Software Development Using Scrum

Across the developing world, governments still lack the fiscal capacity to fund critical public goods, alleviate poverty, and invest in economic development. Yet, we know little about how to effectively build strong states in these settings. This book develops and tests a new theory to explain why fiscal capacity in African states is low. Drawing on work in psychology and behavioral economics, this book argues that taxation leads citizens to demand more from leaders as they seek to recover lost income from taxation. It then argues that governments' willingness to tax will depend on the extent to which they can satisfy citizens' demands while maintaining rent extraction. Rent-seeking leaders of low-capacity states will strategically underinvest in fiscal capacity in order to avoid the higher demands they face under taxation. Contrary to many existing theories, Martin shows that this can actually lead to lower taxation in democracies compared to autocracies, as citizenaccountability dema

COVID-19 alongside the Russia-Ukraine war have brought about an enormous across-the-globe impact to demonstrate no one can remain insulated from the global change. US-China’s rivalry, coupled with Japan’s and Korea’s ceaseless moves, plus ASEAN countries’ & South Asian nations’ significant advances are likely to herald an era of unprecedented change. Is Taiwan well prepared to avert falling victim to the war of two superpowers? Never count on a handful of aces up your sleeve, a game-changer may just turn your longstanding advantage into a future liability. Semiconductors and the supply chains are Taiwan’s most significant strategic assets to engage with the international community. In retrospect, Taiwan’s semiconductor industry led by industry leaders like Morris Chang and Ming-Kai Tsai, had achieved a global leading position. Corporate strategies employed by Taiwan’s representative rivals as Intel, U.S. and Samsung, Korea all feed into their distinct future development. Semiconducto

本書序言Principles of Physics 12th edition includes several new areas of research intrigue and new text discussions, including:The first image of a black hole, and the detection of gravitational waves.Several sample problems on autonomous cars, in which computer systems calculate safe driving.Cancer radiation therapy, including the use of Augur-Meitner electrons.New ways to look inside the human body without major invasive surgery, including robotic surgery using single-port incisions and optical fibers and magnetoencephalography (MEG) to monitor a person’s brain.More than 50% of the homework problems are new or revised.本書特色Halliday and Resnick's Principles of Physics, 12th edition, is an industry-leading resource in Physics teaching with expansive, insightful, and accessible treatments of a wide variety of subjects. Focusing on several contemporary areas of research and a wide array of tools that support students' active learning, this book guides students through the process of learning

本書主要通過一個Scrum團隊的故事介紹三位Scrum業界專家數十年來參與、領導和支持Scrum團隊的經過驗證的真實經驗。書中結合案例研究與相關討論，首先介紹Scrum團隊遇到的特定挑戰，然後探索克服該挑戰的替代方案。他們會在團隊剛開始使用Scrum時進行指導，並在團隊獲得來之不易的實踐經驗後逐步跟進，逐漸掌握Scrum所要求的緊密協作。

智慧車尬軟實力 軟體定義汽車已經是汽車產業的明確方向，因為汽車功能的複雜性持續增加，需要算力更高且更有彈性的軟/硬體設計，汽車的設計概念從傳統架構，轉往軟體定義汽車(Software Defined Vehicle,SDV)與Zonal架構的方向前進。車廠期望透過運算集中與3~4個Zonal 整合汽車功能，達到減化布線與強化效能的目標。然而在架構轉換期，車廠需要適應新的汽車製造模式，與供應商高度協作，逐步實現Zonal架構以及軟體定義汽車的藍圖。 與此同時，車用軟體的重要性持續提高，由軟體驅動的汽車翻轉傳統的汽車架構與概念，汽車製造也從過往的以車廠為核心，轉為以用戶需求為導向。車廠對客戶的服務將延長到整個汽車的生命週期，希望與客戶直接互動並取得關鍵資料。現階段車廠積極參與標準化規格的建立，同時可以運用雲端平台降低軟體開發的技術門檻與成本。產品設計方面，車廠除了考慮既有的功能安全，也需將資安防護納入考量。