{"id":12,"date":"2009-10-20T08:32:51","date_gmt":"2009-10-20T08:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kz-a.net\/wp1\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2020-02-10T16:55:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T16:55:50","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kz-a.net\/kza\/index.php\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On this page we have alphabetically listed links, by type, to other websites and sources of material that we believe are useful resources in the context of\u00a0 practicing performance optimisation and transformational improvement.<\/p>\n<!-- Link Library Categories Output -->\n\n<div id=\"linktable\" class=\"linktable\"><a href=\"#industry\"><span class=\"linkcatname\">Industrial<\/span><\/a><a href=\"#informational\"><span class=\"linkcatname\">Informational<\/span><\/a><a href=\"#professional\"><span class=\"linkcatname\">Professional<\/span><\/a><a href=\"#public-sector\"><span class=\"linkcatname\">Public 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