Blockchain enables enterprises to reinvent processes and business models and to pursue radically disruptive applications. Blockchain for Business is a concise, accessible, and pragmatic guide to both the technology and the opportunities it creates.
Authored by three experts from IBM's Enterprise Blockchain practice, it introduces industry-specific and cross-industry use cases, and reviews best-practice approaches to planning and delivering blockchain projects. With a relentless focus on real-world business outcomes, the authors reveal what blockchain can do, what it can't do yet, and where it's headed.
- Understand five elements that make blockchain so disruptive: transparency, immutability, security, consensus, and smart contracts
- Explore key use cases: cross-border payments, food and drug safety, provenance, trade finance, clinical trials, land registries, and more
- See how trusted blockchain networks are facilitating entirely new business models
- Compare blockchain types: permissioned, permissionless, private, public, federated, and hybrid
- Anticipate key technical, business, regulatory, and governance challenges
- Build blockchain financial models, investment rubrics, and risk frameworks
- Organize and manage teams to transform blockchain plans into reality
Whether you're a senior decision maker, technical professional, customer, or investor, Blockchain for Business will help you cut through the hype and objectively assess blockchain's potential in your business.
Blockchain for Business | Jai Singh Arun (Author), Jerry Cuomo (Author), Nitin Gaur (Author)| Addison-Wesley Professional
Table of Contents
About the Authors
Chapter 1. Introduction to Blockchain
Blockchain Beliefs, Enterprise Blockchain, Why Blockchain Matters, The Trailblazers, Blockchain for Good, Blockchain Questions from Business and Technology Leaders, Chapter Summary, References.
Chapter 2. Opportunities and Challenges
Disruptive Elements, Opportunities, Challenges, Chapter Summary, References.
Chapter 3. Understanding the Technology Landscape
Blockchain: A Technical Perspective, Blockchain for Enterprises, Essential Maturity Imperatives for Enterprise Blockchain, Token Revolution, Understanding Digital Asset (Token) Fungibility: Opportunities and Challenges Related to Token Valuation and Blockchain Ecosystems, Considerations for Meaningful and Sustainable Blockchain-Powered Business Networks, Chapter Summary, References.
Chapter 4. Business of Business Models
Path to Blockchain Enterprise Adoption: A Prescriptive Approach, Business Modeling and Design, Chapter Summary.
Chapter 5. Developing a Governance Structure for Blockchain Networks
Governance Structure and Landscape, SCTrustNet, Chapter Summary.
Chapter 6. Building a Team to Drive Blockchain Projects
Enterprise Structures in a Decentralized Economy, Roles of an Enterprise in a Blockchain Network, Building an Effective Team, Intraprise Synergy, An Example of a Blockchain Project Team, Chapter Summary.
Chapter 7. Understanding Financial Models, Investment Rubrics, and Model Risk Frameworks
Understanding Blockchain Project Financial Fundamentals, Blockchain Investment Rubric, Return on Investment Modeling, Risk Modeling, Chapter Summary, References.
Chapter 8. Looking Ahead: What Does the Future Hold
The Network of Networks, Blockchain at the Nexus of Technology, Blockchain Opportunities and Challenges: “What Lies Ahead?”, Overall Summary, References.
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