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Focusing on practical implementation, this book offers a comprehensive guide for initiating and maintaining a Lean IT transformation. It presents a detailed framework for lasting change and outlines essential steps for management to follow. By addressing common challenges in Lean IT, the authors leverage over twenty years of experience to provide an effective methodology for developing and sustaining a genuine Lean IT environment.
Boxing day, late shift. The new guy: Sergeant Martin Finch. What begins as a routine shift policing a football match rapidly descends into chaos. But how far will new guy Martin go to fit in? One thing is for certain: the lives of everyone on the Ugly Bus - and the life of a young woman drawn into their orbit - will change for ever.
A cop killer on the loose in Cardiff - introducing a dark and gritty new voice in crime fiction, perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and David MarkAt a squalid flat near the Cardiff docks, an early morning police raid goes catastrophically wrong when the police aren't the only unexpected guests.