Publications
Books by Crowdstory
Below you’ll find books published by Crowdstory that we either authored or provided significant writing contributions
A Vincent Vasquez
The Next CIO
Today’s CIO faces three very complex challenges:
- How to manage the broad portfolio of enterprise technology required to run the business?
- How to improve the efficiency and security while also lowering the cost of running management processes that operate across enterprise technology silos?
- How to find budget to fund disruptive technology initiatives like digital transformation?
Historically, increased complexity has given rise to new categories of software applications that simplify processes and drive efficiencies, helping the CIO’s peers to be more successful in their respective functions, such as CRM, ERP and HRM.
In The Next CIO, I argue that the next generation CIO needs a similar application to simplify the management of processes that touch the business’ broad enterprise technology portfolio. I call this application ETM for Enterprise Technology Management.
An ETM application would help the CIO and IT better describe, automate and optimize the processes that deliver the experiences and outcomes required by the business to succeed. An ETM application would help to improve process efficiency, enhance security and compliance, and deliver business observability on the journey to empowering autonomous IT.
A. Vincent Vasquez
Relationship Workout for Men - The Man's Manual
We go to the gym to strengthen our bodies. We attend school to sharpen our minds. We focus our thoughts on a higher power to propel our spiritual well being. Yet, what do we do to focus our thoughts, feeling and actions to becoming ever stronger in our intimate relationships?
Put simply, building a strong, intimate relationship is one of the most important things you will do in your life. How do you get stronger at choosing a strong partner for you? How do you become an ever stronger partner for her? Where’s your relationship workout plan?
Welcome to Relationship Workout for Men.
Written by a man, Relationship Workout for Men speaks the language of one buddy talking to another: direct, straightforward, and at times even comical. Indeed, it’s the proverbial if I knew then what I know now.
Written for :
- Single guys out there dating trying to find a long term partner,
- Women who want to learn a man’s point of view regarding relationships,
- Women and men in existing relationships who want to reduce the drama and improve their love lives, and
- Parents who want to get ideas on how to give dating advice to their sons and daughters.
Relationship Workout for Men encompasses what I would tell myself about dating and being in a relationship if I could turn back time and benefit from my many lessons learned after twenty five years searching for seemingly elusive love and then progressing toward two decades of being married with children.
I figured I'd write a review for something that really help me. This book for once does not have a lot of fluff and looks relationships analytically and what you can do tactically to not only improve the relationship but yourself. It's a great perspective on how to make a relationship work and how to step outside the box. Additionally, its first book that I've seen or read thats actually tailored to a male. Excellent Read and strongly recommend.
Anonymous Amazon Buyer
A Vincent Vasquez
Timothy Chou
Precision Construction
Precision Construction introduces the digital transformation for construction, teaching the Internet of Things (IoT) fundamentals with a construction industry focus. Precision Construction provides a vendor-neutral, acronym-free framework for understanding IoT. Illustrated through eight real-world case story solutions, Precision Construction describes how IoT and emerging technologies like augmented reality and robotics are improving business for contractors, rental companies, manufacturers and suppliers. Precision Construction was written with the help, knowledge and experience from 22 leaders (whom we call co-storytellers) in the construction industry.
"Construction technology is undergoing huge transformation. Authors did a great industry analysis on how enterprises and startups are implementing the IoT, AR, VR and Bigdata. This is a must have for all the industry leaders."
Suresh Krishna (Amazon Buyer)
Timothy Chou
Precision
You may not be sure why your coffee pot should talk to your toaster, but precision technology powering an Internet of Things has the potential to reshape the planet. To help clarify, Dr. Timothy Chou has created Precision to introduce us to the basics of the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT).
The first part – Precision: Principles and Practices – introduces a vendor-neutral, acronym-free framework. Dr. Chou then discusses the framework’s fundamental principles and these principles put into practice.
The second part – Precision: Solutions – puts Dr. Chou’s IoT framework into practice highlighting 14 real world solutions for manufacturers who are building precision machines and companies utilizing these machines to receive precision enhanced business outcomes. Case studies discussed span a number of industries such as power, water, healthcare, transportation, oil & gas, construction, agriculture, gene sequencers, mining and race cars.
"Dr. Timothy Chou's clear explanation of the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT), and his analysis of its impacts and significance is brilliant! The book presents a simple yet highly effective framework for understanding IoT, several examples of how the framework is being applied, and a good overview of where work needs to be done. As a software executive I now have a good grasp of why IoT software is different than enterprise software, and several ideas around building and optimizing IoT solutions."
- Jim (Amazon Buyer)
Timothy Chou
The Cloud
"It should be required reading for our entire sales organization."
Dennis Walczak, Enterprise Account Executive, Box
