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16 2.2 Who is it for? Written by two CEOs who have been successful with new technologies, this book is aimed at directors and managers who have an ambition to improve the performance of their whole company’s management team. They are likely to already have significant responsibilities and possess the influence to get things done in their company. It is likely that most readers will come from small- and medium-sized enterprises up to a few hundred staff, and independent companies, because of the breadth of functions that need to be analyzed and involved in change. The same principles also apply to larger companies, however. 17 CHAPTER THREE STRUCTURE OF THIS BOOK Part One, First steps with OpenERP , starts with the installation of OpenERP. If you have already installed Open- ERP you can directly take your first steps on a guided tour in the Guided Tour chapter. If you are already familiar with OpenERP or Tiny ERP you can use the How does it apply to your Business? chapter to find out how to create a new workflow from scratch in an empty database with nothing to distract you. Or you can skip directly to the Keep track of your Customers Suppliers chapter in the Boost your Sales Deliver Great Services part, to start with details of OpenERP’s functional modules. Part Two, Boost your Sales Deliver Great Services , deals with Supplier and Customer Relationship Management SRM CRM. You will find the elements necessary for managing an efficient sales department there, and automating tasks to monitor performance. Part Three, Manage your Books , is devoted to general accounting and its key role in the management of the whole enterprise. Part Four, Effective Management of Operations , handles all the operational functions of enterprise management: Human Resources for managing projects, through financial analyses supplied by analytic or cost accounts. You will see how using OpenERP can help you optimize your leadership of an enterprise. Part Five, Manage your Warehouse and Get your Manufacturing done , describes the physical movement of Stocks and their Manufacturing the transformation or products and services into other products. Part Six, Manage your Business , deals with Purchasing and Selling goods and services. Part Seven, Process and Document Management , is focused on the Process description and Documentation Knowledge handling that OpenERP manages. Finally Part Eight, System Administration and Implementation , structured in two chapters, explains first how to administer and configure OpenERP, then provides a methodology for implementing OpenERP in your entreprise.