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A simple guide to making managerial decisions based on cost data.Cost Accounting & Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know: 5th Edition condenses the vast world of cost accounting and management into a practical, compact guide. In this book, the conceptual frameworks of cost accounting and management are presented with practical examples that help solidify the learner's understanding. With this book, professionals will become acquainted with the key cost accounting terminology and will learn how to manage their company's resources to achieve organizational goals.This new edition includes an exciting new chapter on Customer Profitability, updated chapter contents, and real-world examples that will help learners to understand how to use cost accounting tools to make decisions to benefit their organizations. With this book, readers will be able to: Explore the world of Cost AccountingConduct Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis for your companyLearn to use Activity-based CostingUnderstand concepts of Cost Allocation and ControlMake decisions using relevant cost informationDiscover the difference between Customer and Product Profitability AnalysisCost Accounting & Management Essentials is ideal for working professionals moving into management roles. This book will also be useful to senior management and individuals who need to understand cost accounting numbers. About the Series Cost Accounting & Management Essentials is part of the Self-Learning Management Series that is designed to help students, professionals, and entrepreneurs learn essential management lessons. This series of books is written by industry experts who have combined their vast work experiences into relevant, concise, and practical handbooks that appeal to learners from all spheres of life.

Agile Essentials You Always Wanted To Know provides a primary understanding of the Agile development methodology, when it is appropriate to use it, and the commonly used Agile practices.

•    UPDATED 2020 EDITION•    New: Includes Chapter Summaries and Solutions to Practice Exercises•    Financial Management concepts simplified•    Fundamentals explained for business professionals and non-finance graduates•    Important standard principles covered•    Solved exercises and practice questions Financial Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know: Color Edition provides new managers and leaders with the foundational concepts of financial management. Having deep knowledge of law, engineering, and other professional disciplines doesn't prepare someone for the key role finance plays in business. This book provides an overview of core financial concepts such as:•    Analysis of financial statements•    Cost of Capital•    Creating a capital budget•    Managing working capital•    Stocks and dividends•    ForecastingEach chapter provides clear examples of financial management practice and includes practice exercises to help train the reader in the usage of these critical tools. This edition also includes Chapter Summaries and Solutions to Practice Exercises. About the SeriesFinancial Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know: Color Edition is part of the Self-Learning Management Series that helps working professionals moving into management roles. This Self Learning Management Series intends to give a jump start to working professionals, whose job roles demand to have the knowledge imparted in a B-school but haven’t got a chance to visit one. This series is designed to address every aspect of business from HR to Finance to Marketing to Operations, be it any industry. Each book includes basic fundamentals, important concepts, standard and well-known principles as well as practical ways of application of the subject matter. The distinctiveness of the series lies in that all the relevant information is bundled in a compact form that is very easy to interpret.About the AuthorKalpesh Ashar is a management consultant and corporate trainer holding an MBA (Dean's Award Winner) from SPJIMR, one of Asia's top business schools, and an Engineering degree with honours in Electronics. He has over 21 years of experience in large organizations and start-ups in Asia, USA, and Europe. Kalpesh has worked in several project management roles, like Senior Project Manager, Delivery Manager, and Program Manager. He is passionate about writing on management subjects. His techno-business background gives him a unique position to write on management topics that are easy to understand for non-MBA graduates. His books are authored in a simple to understand manner without unnecessary use of management jargons. 

•    UPDATED 2020 EDITION•    New: Includes Chapter Summaries and Solutions to Practice Exercises•    Cost Accounting concepts explained in a simplified way•    Fundamentals and important principles included•    Practical approach for application by business professionals•    Solved examples with real-life business scenarios Cost Accounting & Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know: Color Edition is an introduction to cost accounting for engineers and scientists moving into management roles. The book covers:•    An introduction to cost accounting•    Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) analysis•    Activity based Costing•    Other aspects of cost allocation and control•    Decision making using relevant informationAbout the SeriesCost Accounting & Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know: Color Edition is part of the Self-Learning Management Series that helps working professionals moving into management roles. This Self Learning Management Series intends to give a jump start to working professionals, whose job roles demand to have the knowledge imparted in a B-school but haven’t got a chance to visit one. This series is designed to address every aspect of business from HR to Finance to Marketing to Operations, be it any industry. Each book includes basic fundamentals, important concepts, standard and well-known principles as well as practical ways of application of the subject matter. The distinctiveness of the series lies in that all the relevant information is bundled in a compact form that is very easy to interpret.About the AuthorKalpesh Ashar is a management consultant and corporate trainer holding an MBA (Dean’s Award Winner) from SPJIMR, one of Asia’s top business schools, and an Engineering degree with honors in Electronics. He has over 21 years of experience in large organizations and start-ups in Asia, USA, and Europe.Kalpesh has worked in several project management roles, like Senior Project Manager, Delivery Manager, and Program Manager. He is passionate about writing on management subjects. His techno-business background gives him a unique position to write on management topics that are easy to understand for non-MBA graduates. His books are authored in a simple to understand manner without unnecessary use of management jargons.About Vibrant PublishersVibrant Publishers is focused on presenting the best texts for learning about technology and business as well as books for test preparation. Categories include programming, operating systems and other texts focused on IT. In addition, a series of books helps professionals in their own disciplines learn the business skills needed in their professional growth.Vibrant Publishers has a standardized test preparation series covering the GMAT, GRE and SAT, providing ample study and practice material in a simple and well organized format, helping students get closer to their dream universities. 

This book contains Chapter Summaries and Solutions to Practice Exercises. It covers aspects of financial accounting and managerial accounting as well as the following concepts:¿ Financial Accounting Terms and Concepts¿ Need, nature and purpose of Financial Statements¿ Audience of Financial Statements ¿ Balance Sheet ¿ Income Statement¿ Statement of Cash FlowsFinancial Accounting Essentials You Always Wanted To Know: 4th Edition prepares new managers and leaders with the foundation to understand financial accounting, a critical tool to document finances to shareholders, government tax authorities and other critical parts of the business ecosystem. The chapters follow in a logical flow to describe the key components of financial accounting, including: ¿ Why are financial accounting systems necessary?¿ Financial accounting systems and terms ¿ The Balance Sheet¿ The Income Statement ¿ The Statement of Cash FlowsEach chapter provides clear examples of the financial accounting tools and includes practice examples to help train the reader in theusage of these critical tools. About the SeriesThe Self-Learning Management Series is designed to help students, new managers, career switchers and entrepreneurs learn essential management lessons. This series has marketing books, management books, accounting books and more, that have been designed to address every aspect of business across every industry. Each book includes basic fundamentals, important concepts, standard and well-known principles, and practical ways of application of the subject matter. The distinctiveness of the series lies in that all the relevant information is bundled in a compact form that is very easy to interpret.