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BDT takes a business-first approach, starting each chapter by explaining the value of a business initiative and then detailing the technology that enables the initiative. This revolutionary approach instantly demonstrates the ‘why' to business students without boring them with the ‘how'. The adaptive chapter/plug-in organization allows the instructor to adjust content according to their business or technical preferences. Table of contents Unit 1 Chapter 1: Business Driven Technology Chapter 2: Identifying Competitive Advantages Chapter 3: Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages Chapter 4: Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives Chapter 5: Organizational Structures that Support Strategic Initiatives Unit 2 Chapter 6: Valuing Organizational Information Chapter 7: Storing Organizational Information - Databases Chapter 8: Accessing Organizational Information - Data Warehouse Unit 3 Chapter 9: Enabling the Organization - Decision Making Chapter 10: Extending the Organization - Supply Chain Management Chapter 11: Building a Customer-Centric Organization -CRM Chapter 12: Integrating the Organization from End-to-End - ERP Unit 4 Chapter 13: Creating Innovative Organizations Chapter 14: E-Business Chapter 15: Creating Collaborative Partnerships Chapter 16: Integrating Wireless Technology in Business Unit 5 Chapter 17: Building Software to Support an Agile Organization Chapter 18: Outsourcing in the 21st Century Chapter 19: Developing a 21st Century Organization Business Plug-ins B1: Business Basics B2: Business Process B3: Hardware and Software B4: Enterprise Architactures B5: Networks and Telecommunications B6: Information Security B7: Ethics B8: Supply Chain Management B9: Customer Relationship Management B10: Enterprise Resource Planning B11: E-Business B12: Emerging Trends and Technologies B13: Strategic Outsourcing B14: Systems Development B15: Project Management Technical Plug-ins T1: Personal Productivity Using IT (Student CD and OLC only) T2: Basic Skills Using Excel T3: Problem Solving Using Excel (Student CD and OLC only) T4: Decision Making Using Excel (Student CD and OLC only) T5: Designing Database Applications (Student CD and OLC only) T6: Basic Skills Using Access T7: Problem Solving Using Access (Student CD and OLC only) T8: Creating Forms and Reports Using Access (Student CD and OLC only) T9: Designing Web Pages (Student CD and OLC only) T10: Basic Skills Using FrontPage (Student CD and OLC only)