explained in simple terms. Full of practical tools, tips and tricks to improve your efficiency, cr (Compernolle MD Phd Theo)(Paperback)

In this book 'BRAINCHAINS' you discover your brain, to unleash its full potential in a hyperconnected, multitasking worldProf Dr Theo Compernolle studied over 600 publications, surveyed 1200 professionals and wrote another easy readable and practical book.As a medical doctor, neuropsychiatrist and

Video Encoding by the Numbers: Eliminate the Guesswork from your Streaming Video (Ozer Jan Lee)(Paperback)

Video Encoding by the Numbers teaches you to optimize the quality and efficiency of your streaming video by objectively detailing the impact of critical configuration options with industry-standard quality metrics like PSNR and SSIMplus. This takes the guesswork out of most encoding decisions and

Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Engagement (Graban Mark)(Paperback)

Organizations around the world are using Lean to redesign care and improve processes in a way that achieves and sustains meaningful results for patients, staff, physicians, and health systems. Lean Hospitals, Third Edition explains how to use the Lean methodology and mindsets to improve safety,

The Lean Book of Lean: A Concise Guide to Lean Management for Life and Business (Earley John)(Paperback)

An essential guide to bringing lean to your business and your life The Lean Book of Leanprovides a succinct overview of the concepts of Lean, explains them in everyday terms, and shows how the general principles can be applied in any business or personal situation. Disengaging the concept of Lean

A Factory of One: Applying Lean Principles to Banish Waste and Improve Your Personal Performance (Markovitz Daniel)(Paperback)

Most business readers have heard of the Lean principles developed for factories-a set of tools and ideas that have enabled companies to dramatically boost quality by reducing waste and errors-producing more while using less. Yet until now, few have recognized how relevant these powerful ideas are

Lean Impact: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good (Ries Eric)(Pevná vazba)

Despite enormous investments of time and money, are we making a dent on the social and environmental challenges of our time? What if we could exponentially increase our impact?Around the world, a new generation is looking beyond greater profits, for meaningful purpose. But, unlike business, few

Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations (Forsgren Phd Nicole)(Paperback)

Accelerate your organization to win in the marketplace.How can we apply technology to drive business value? For years, we've been told that the performance of software delivery teams doesn't matter―that it can't provide a competitive advantage to our companies. Through four years of

Clear Leadership: Sustaining Real Collaboration and Partnership at Work (Bushe Gervase R.)(Paperback)

Cut through the 'mush' to sustain and improve the quality of your partnerships at work.Gervase R. Bushe named one of HR Magazine's Most Influential Thinkers 2016 What happened to that win-win partnership with your boss, colleage, or direct report that suddenly dissolved into mistrust and suspision?

Meditation for Relaxation: 60 Meditative Practices to Reduce Stress, Cultivate Calm, and Improve Sleep (O'Neill Adam)(Paperback)

Discover how the ancient art of meditation can improve your quality of life Meditation techniques can relieve stress and help you find calm when you need it most. Through empowering daily exercises, Meditation for Relaxation will teach you to overcome negative thoughts, achieve a sense of peace,

The Distracted Couple (Maucieri Phd Larry)(Paperback)

The Distracted Couple identifies the aspects of adult ADHD that impact marriages and relationships, and provides a number of interventions, strategies and treatments to effectively address these challenges.The first section covers an overview of evolving diagnoses; how ADHD impacts marital

Field guide to improve water use efficiency in small-scale agriculture - the case of Burkina Faso, Morocco and Uganda (Food and Agriculture Organization)(Paperback / softback)

Shares practical measures to improve water use efficiency in small-scale agriculture based on case studies from Burkina Faso, Morocco and Uganda. This field guide takes readers through their real-term implementation, calling for action to be taken at all levels, by agricultural practitioners,

The Fertility Diet: Groundbreaking Research Reveals Natural Ways to Boost Ovulation and Improve Your Chances of Getting Pregnant (Chavarro Jorge)(Paperback)

Get pregnant--naturally The Fertility Diet reveals startling new research from the landmark Nurses' Health Study, which shows that the food you eat can boost your fertility. The book prescribes ten simple changes in diet and activity that can increase your chances of getting pregnant.These changes

Lean Office and Service Simplified: The Definitive How-To Guide (Locher Drew)(Paperback)

Winner of a 2012 Shingo Research and Professional Publication AwardDemystifying the application of Lean methods, Lean Office and Service Simplified: The Definitive How-To Guide goes beyond the basic tools to detail the key concepts of Lean as they apply to office and service environments. It begins

Hoshin Kanri for the Lean Enterprise: Developing Competitive Capabilities and Managing Profit [With CD-ROM] (Jackson Thomas L.)(Paperback)

Winner of a Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award!At the heart of Lean and Six Sigma is the same, unique business operating system: hoshin kanri. It is a method of strategic planning and a tool for managing complex projects, a quality operating system geared to ensuring that

Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency (DeMarco Tom)(Paperback)

If your company's goal is to become fast, responsive, and agile, more efficiency is not the answer--you need more slack. Why is it that today's superefficient organizations are ailing? Tom DeMarco, a leading management consultant to both Fortune 500 and up-and-coming companies, reveals a

12 Keys to a Healthier Cancer Patient: Unlocking Your Body's Incredible Ability to Heal Itself While Working with Your Doctor (Quillin Patrick)(Paperback)

The keys for the cancer patient to improve quality and quantity of life and chances for a complete remission while working with your doctor Cancer has escalated from a once obscure disease to a leading cause of death worldwide. Chemo, radiation, and surgery can reduce tumor burden but do nothing to

Turn of the Tide (Skea Margaret)(Paperback)

'The quality of the writing and the research is outstanding.' Jeffrey Archer Scotland 1586. A land in turmoil, a family torn apart. An ancient feud threatens Munro's home, his family, even his life. Munro owes allegiance to the Cunninghames and to the Earl of Glencairn. He escapes the bloody

The Lean Six SIGMA Pocket Toolbook: A Quick Reference Guide to Nearly 100 Tools for Improving Quality and Speed (George Michael)(Paperback)

Vital tools for implementing Lean Six Sigma--what they are, how they work, and which to use The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook is today's most complete and results-based reference to the tools and concepts needed to understand, implement, and leverage Lean Six Sigma. The only guide that groups

Creating a Lean Culture: Tools to Sustain Lean Conversions, Third Edition (Mann David)(Paperback)

Winner of a Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award The new edition of this Shingo Prize-winning bestseller provides critical insights and approaches to make any Lean transformation an ongoing success. It shows you how to implement a sustainable, successful transformation by developing a

Handbook of Health Research Methods: Investigation, Measurement and Analysis (Bowling Ann)(Paperback)

Helps researchers to plan, carry out, and analyse health research, and evaluate the quality of research studies. This book is suitable for researchers and postgraduate students taking masters courses, or undertaking doctoral programmes, in health services evaluation, health sciences, health

Lean Six Sigma: Step-by-Step Guide to Improve Quality and Eliminate Defects in Any Process. (Galvin Bill)(Paperback)

Every business wishes to provide an exceptional product to their customers. They want to be able to do this and meet their customers' needs, while also reducing costs to ensure profits stay as high as possible. But in many companies, there is a level of waste and inefficiency that shouldn't be

Quality Questioning: Research-Based Practice to Engage Every Learner (Walsh Jackie A.)(Paperback)

Realize the potential of quality questioning for student thinking and learning Quality questioning begins with the preparation of questions that engage all students in thinking and culminates in the facilitation of dialogue that takes learning deeper. Completely updated, this second edition