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Learn about commercial spaceflight¿s most successful startup in this fully updated book, which follows the extraordinary feats of engineering and human achievement that have placed SpaceX at the forefront of the launch industry and positioned it as the most likely candidate for transporting humans to Mars.This second edition emphasizes SpaceX's much-hyped manned mission to the Red Planet. With a plethora of new material gathered from 2013 to the present, the text offers the most up-to-date portrait of the maverick band of scientists and engineers producing some of the most spectacular aviation triumphs of the 21st century. Topics covered in this book include: all CRS flights, the challenges of developing retro-propulsion, and the pathway towards realizing the Falcon Heavy and BFR. In addition, the chapters describe SpaceX¿s emphasis on simplicity, low-cost, and reliability, and the methods the company employs to reduce its costs while speeding up decision-making and delivery. Detailing the Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles, the book shows how SpaceX is able to offer a full spectrum of light, medium, and heavy lift launch capabilities to its customers and how it is able to deliver spacecraft into any inclination and altitude, from low Earth orbit to geosynchronous orbit to planetary missions. This book is the perfect go-to guide on SpaceX for anybody working or interested in the commercial space arena.

Die digitale Transformation ist eine zentrale Herausforderung für Unternehmen. Dieses Buch bietet einen Handlungsrahmen, der das vielschichtige Thema strukturiert, aus einer vorwiegend betriebswirtschaftlichen Sicht einfach erklärt und eine systematische Anleitung zur Digitalisierung bietet. Es richtet sich gleichermaßen an Praktiker und Studierende.Das digitale Unternehmen wird über zehn Elemente, z. B. Prozesse, Produkte, Geschäftsmodell und Daten, praxisorientiert dargestellt. Für jedes Element wird anschaulich erläutert, was dessen digitale Transformation konkret bedeutet und in welchen Stufen diese umsetzbar ist. Handlungsempfehlungen und zahlreiche Beispiele zeigen, wie eine schrittweise Digitalisierung des Unternehmens erfolgen kann. Dabei wird auch hinterfragt, wie weit eine Digitalisierung tatsächlich sinnvoll ist. Traditionelle Ansätze der digitalen Transformation wie die Prozess-Digitalisierung werden ebenso beschrieben wie neuere Ansätze, beispielsweise die Digitalisierung von Produkten oder das Internet of Things. Zusätzlich zu den zehn Elementen werden digitale Technologien wie Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Process Mining, Blockchain oder 3D-Druck beschrieben, die als Enabler der digitalen Transformation interpretiert werden. Nutzenbewertungen von Investitionen sowie das begleitende Change Management und eine umfassende Fallstudie, die die komplette Transformation eines Unternehmens darstellt, runden das Buch ab.

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Qui ose gagne est un livre sur le leadership militaire adapté à la vie de tous les jours. Il est écrit par un journaliste spécialisé ayant co-fondé le média Défense Zone.Ce livre s'adresse en premier lieu aux entrepreneurs désirant apprendre à devenir de meilleurs leaders. Mais ce n'est pas la seule promesse de cet ouvrage. En effet, les nombreux conseils partagés, les principes et les méthodes militaires dévoilées ici peuvent être transposés dans votre vie personnelle afin de considérablement l'améliorer.Être mieux organisé, plus efficace, davantage charismatique et résilient, tout cela permet de mieux vivre au quotidien, notamment lorsqu'il faut faire face à des situations tendues ou conflictuelles avec ses collègues, ses proches ou même sa famille.Qui ose gagne est un guide de leadership apprenant à influencer les autres sans avoir à les manipuler. Des références scientifiques, littéraires et historiques en matière de psychologie humaine en font une redoutable ressource pour mieux comprendre le monde et les relations sociales.De nombreuses anecdotes de reportages de terrain au plus près des forces armées ainsi que de témoignages avec des militaires de tous grades et souvent issus des forces spéciales enrichissent ce guide.Afin de définir un bon leader et de donner des pistes d'amélioration pour tenter de s'en rapprocher, dix concepts clés sont développés au fil des pages: l'humilité, la responsabilité, l'audace, l'engagement, la résilience, la préparation, les protocoles, le commandement, le "retex" et la transmission.

Getting good media coverage for your business isn't cheap...The cost of a full-page advert in a national newspaper, i.e. Daily Mail: £30,000+ / $36,000+ USDThe average cost of hiring a PR agency: approx. £3,000 / $3790 USD per monthHiring an in-house PR manager - £2,500+ / $3,158 USD per monthDoesn't it make more sense to do it yourself? If so, then this book is for you.Perfect for small businesses, authors, consultants and start-ups, in this in-depth book, Priceless Publicity, I tell you what other PR agencies won't - how to secure free, credible and invaluable media coverage for your brand. It's your PR kit in a book.With over 30 easily digestible chapters, you will learn everything you need to know to be able to become your business' own PR guru.You can learn in your own time - at your own pace - whilst still running your business.This book teaches you how to get money-can't-buy media coverage wherever you are in the world, and whatever line of business you are in.There's no classroom theory here, it's all practical and packed full of real examples of media coverage I've secured.So no more: - trying and failing to interest journalists in your business' stories- wasted hours spent Googling how to write a press release- seeing your competitors get coverage you deserve- guessworkInstead, try an alternative solution that really works - empowering yourself to do your own PR, build your brand, and grow your business through the power of priceless publicity.This book is perfect for you if you're a: Start-upAuthorSmall business ownerConsultantEntrepreneurFreelancerAnd the transferable skills in this book apply to ANY industry.Why I created this book...I created this book to help businesses like yours reap the benefits of media publicity, without having to spend a fortune on an agency. As a small business owner myself, I understand that being lean is key, but at the same time, you need to invest to grow and market your brand. So this book is the perfect solution - rather than investing money and outsourcing your PR, you're investing in yourself by doing your own.So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and give your business the greatest chance of success with this book. It will be the best investment you've made.

