Business Wargaming Review

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(More customer reviews)One of the authors, Dr. Daniel Oriesek, gave an excellent talk on this topic, at the E-Leader conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, www.g-casa.com. Paricipants raved about the book.
Topics covered: history of wargaming, business methodology, strategic relevance, application, testing, crisis response preparation, developing foresight, change management, education recruitment, plus many real-life case studies/scenarios.
Wargaming goes beyond the traditional case studies, strategic simulations, or team management. It puts one company against its competitors, and find the best solutions to survive/prosper. Business is like war. The war general must do everything possible to win the war, planning, collaboration, execution, and many more.
I would recommend this book to all MBA professors and students.


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Industry consolidation, mergers, changes to business models, the emergence of new threats all require managers to understand highly complex situations, assess risk and opportunity and make informed decisions. How can senior managers do this effectively when so often they are wrestling with brand new scenarios or futures that they have not yet conceived? One of the emerging solutions is business wargaming.Daniel F. Oriesek and Jan Oliver Schwarz provide the first comprehensive look at wargaming as a business tool in a book that explores the anatomy and success factors of a typical wargame. The authors explain how and when wargaming can be used to test strategies, plan and prepare for crises, manage change or increase your organization's ability to anticipate and adapt for the future.Creating imaginative and credible scenarios and testing them against smart opponents who are eager to find holes and counter your strategy, allows you to learn about a plan or a new venture in the security of the conference room rather than learning the hard way when you go live.Business wargames are sophisticated but they are also very demanding in terms of time and resources."Business Wargaming: Securing Corporate Value" will enable you to assess the potential value of the technique for your own organization, to understand what you will be committing to and develop an informed business case and brief for working with the organization that will facilitate the game.

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Planning Your Wedding Sucks: What to do when place cards, plus ones, and paying two grand for a cake make you miserable Review

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(More customer reviews)Elena Donovan Mauer and Joanne Kimes have written a fabulous guide in Planning Your Wedding Sucks! The #1 thing that brides need as they maneuver through all of the tricky spots in wedding planning - those etiquette minefields and temptations to `over-do it' with their wedding elements - is a sense of humor. And Elena and Joanne deliver that perfect mix of essential advice and witty comments that keep the bride's feet on the ground. All so that their wedding planning won't suck...for them or for their grooms.
I absolutely love how they get right to the important message: wedding stress can hurt your relationship with the groom. So the tips in this book really do help the bride keep her perspective, and avoid planning mistakes that will surely lead to regret (and wasted money!) One of the most brilliant sections in this book - among the many! - is "10 Questions to Ask Before You DIY," which will open a bride's eyes about what's realistic to take on, and what really should be entrusted to a wedding professional.
I found myself laughing through and loving this book...it's such a breath of fresh air for any bride who wants to enjoy the wedding planning process. And it's going to be really appreciated by everyone around the bride, who can also use the fabulous advice within these pages.


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Bling. Flowers. Tulle.The three things that every little girl dreams of when she pictures her wedding day.What she doesn't consider is the stuff of nightmares: Overdrawn checking accounts. Drunk relatives. The seating chart that looks like a road map.In this book, Joanne Kimes and Elena Donovan Mauer expose the tedious (and often traumatic) tasks that really go into pulling off a wedding. From dealing with overbearing mothers-in-law and making time for their lovable, but clueless, fianc?s to suffering through endless alterations and meetings with the con artists known as "vendors," there's a lot that you need to know. After all, a wedding is supposed to be something you look forward to--not something you have to endure before the honeymoon!Armed with Kimes' trademark, no-holds-barred humor, Donovan Mauer's bridal industry know-how, and copious amounts of wine, you'll get through the stress of planning your weddings with style, humor, and grace. Or, at the very least, without beating members of the wedding party with that $500 bouquet.

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10 Steps to Successful Project Management (10 Steps) Review

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(More customer reviews)After reading (or fumbling through) many other books on project management, I have to say that "10 Steps to Successful Project Management" is the easiest to digest and most logical in terms of presentation. As a business owner who frequently has to take ownership of diverse projects, your book has been a great help. Kudos!

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Project management is not easy. It is a complicated, multilayered matter, whether you manage projects for your entire company, for a department, or for yourself. And using a project management software program isn't enough, as many project managers painfully learn. This book takes you through 10 steps that, if followed correctly, will lead to successful project management. You'll learn how to determine whether something is a project or a task, build a business case, define the scope of the project, weigh the risks and constraints, collaborate, create a project blueprint, determine the tangible and intangible components of a project, complete a project, and then review the lessons learned. At every step, author Lou Russell presents the key questions to ask as well as the potential risks of skipping certain aspects of project management. The accompanying digital materials (available via download) include exercises, tips, tools, and easy-to-use interactive learning aids for trainers and for anyone interested in improving their project management skills.

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