Essential SharePoint 2007: A Practical Guide for Users, Administrators and Developers Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this book looking for answers beyond the basic user level and failed to find any. The book is good at giving overviews of features in SharePoint 2007 and the pictures are a plus. However, this book does not go into enought detail on topics a SharePoint site administrator should really know. For example, I can NOT find anything here on how to utilize the Gannt view list for projects. There is also no information on how to create and utilize KPI (Key Performance Indicator) list templates! The book only glosses over the definition and does not go into further detail. At the sametime, it goes into detail about including images and flash animations by adding HTML codes; something meant for very advanced users. There is no user level consistency in this book which is truly disappointing. I have found more answers by experimenting on SharePoint myself than through this book. Don't waste your money here.

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IT Compliance and Controls: Best Practices for Implementation Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is a must have for business professionals who are looking to develop awareness and deeper insight into IT controls and regulatory compliance. DeLuccia does an excellent job describing the compliance and regulatory environment that so many public and private companies face today in their industries. The information is presented in a way that readers can easily grasp and understand and the author also shares several solutions using his practical experience on how to effectively manage these compliance issues day in and day out. DeLuccia has a very solid understanding of the business risks associated with each IT related government and industry mandate and he uses a risk based approach to help organizations identify and prioritize initiatives to help streamline remediation efforts by aligning requirements and developing an enterprise IT control framework to manage the process. This book is a wealth of information for directors, managers and C-level executives who are interested in learning more about IT compliance and controls, or anyone who is wanting to develop strategies and techniques for solving the compliance issues.

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Building an Enterprise Architecture Practice: Tools, Tips, Best Practices, Ready-to-Use Insights (The Enterprise Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)As a practicing Enterprise Architect (EA) I have found the to be an good book for reference - if used as a filler along with other books.
If your are new to EA this is a good book to have in your library, however it is not the only one you will need. This book is somewhat thin on content in many critical areas, but what is present is of fairly good quality.
An example of missing detail would be how to create and maintain an ongoing EA practice that will survive beyond the first budget review cycle. This book talks about the steps of creating a practice in theory and uses a sample company as an example, however it is idealized for the book and does not reflect reality in today's world of "what have you done for me lately" economics.
It is quite expensive for what you get, considering that it is just enough to make you realize that you need a whole lot more that you did not get.


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This book provides practical advice on how to develop an enterprise architecture practice. The authors developed different tools and models to support organizations in implementing and professionalizing an enterprise architecture function. Coverage applies these tools and models to a number of different organizations and, as a result, will help readers avoid potential pitfalls and achieve success with enterprise architecture.

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