BiSL®, Business Information Services Library, is the framework for business information management. Since the introduction of BiSL, the model has become the standard in Business Information Management (BIM). BiSL offers a structure and guideline for BIM. BiSL establishes connections between operational information management and strategic information management and provides tools for the (further) professionalization of business information management. All these topics are covered in this training material, which supports the preparation for various official BiSL exams such as those of APMG-international (BiSL Foundation), EXIN (Business information management) and Van Haren Certify (BiSL Foundation). The BiSL Foundation exam. In combination with the explanations of the training materials by your instructor, you can prepare optimally for the exam. This training addresses the principles of BiSL and the process framework defined by BiSL. The principles and the framework as a whole, the executive processes (divided into usage management, functionality management, and connecting processes), the controlling processes, and the directive processes are discussed. There is ample opportunity for the exchange of experiences, always returning to the theory. The courseware consists of: handouts, exercises, articles, and a practice exam.Target audience: information management, functional management employees, and IT professionals who want to better understand the demand side.The presentations explain the theory. With the practice assignments, you can further familiarize yourself with the material during the training. The questions of the practice exam give an insight into what you can expect on the exam. This training material fully aligns with the publication BiSL, a framework for business information management. The following updates have been included in this courseware. A new process has been described: Operational chain alignment. The arrangement of the processes in the controlling layer has changed. More attention is paid to topics such as Big Data, Cloud, security, and chains. Attention is given to several other frameworks, models, and standards. The position and context of business information management are more clearly described. Compared to the previous edition of this training material, adjustments have been made only on the necessary substantive points, ensuring alignment with the new edition of the framework. In terms of structure/composition, both of the course content and of the various assignments and exercises, the course material has remained unchanged.

Besides the Blockchain Foundation Courseware - English publication you are advised to obtain the Introduction to Blockchain Technology by Tiana Laurence. Blockchain and other emerging technological breakthroughs will most likely be part of the fourth industrial revolution. These disruptive concepts will form the cornerstone of how business will be conducted in the future. Are you ready for the challenge? Blockchain technology is not just about bitcoin, or digital currencies and is not a topic reserved only for meeting rooms filled with tech nerds. This disruptive technology will form a pivotal part of the future of business. Those who grasp it early will be at a great advantage to those who don’t. “We’re quite confident,” said Marc Andreessen in an interview with The Washington Post in 2014, “that when we’re sitting here in 20 years, we’ll be talking about [blockchain technology] the way we talk about the Internet today.” In this course book and the accompanying training, we explore new and less well known use cases for blockchain technology, in many fields spanning across industry and government. We explain how blockchain technology actually works in a non-technical manner. We explore how this pivotal technology might be best applied to transform your business. We also dive into the pro’s and cons of blockchain technology and cover all core topics to prepare you fully for the EXIN Blockchain fundamentals certification. We give you the tools you will need to thrive in the future of business. We are sure you will make your journey into the exciting world of blockchain a fun and more importantly a successful one.

This pocket guide to Scrum is the one book for everyone who wants to learn or re-learn about Scrum. The book describes the framework as it was designed and intended, with a strong focus on the purpose to the rules and adding an historical perspective to Scrum and the Agile movement. Several elements that were described in the first edition of Scrum - A Pocket Guide (2013) were later added to the official Scrum Guide. The most noticeable ones are the Scrum Values (2016) and the description of the 3 questions of the Daily Scrum as a good, yet optional practice (2017). As the balance of society keeps shifting from industrial labor to digital work, complexity and unpredictability keep increasing. The need for agility through Scrum increases equally, in and beyond software and product development. This 2nd edition of Scrum - A Pocket Guide offers the clarity and insights on Scrum that many organizations need, today and in the foreseeable future. Scrum – A Pocket Guide is an extraordinarily competent book. It flows with insight, understanding, and perception. This should be the de facto standard handout for all looking for a complete, yet clear overview of Scrum without being bothered by irrelevancies. (Ken Schwaber, Scrum co-creator) The author, Gunther Verheyen, is a seasoned Scrum practitioner (2003). Throughout his standing career as a consultant, Gunther has employed Scrum in diverse circumstances. He was partner to Ken Schwaber and Director of the Professional Scrum series at Scrum.org. He is the founder of Ullizee-Inc and engages with people and organizations as an independent Scrum Caretaker.

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This pocket guide is the one book to read for everyone who wants to learn about Scrum. The book covers all roles, rules and the main principles underpinning Scrum, and is based on the Scrum Guide Edition 2013. A broader context to this fundamental description of Scrum is given by describing the past and the future of Scrum. The author, Gunther Verheyen, has created a concise, yet complete and passionate reference about Scrum. The book demonstrates his core view that Scrum is about a journey, a journey of discovery and fun. He designed the book to be a helpful guide on that journey. Ken Schwaber, Scrum co-creator says that this book currently is the best available description of Scrum around. The book combines some rare characteristics: • It describes Scrum in its entirety, yet places it in a broader context (of past and future). • The author focuses on the subject, Scrum, in a way that it truly supports the reader. The book has a language and style in line with the philosophy of Scrum. • The book shows the playfulness of Scrum. David Starr and Ralph Jocham, Professional Scrum trainers and early agile adopters, say that this is the ultimate book to be advised as follow-up book to the students they teach Scrum to and to teams and managers of organizations that they coach Scrum to.