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This product is superb, I must say that I found it to be fresh and it really got the old neurons working! I took macro some 28 years ago and I think this approach is the best I've seen.

Take it from someone who hates Economics, this CD is a lifesaver! I had a required Macroeconomics class last semester. As I was afraid of, I was struggling in the class right from the beginning. The prof's only office hours were during times that I had other classes going on, so I couldn't get any extra help from him. I tried a tutor, but his explanations didn't make any more sense the the prof's. Then a friend who'd already taken the class told me about this Cogito Learning Media CD that she had used. I bought a copy and went straight to the topics that I hadn't been able to understand. It made a world of difference! Finally, it was explained to me in a way that was understandable and even interesting. This CD became my best friend during that class. I don't know what I would have done without it!

For anyone who wants to learn, and really understand, the principles of Microeconomics, this electronic companion software is an absolute must.

As an Economics major several years ago in college, I picked up the software on the recommendation of a past professor. My intention was to bone up on the basic concepts to better prepare for my pursuit of an MBA. What I found was an outstanding product that not only refreshed my memory of Economics, but taught me things I never knew before.

The difference is the product's use of mulitimedia to convey the information. Whereas I would toil over a textbook for hours during my college days, trying to comprehend a particular concept; this software illustrates the concepts using graphics, voice-overs, video, etc. that bring everything to life. Otherwise totally abstract ideas actually make sense. And it is done in such a way that the software is enjoyable to use.

I wish I would have had a tool like this while I was in college. For those studying Microeconomics, this is a tool you simply can't do without.

simple-minded in the good sense. for entrenched managers who are struggling to keep up with the latest tools for running utilities, this book is the one to read. in fact, there are no freindly books ever been written about how to apply GIS to utilities

This is a book written by a software project manager for software project managers, et. al., actually good for anyone involved in software development. Whitten gives an honest look at some of the reasons for project failure and provides a practical and workable blueprint for ensuring software project success.

He provides a good functional description of the key project players in a software development organization that can easily be adapted to any size organization. He defines the key roles in a project (Project Manager, Business Architect, Product Architect, Process Architect, Team Leader, etc.) in a way that makes the need for these roles seem intuitively obvious -- after you've read it, of course.

Much of the secret to project success, according to Whitten, lies in the clear delineation of project responsibilities, in the individual acceptance of these responsibilities, and the willingness to be accountable for one's activites. Whitten provides several sample scenarios for establishing project management organizations and process control for large, medium, and small projects, as well as managing multiple projects with a single organization.

Whitten speaks as one who has managed, coached, and consulted through decades of software development projects and acquired a rather large laundry list of "what-not-to-do" in a software project. His writing style is one of frankness and honesty in appraising the right and wrong ways to manage software development projects.

Dr. Bechtold's text is an excellent starting point for anybody new to software project management, or for current software project managers who know that current methods are lacking. The book uniquely lays out the steps which can assist in the planning process and keep a project on track.

While many elements in the text can be found in other project management texts, Essentials provides a practical roadmap typically lacking in other texts. Further, Dr. Bechtold manages to bring to the fore the critical, soft factors which make or break a project.

As I had never used Microsoft Excel before, the easy to follow instructions in Exploring Microsoft Excel 2000 made learing excel fun, not frustrating. The fact that the instructions assume the user has no prior knowledge of the program, unlike many other "teach yourself" computer books, ensured that I learnt a lot about the program in a short space of time. Completing the "hands-on" excersies in each chapter was a quick, easy and thorough way to learn all the skills needed to make the most of Excel 2000. Using the practice questions at the end of each chapter ensured that the topics covered in the chapter had been fully understood. An excellent book for those who need to learn from scratch, and I'm sure even familiar users could learn some valuable information about better using the program.

This book breaks you out of the stale circle of literature about project failure and silver-bullet recipes for success.

Sure, it is a good reference book to have for its extensive coverage of the field. It has been a worthwhile purchase for the quotable statistics and multiple case examples of project failure alone. It is clear that Andrew Holmes is exceptionally well-read in the subject, and the voluminous chapter references to other literature on project management are valuable in their own right.

What makes the case to read this book irresistible, however, are the insights. Some of the chapter headings make the point -"Business and IT: they just can't communicate"; "Over-commitment...when failure is the only option; "Eliminating the culture-gap". The text has scores of refreshing views. Andrew avoids, indeed scorns, the temptation to produce yet another single-ingredient recipe for project success.

If, as I do, you like to collect and use quotations to liven-up your communication, this book is another useful source. Every chapter begins with one or more stimulating extracts. For example, on optimizing delivery: "Software problems are not natural disasters like earthquakes or tornadoes in which human actions are more or less inconsequential. In fact, software disaters are entirely man-made, and we also have the ability to prevent them from occurring if we choose to do so" (Capers-Jones).

Most of the observations and ideas in the book are original and complex, but the text style is lively and readable and there is a novel diagram and illustration on almost every other page.

I can't speak highly enough of this book as a splash of colour in the otherwise rather worthy field of analysis of project failure.

This book is just great. It was the first book I had read about accounting and it helped me a lot. If anyone wants to learn about accounting, that person should pick this book. It's easy to read and very informative.

This book is simultaneously concise and illuminating. The approach of standardizing financial statement analysis through software is very powerful, and the authors back up their approach with convincing research. I would recommend this book for use by any MBA financial statement analysis class, and it is very useful for practioners as well.

Be careful with the software, though. There are quite a few mistakes in the data sources, so that often assets don't add up to liabilities + equity. Also, there are a number of bugs in the underlying software, so that the calculations should always be double checked.

the best thing for this software is that its really easy to use. I can import data from a lot of sources such as marketguide or global access and instantly, within one minute or so, get all the data and have eval done all the analysis for me. Before using eval, I often have to do all the analysis by myself, which can take for hours and even days to finish. Just 30 something bucks, and it can save me hundreds of hours. I sincerely recommend this to everyone.