Government agencies tasked with managing environmental site cleanup strive to increase competition and decrease their environmental liabilities. Many utilize contracts that shift cost overrun risk to contractors. Cost-conscious contractors are transitioning more responsibility to project managers, with less budget and fewer staff to execute project support functions previously provided by company resource organizations. Now many project managers feel like they’re managing their own small business--completely in charge of their destiny. This has led to the ruin of many projects and even the demise of a few proud companies. Best Practices for Environmental Project Teams provides project managers and their teams, Government managers, and regulatory agencies with action-oriented guidelines for executing 9 essential business competencies. Understand your Government Client Business Model Implement a Flexible Environmental Quality Management System Develop and Utilize User-Friendly Project Websites Develop Superior Proposals Develop Superior Project Work Plans Implement More Rigorous Scope Management Tools Effectively Control Field Work Utilize Cause Analysis to Generate Solutions Design User-Friendly Work Processes for Project Teams
The Ultimate GDPR Practitioner Guide provides those tasked with implementing Data Protection processes, useful information on how to achieve compliance with GDPR. The book is crammed with advice, guidance and templates and also includes a copy of the full regulation text and the supporting recitals. Topics include: - The Data Protection Officer - Data Protection Policy - Data Protection / Privacy Notices - Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) - Data Protection / Privacy by Design - Outsourcing - Subject Access Requests - And Much Much More! "We're all going to have to change how we think about data protection." Elizabeth Denham, UK Information Commissioner When Elizabeth Denham, the UK Information Commissioner, delivered the above quote at a lecture for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in London on 17 January 2017, she was highlighting the requirement for organisations to be accountable for the Personal Data they hold and process. Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) we all need to up our game! GDPR is a transformative piece of regulation that applies from 25 May 2018. GDPR enhances current rights and freedoms afforded to EU citizens under the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC). GDPR gives Supervisory Authorities strengthened powers to take enforcement action on those organisations who fail in their duty to uphold those rights and freedoms. GDPR is a game-changer!
In 2000, the United Nations laid out a series of eight goals meant to guide humankind in the new century. Called the Millennium Development Goals, these targets are to be met by 2015 and are to lay the foundation for a prosperous future. In Race Against Time, Stephen Lewis advances real solutions to help societies across the globe achieve the Millennium Goals. Through lucid, pragmatic explanations, he shows how dreams such as universal primary education, a successful war against the AIDS pandemic, and environmental sustainability, are within the grasp of humanity. For anyone interested in forging a better world in the third millennium, Race Against Time is powerful testimony.
DOING BUSINESS WITH CHINA: THE IRISH ADVANTAGE AND CHALLENGE emphasises Ireland's favourable conditions for developing business links with China. Located in the European Union, Ireland is the only English-speaking country in the Eurozone, with a well-educated workforce and a low corporate tax rate of 12.5%. It is also a militarily neutral country. Less well-known is that Ireland is highly regarded in China because of the Shannon free trade zone, which as the first of its kind set the model for China to establish its special economic zones, significantly contributing to its economic boom. To an extent, Ireland and China share similar socio-cultural traditions, which has made understanding and communication between both nations easier in comparison to many other Western countries. Irish people also appear to have the ability to negotiate between Western and Chinese cultures, which helps them to overcome inter-cultural challenges, and so Irish business people have tended to succeed in China more than might be expected. However, there are some barriers that may prevent Irish business people from taking advantage of the opportunities to achieve greater success in China. The authors identify the issues that need to be considered by the Irish government and civil servants - in particular, a China-focused national strategy and policy, as well as high quality public services - and propose recommendations to overcome these challenges. DOING BUSINESS WITH CHINA is based on a survey involving more than 500 Irish companies and individuals, as well as 47 in-depth interviews, by a research team composed of both Irish and Chinese scholars with different research backgrounds.
Lavishly illustrated with over 90 beautiful full-color plates, the prehistoric past is brought to life in stunningly vivid images with a detailed accuracy as never before and is further complemented by 3 family trees, 27 maps, and over 90 original skeletal drawings. In a highly detailed account based on tangible evidence from fossil records, this comprehensive overview dispels many popular myths and controversial misconceptions about dinosaurs.
In this fourth book in the my life series, paleontologists Stephen and Sylvia Czerkas tell about their experiences excavating and re-creating lifelike dinosaur sculptures.
The Ultimate GDPR Practitioner Guide (2nd Edition) provides those tasked with implementing Data Protection processes, useful information and supporting case law to aid in achieving compliance with GDPR. The second edition is crammed with new and updated advice, guidance and templates and also includes a copy of the full regulation text and the supporting recitals.
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