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Understand value stream mapping in no time! Find out everything you need to know about this powerful tool with this practical and accessible guide.
In an increasingly competitive business world, identifying the areas where your company is losing time and money can give you a vital edge. Value stream mapping is one of the most popular tools of lean management and is easy to apply to virtually any production process, allowing you to locate and eliminate...
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Make smart investment decisions to build a strong portfolio
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the capital asset pricing model, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Understand the uses of the capital asset pricing model and how you can apply it to your own portfolio
• Analyze the components of your current portfolio and its level...
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Understand the true foundations of human motivation
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:
Understand the five different levels of needs experienced by all humans
Adapt your marketing strategies to satisfy as many of those needs as possible
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This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:
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The key to portfolio management!
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the BCG growth-share matrix, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Analyze the activities in your business portfolio and identify the role they play in the business as a whole
• Sort these activities into the four categories of the matrix: stars, question marks, cash cows...
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Anticipate and solve problems within your business.
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Ishikawa diagram, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Recognize the benefits of using the Ishikawa diagram for problem-solving and project management
• Clearly identify the root causes of a problem through brainstorming session and categorizing...
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Measure and improve your company's performance
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing benchmarking, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Understand the different types of benchmarking and choose the best one for your company
• Catch up with the competition by comparing their processes to your own and identifying the best practices
• Use...
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The fundamental stages behind every product
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and applying the concept of product lifecycle, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Understand the theory of the product lifecycle and the features of each of the four phases: launch, growth, maturity and decline
• Learn how to make the right decisions according to...
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The SMART way to set objectives
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the SMART criteria, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Understand the 5 criteria that make up the SMART method (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-Bound)
• Follow the steps and ask the right questions in order to always set objectives that are achievable
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Understand Kaizen in no time! Find out everything you need to know about this innovative concept with this practical and accessible guide.
In an increasingly competitive business world, companies must strive to constantly do better by boosting their productivity, optimising the quality of their products and services and eliminating waste and inefficiency. Kaizen, which was developed by the Japanese engineer Taiichi Ohno, widely considered to be the...
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Get the best out of your employees!
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing Management by Objectives, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Work with employees to set clear objectives
• Motivate your employees to reach their objectives
• Boost performance and employee satisfaction in your company
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Anticipate crises and adapt to a changing business world
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Greiner growth model, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Identify the five phases of growth that every company experiences during its lifetime: creativity, direction, delegation, coordination and collaboration.
• Recognize the crises that...
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Boost business performance, prepare for change and implement effective strategies
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the McKinsey 7S framework, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Understand the 7 aspects of this dynamic model
• Realize how these aspects are interconnected and the impact this has on your business
• Use the 7S framework...
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Turn your data into a roadmap to success!
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Balanced Scorecard, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Evaluate company performance and management efficiency
• Focus on all perspectives of the business at once
• Successfully apply the Balanced Scorecard to your business
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Understand competitive forces and stay ahead of the competition
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing Porter's five forces, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Understand the five forces that affect profitability and analyze each force in depth in relation to your company
• Analyze the intensity of the competition within an industry and...
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Boost competence and efficiency in your company
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding the Peter Principle, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Understand the theory behind the Peter Principle and how it can affect the performance of your company
• Identify the different levels of competence among your workers and learn how to recognize signs of incompetence
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Boost quality and consistency in your business!
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Six Sigma method, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Follow the DMAIC methodology to successfully implement the Six Sigma method in your company
• Focus on the three most important factors: customers, employees and processes
• Form a strategy that...
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Expand your business with the 80/20 rule!
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing Pareto's Principle, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Understand Pareto's Principle and how to identify the 80/20 ratio in any area of your life or business
• Identify the most important 20% and focus on the main factors that result in the majority of your...
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Develop strengths to decrease the weaknesses of your business
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the SWOT analysis, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Determine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of your business
• Distinguish the factors that affect the internal functioning and external environment of your business
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Master the 4 Ps of marketing
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the marketing mix, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Launch a new product or test an existing marketing strategy
• Understand the 4 Ps of the marketing mix and use them to attract your target market
• Analyze case studies of well-known companies to see how the...
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Find your niche and future-proof your business!
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the long tail theory, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Understand the uses of the long tail theory in the digital product market and how you can use it to sell products and for search engine optimization
• Identify the products in your portfolio that...
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