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December 2017 | ISE Magazine 47 Driving Digital By Isaac Sacolick AMACOM Books, $29.95 The modern world creates about 2.5 quintillion bytes of data each day, and organiza- tions that want to remain in business need systems in place to handle that information. Isaac Sacolick begins at the tactical level, offering ways to build those systems from the bottom up in four major steps: getting the information technology team ready, propel- ling investment and innovation, developing the foundations for digital execution and driving digital growth and culture. Drivi Digital covers agile practices, DevOps, mak- ing sure quality and data drive decisions, reducing the complexity of legacy practices and determining what types of data must be collected for success. Lean Transformations for Small and Medium Enterprises By Ar aldo Camuffo CRC Press, $39.95 Based on quantitative analysis of 100 cases of lean transformations and 20 in-depth case studies of small and medium enterprises that successfully underwent a lean transforma- tion, Lea ra sformatio s for Small a d Medium E terprises: Lesso s Lear ed from Italia Busi esses details how to make sure your lean transformation improves your finances and operations. The businesses used the lean transformation framework, conceptualized by John Shook at the Lean Enterprise Institute, as a practical approach to design and limit risks from the change process. Arnaldo Camuffo details how to commit to the transformation, choose the right value streams to improve, build capabilities and create a culture of respect for people. Lies, Damned Lies, and Cost Accounting By Regi ald Tomas Lee Sr. Business Expert Press, $34.95 Reginald Tomas Lee maintains that the purpose of accounting does not match with its actual use in business. A regular contributor to IISE publications, the executive advisor and researcher argues that accounting was designed to report financial performance, not model cash flow. Because the largest expense for most organizations is capacity – space, labor, materials, equipment and technology – Lee introduces capacity management. Organizations properly manage cash by properly managing what they buy and how effectively they use it. Lies, Dam ed Lies a d Cost Accou ti g: How Capacity Ma ageme t E ables Improved Cost a d Cash Flow Ma ageme t explains how modeling and managing capacity will give your enterprise the cash flow results you need. Simply Brilliant By Ber hard Schroeder AMACOM Books, $24 A Harvard Busi ess Review study concluded that creativity is 20 percent inherited and 80 percent learned behavior. Bernhard Schroeder, a director at the Lavin Entrepreneurship Center at San Diego State University, agrees. Schroeder's book offers techniques that can help anyone unlock their creativity and spark new ideas, which often come from hard work and diligence, not flashes of inspiration. Readers can find out how to develop a growth mindset, ways to cultivate the traits of a leader who values creativity in oth- ers, how notions of the "lone inventor" truly depend on teamwork, adding in a dash of ingredients that can create a creative company culture.