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New Book Review: "The Consultant's Scorecard"

New book review for The Consultant's Scorecard: Tracking Results and Bottom-Line Impact of Consulting Projects, by Jack Phillips, McGraw-Hill, 1999: It is quite surprising that more reviews have not been written about this text by Phillips, because it is seemingly rather difficult to find other works that directly

New Book Review: "Managing Humans"

New book review for Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager, by Michael Lopp, Apress, 2007: A lot of reviews for this work have been posted here already, including a few which puzzlingly complain about the substance of what Michael Lopp has to share, even though

New Book Review: "Leading the Charge"

New book review for Leading the Charge: Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom, by General Tony Zinni and Tony Koltz, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009: Copy provided by Amazon. The authors walk the reader through, provide insights to, and discuss possible solutions to some of the many pressing leadership challenges

Product Reviews: Part 1

Since submitting my first book review in 1999, the Amazon review process has been an interesting one. At this point in time, Amazon shows that I have 85 product reviews to my name. Apparently, this total number is based on the reviews currently available via the Amazon web site; I

New Book Review: "Managing the Professional Service Firm"

New book review for Managing the Professional Service Firm, by David H. Maister, Free Press, 1993: This text is a classic resource on the professional service firm, and as a consultant this reviewer appreciates the accumulated wealth of knowledge the author graciously decided to share. The content that Maister provides

New Book Review: "Rethink"

New book review for Rethink: A Business Manifesto for Cutting Costs and Boosting Innovation, by Ric Merrifield, FT (Financial Times) Press, 2009: Copy provided by Amazon. If there is one overall motif or theme for this book by Ric Merrifield, it is a constant attempt to focus on the "

New Book Review: "Java Web Services"

New book review for Java Web Services: Up and Running, by Martin Kalin, O'Reilly Media, 2009: As an alumnus of the university at which the well-known Richard Johnsonbaugh / Martin Kalin duo teach as professors, this reviewer is aware of the fact that these gentlemen typically receive positive feedback

New Book Review: "97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know"

New book review for 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know: Collected Wisdom from the Experts, edited by Richard Monson-Haefel, O'Reilly Media, 2009: There must be something not insignificant about the number "97", as a search for "97 things" retrieves multiple results here, and