Urgent deadlines, constant lack of time, permanent delays - these are the most faithful companions and, at the same time, the greatest enemies of the project manager. Even certified project managers, people with enormous knowledge and a lot of experience, find themselves in a situation where they need great mental resilience in order not to give up. The book is a complete manual for all critical situations a project manager might need to handle along the project¿s lifecycle. Written by a project manager with many years of experience, each chapter contains real-life examples with analysis and guidelines. Yoüll benefit from the down-to-earth knowledge that usually project managers learn over the course of years in critical and stressful situations with no preparation beforehand. It¿s not about academic methodologies ¿ it¿s about pragmatic solutions that work in real-life. Far too often, the wise theory of IT project management has nothing to do with reality. Managing IT Projects is your special compendium of knowledge, featuring "project management black magic,¿ chock full of proven recipes for project managers and IT organization managers, as well as advice on how to act in critical situations.What You'll LearnExamine the main reasons for delays in projects and see where they come from Review the key success factors in managing projects beyond project management methodologies and techniquesUnderstand the critical moments of projects and see how to prepare for themApply a pragmatic strategy and philosophy for successful project delivery and cooperation with customersWho This Book Is ForSoftware developers, project managers, engineering managers and software development directors, sales reps, executive and founders

Design of Innovation Processes: Flow from Idea to Market Launch with Higher Speed and Value, Time after Time introduces the concept of seeing innovation as a type of process manufacturing operation and offers a coherent set of principles that will accelerate innovation in the chemical processing industries. The book provides actionable practices for innovating chemically related products and services faster, and with higher value. The author shows that by coordinating an Integrated Innovation Team (IIT) consisting of R&D, marketing, manufacturing, regulatory, toxicology, analytical, legal, finance, VP-level leadership, sustainability, and other functions, it's possible to increase innovation throughput. The author, Dr. Darrell Velegol, Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at Penn State University, sees ineffective innovation processes as the reason why chemical process industries are growing less than industries like digitech, hence he provides valuable information in this updated resource.

This book discusses several product development strategies and tools employed by organizations around the world to implement frugal innovations. Over the past decade, frugal innovations have caught the attention of countless management scholars. This book comes at the right time for academics and practitioners alike, as it explores how the concept of frugal innovation has evolved over the past several years and is shifting its focus from merely featuring ¿cost¿ driven innovations to being more ¿resourceful¿ and ¿sustainable¿ at its core. Furthermore, in light of the ongoing digital revolution and emergence of new business models such as sharing economy and circular economy, the book highlights recent and upcoming trends and their impacts on frugal innovation strategies.

Das essential vermittelt einen Einblick in den Aufbau, die Funktionsweise und typische Regelungen eines Virtual Share"e;-Programms zur Mitarbeiterbeteiligung. Der Autor erlautert die Bedeutung der Mitarbeiterbeteiligung als Bestandteil einer zeitgemaen Unternehmenskultur sowie die Notwendigkeit fur junge Unternehmen, ihren strategisch wichtigen key persons besondere Incentives zu bieten, mit denen der Verzicht auf ein hoheres Gehalt und Sicherheit im Vergleich zu einer Beschaftigung in einem etablierten Unternehmen kompensiert werden kann. Die virtuelle Mitarbeiterbeteiligung als ein solches Incentive lasst sich rechtlich einfach und schnell umsetzen, und die gesellschaftsrechtliche Position der Grunder und Investoren bleibt davon grundsatzlich unberuhrt. Das essential enthalt zahlreiche Musterformulierungen, die die Umsetzung in die Praxis erleichtern.

Opening during the Nazi occupation of Greece, bestseller No Limits is a true-life adventure story of Nick Haritatos. From his humble beginnings in war-torn Greece to southern Africa, Haritatos began a remarkable journey to success, buying his first business at sixteen and creating a portfolio of successful companies in Rhodesia, South Africa, and the United States.Buffeted by winds of sweeping political and cultural changes, Haritatos pledged to make his own destiny, regardless of any obstacles. Haritatos lived a life of adventure set amidst dirt roads in tribal lands in Africa, harrowing days of the Rhodesian Bush War, numerous board rooms, and one-of-a-kind ocean-view homes. No Limits gives readers a glimpse into the experiences and mindset of a man who faced numerous obstacles with unwavering confidence and a unique ability to build relationships with people from every walk of life. These relationships, coupled with the determination, passion and focus that he cultivated, gave Haritatos opportunities to build multi-million-dollar businesses, become a successful pilot, walk the 1,200-mile California Coastal Trail from the US-Mexico border north to the Oregon border, create a beautiful family and circle of friends, and achieve almost every other goal he set for himself. With a foreword by Jack Canfield, No Limits will both entertain and inspire you. It is full of heart-warming relationships, drama, intrigue, and achievement, set against a background of tumultuous change. Woven into the text and highlighted in the appendix, No Limits includes Haritatos' pillars of business and personal success. If you want to become the architect of your own destiny, regardless of your circumstances, this book is for you.