This book explores how decentralized finance (DeFi) can disrupt traditional centralized finance including the business areas of insurance companies, banks, money markets, and bonds. DeFi is not a company or a single product, rather it is a collection of products or services. As part of the Ethereum ecosystem, DeFi services are provided as Decentralized Applications (dApps), which require smart contracts to lock in assets for processing transactions. Changing consumer expectations, the availability of affordable technologies, and entrepreneurial drive create space for DeFi. Geopolitical crises...
This book explores how decentralized finance (DeFi) can disrupt traditional centralized finance including the business areas of insurance companies, b...
Every consulting project has its governance, which is not always explicitly agreed with the client. This book describes the fundamentals of governance in consulting projects and explains the concept and the concrete implementation in practice. It describes the individual elements of consulting governance and illustrates the implementation with practical examples, accompanied by frameworks, reference models, roadmaps and checklists that facilitate the transfer into practice. In addition, the opportunities and risks of consulting governance are presented from the perspective of both the...
Every consulting project has its governance, which is not always explicitly agreed with the client. This book describes the fundamentals of gover...
Do you ask yourself what this ‘agility hype’ is actually about and in what cases agility really creates benefits? Would you like to know how to make processes more agile? Do you fancy the idea of using agile methods but don't know how to explain it to your ISO 9001 auditor?
This is the book you’ve been waiting for!
Written from a quality management professional’s point of view, it offers useful solutions and practical advice concerning the use of agile practices in ISO 9001-based quality management systems. Agility for organisations is defined and described in a...
Do you ask yourself what this ‘agility hype’ is actually about and in what cases agility really creates benefits? Would you like to know how to...
This book helps in building an optimally designed and customer-oriented sales organization. It places a special emphasis on purchasing decisions and leads to producing a decisive competitive advantage.
The focus is on the sales enablement process as a holistic framework concept. It forms the infrastructure that ensures efficient cooperation between all areas of the company. The book explains the alignment of all goals, motivations, thought patterns, actions and campaigns in relation to the needs of the customer. In addition, it shows the most promising methods and...
This book helps in building an optimally designed and customer-oriented sales organization. It places a special emphasis on purchasing decisions ...
Start-ups are emerging, non-conventional enterprises that enter established markets with radically different products, displace incumbents, create new markets, and promote economic growth through innovation. Start-ups are often faced with many challenges that may threaten their survival, which can often be overcome by securing steady financial support. Start-ups are high-risk enterprises that are unattractive to conventional financiers, but absolutely suited to private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investors who seek rewards and are therefore willing to accept risk. The success...
Start-ups are emerging, non-conventional enterprises that enter established markets with radically different products, displace incumbents, create ...
The accelerated transformation of businesses poses major challenges to organizations. In its fundamental meaning, leadership is about a systematic way of highlighting the most important goals, combined with continuous execution along the most important principles. This book brings together key themes of Taoism, compiled for international managers who are on their way to becoming trusted leaders. After a brief outline of the guiding concepts, it discusses an application of selected teachings enriched by narratives from appropriate references and relevant verses from the Tao Te Ching...
The accelerated transformation of businesses poses major challenges to organizations. In its fundamental meaning, leadership is about a systematic ...