Download or read book Provocables written by Jerry K Robbins and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robbins intends for these eighteen dramas to provoke reflection and discussion. Designed to be read aloud by one, two, three, four, or more "provocateurs," they require no special sets and only a few simple props. The creative and playful readings bring alive central doctrines of the Christian faith while addressing everyday human concerns. In this collection you will find such intriguing titles as: "The Adam And Eve Story" (males and females) "The Story of Job For Today" (evil) "Getting It Together" (vocation) "Bad Brother Comes Home" (forgiveness) ... and many more! Each selection in Provocables! is biblically based and includes a brief commentary and a set of questions to guide discussion. Jerry K. Robbins, currently the Lutheran Campus Pastor at West Virginia University, has served in campus ministry for over three decades. He is a graduate of Gettysburg College, Yale University Divinity School, and the Hartford Seminary Foundation, where he earned his Ph.D. Robbins is the editor of The Essential Luther and the author of Carevision.
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Download or read book Learning Digital Identity written by Phillip J. Windley and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2023-01-10 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is it difficult for so many companies to get digital identity right? If you're still wrestling with even simple identity problems like modern website authentication, this practical book has the answers you need. Author Phil Windley provides conceptual frameworks to help you make sense of all the protocols, standards, and solutions available and includes suggestions for where and when you can apply them. By linking current social login solutions to emerging self-sovereign identity issues, this book explains how digital identity works and gives you a firm grasp on what's coming and how you can take advantage of it to solve your most pressing identity problems. VPs and directors will learn how to more effectively leverage identity across their businesses. This book helps you: Learn why functional online identity is still a difficult problem for most companies Understand the purpose of digital identity and why it's fundamental to your business strategy Learn why "rolling your own" digital identity infrastructure is a bad idea Differentiate between core ideas such as authentication and authorization Explore the properties of centralized, federated, and decentralized identity systems Determine the right authorization methods for your specific application Understand core concepts such as trust, risk, security, and privacy Learn how digital identity and self-sovereign identity can make a difference for you and your organization
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Download or read book Agile Software Development written by Alistair Cockburn and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2006-10-19 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Agile Software Development is a highly stimulating and rich book. The author has a deep background and gives us a tour de force of the emerging agile methods.” —Tom Gilb The agile model of software development has taken the world by storm. Now, in Agile Software Development, Second Edition, one of agile’s leading pioneers updates his Jolt Productivity award-winning book to reflect all that’s been learned about agile development since its original introduction. Alistair Cockburn begins by updating his powerful model of software development as a “cooperative game of invention and communication.” Among the new ideas he introduces: harnessing competition without damaging collaboration; learning lessons from lean manufacturing; and balancing strategies for communication. Cockburn also explains how the cooperative game is played in business and on engineering projects, not just software development Next, he systematically illuminates the agile model, shows how it has evolved, and answers the questions developers and project managers ask most often, including · Where does agile development fit in our organization? · How do we blend agile ideas with other ideas? · How do we extend agile ideas more broadly? Cockburn takes on crucial misconceptions that cause agile projects to fail. For example, you’ll learn why encoding project management strategies into fixed processes can lead to ineffective strategy decisions and costly mistakes. You’ll also find a thoughtful discussion of the controversial relationship between agile methods and user experience design. Cockburn turns to the practical challenges of constructing agile methodologies for your own teams. You’ll learn how to tune and continuously reinvent your methodologies, and how to manage incomplete communication. This edition contains important new contributions on these and other topics: · Agile and CMMI · Introducing agile from the top down · Revisiting “custom contracts” · Creating change with “stickers” In addition, Cockburn updates his discussion of the Crystal methodologies, which utilize his “cooperative game” as their central metaphor. If you’re new to agile development, this book will help you succeed the first time out. If you’ve used agile methods before, Cockburn’s techniques will make you even more effective.
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