Management for dummies free download

Designing processes to meet your objectives. Improving your processes. Estimating and predicting demand. Planning and managing capacity. Determining the right amount of inventory. Getting the right products to the right place at the right time.

Selecting and managing suppliers. Getting the gist of Six Sigma and lean production. Planning and managing projects. Scaling operations for the life cycle of your product. Read the chapters in any order, and feel free to go straight to the subjects that interest you. There is also some information on decision making tools that I had never heard of which are easy and quick to use. Christine Silverstone.

Contains an Excellent Example of Pareto Analysis The first half of the book describes some simple planning and decision making tools and there is an excellent example of how to use a Pareto analysis which you can use to make and justify decisions when you are prioritizing work. This is a method that I already use but anyone who is not familiar with it will benefit from seeing it explained so clearly.

The second half of the book deals with software productivity tools. Obviously, these are evolving and the book gives a general overview and then points you to the relevant website rather than going into a lot of detail about each one.

The authors are very realistic about how much time software tools can save you. I agree with them that you need to sort out your priorities and work flow first because that will make the most difference to your productivity.

Having said that, I did learn that there were some software utility tools I didn't know about and that that could save me a few minutes here and there.

Although as the book points out this won't make a lot of difference to your productivity it can make some tedious tasks less less of a pain. I read the first half of this book in about ten minutes allow if you're not already familiar with the techniques and the second half I skimmed in about 5 minutes. I downloaded this eBook out of curiosity and I was amazed to find that its about 40 pages of good quality content.

For a free book I thought it was very good indeed. Rob Watts. Changed My Approach to Time Management I'm someone who has my own business, so for me, productivity is extremely important if I want to get somewhere. I used to think productivity meant getting the latest gadgets and software to help me stay productive, but I had to very quickly admit to myself that the software was not helping my productivity.

I was lacking in self-discipline. Instead of making time to plan things out, I was trying to enter data into my software which, at the time, was not necessary. I eventually found out that all my fancy software was my biggest distraction, so I had to change my approach or I'd lose my business.

I stumbled upon this e-book and was amazed by what I read when it comes to productivity and time management. Time management was something I had completely overlooked. While I may have been spending nearly twelve hours at my office attempting to do work, I was, in reality, only working towards my business for half the time or less, when I wasn't distracted by the latest gadgets or software. The book first helped me understand that I need to know what my business needs, including software, and how much time I needed to put in, how much organization I needed, how to plan my tasks, etc.

My entire approach changed when I decided I needed to think things through before diving headfirst into my business. First I had to plan out tasks, goals, etc.

I could easily do this with a piece of paper and a pencil. All I had to do was write down what needed to be done. For the next part, marking things down on the calendar, the book explained that using software would be beneficial since there are great programs on the market these days that can alert you of an appointment or remind you of a task.

After laying down a strong foundation for my business, and being better about my time management, managing my business was a lot easier and much more efficient. As long as I planned out my tasks, scheduled what I needed to do and when, and monitored my customers, I could easily figure out ways to get them to approach my website and business. I could also make my business much more appealing to my customers after knowing what they were looking for and needed from me.

I recommend this e-book to anybody who is serious about getting their business off the ground and someone who is willing to work on the little details. This book goes into the small details needed to help a business grow efficiently and effectively, and if followed properly, there is no reason why a business should not benefit.

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