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The small town of Oasis offers tourists a promising glimpse of paradise with its sparkling white-sand beaches, majestic coastline, and legendary sunsets. But suddenly, life changes in the remote town...people begin to disappear, and some even turn up dead on the beach. Overnight, the town turns from a dream vacation spot to an unsafe haven harboring dark secrets and murder. It all begins with the mysterious invitation to a party at End House. It is a night that neither Linda Bennett nor her friends would ever forget. From this night forward, they find themselves unwillingly trapped as pawns in a deadly game...caught in a deepening quagmire of deceit and horror...in a power play between good and evil. To save themselves and the town, they must reveal the true face of evil-the one controlling the game and its elusive players. Will the young residents be drawn into the dark currents surrounding Oasis, or will they break free, and bring a new light into their spellbound town? Splendidly crafted, expertly paced, with richly drawn characters, The Dead Game is a perfect supernatural thriller...with a touch of romance.
Peter & Pattimari Cacciolfi and their PnPAuthors; Eve Gaal, Susanne Leist, Marie Lavender, George Prue, Marjorie Hembroff, Jeanne Trachman, Charles Ray, Margret Treiber, Char Johnson have written short stories, poems, and quotes in this book.
Over the last decade, Method Engineering, defined as the engineering discipline to design, construct and adapt methods, including supportive tools, has emerged as the research and application area for using methods for systems development. This book contains the papers from the IFIP Working Group 8.1 conference on Situational Method Engineering.
Six authors write an electrifying mystery that drives the level of wonder and suspense to limits of intense explosive twists and turns, right up to the final chapter. Abigail endures and witnesses a death right before her eyes, all the while holding a smoking gun in her hand. Brighton is an upscale neighborhood where murders are happening. Neighbors are afraid, and wondering who is going to be next, while Detectives O'Hara and Mockma are trying to find the murderer or murderers - sleeping only a couple hours a night until they are stunned by the truth that is so frightening and shocking that the whole neighborhood will never be the same. Peter & Pattimari Cacciolfi, Jeanne Trachman, Susanne Leist, Jerry Sarkwah, Vinita Singh
The ever growing number of application scenarios for IT systems leads to a significant increase in their number and hence to a level of complexity that has grown tremendously in comparison with early IT installations by the mid of the past decade. In numerous attempts to integrate these diverging application stacks, various prominent methods have emerged in the past, most recently the topic of EAI which strives to achieve a consolidated view at diverse application systems. However, the emergence and rise of cloud-based services leads to new challenges to deal with. Usage of offerings from a no further specified cloud appears appealing for IT decision makers since it promises cost savings whi...
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Business Process Management, BPM 2019, held in Vienna, Austria, in September 2019. The 23 full and 4 tutorial short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 115 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: foundations; engineering; and management.
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Business Process Management, BPM 2020, held in Seville, Spain, in September 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 27 full papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 125 submissions. Two full keynote papers are also included. The papers are organized in topical sections named: foundations; engineering; and management.
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2016, held in St. John, Newfoundland, Canada, in May 2016. The 11 full papers, 2 short papers and 9 short papers describing prototypes and products were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions. The papers are organized around the following topics: methodological aspects of design science; applications of design science research to real world design problems, for example in social media, health care systems, embedded technologies, climate, security.
Business Process Management (BPM) has become one of the most widely used approaches for the design of modern organizational and information systems. The conscious treatment of business processes as significant corporate assets has facilitated substantial improvements in organizational performance but is also used to ensure the conformance of corporate activities. This Handbook presents in two volumes the contemporary body of knowledge as articulated by the world' s leading BPM thought leaders. This first volume focuses on arriving at a sound definition of Business Process Management approaches and examines BPM methods and process-aware information systems. As such, it provides guidance for the integration of BPM into corporate methodologies and information systems. Each chapter has been contributed by leading international experts. Selected case studies complement these views and lead to a summary of BPM expertise that is unique in its coverage of the most critical success factors of BPM.
Business Process Management (BPM) has become one of the most widely used approaches for the design of modern organizational and information systems. The conscious treatment of business processes as significant corporate assets has facilitated substantial improvements in organizational performance but is also used to ensure the conformance of corporate activities. This Handbook presents in two volumes the contemporary body of knowledge as articulated by the world's leading BPM thought leaders. This second volume focuses on the managerial and organizational challenges of BPM such as strategic and cultural alignment, governance and the education of BPM stakeholders. As such, this book provides ...