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Enhanced due diligence in banking 

Productivity Land

Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), also known as Politically Exposed Person (PEP) screening, is a process that banks and other financial institutions must use to identify the risk associated with doing business with foreign individuals. The BSA was enacted in 1970 and amended in 2001 and 2006.

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Why do projects fail? (Includes examples!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Here are some high-profile failed projects: Following an internal review, Multiplex, the Australian development company responsible for the reconstruction of the Wembley Stadium, became aware that costs for the project were escalating to the point that the company would make a loss of £750 million on the project. billion to £10.9

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Why Agile Engineering Practices in Software Development Are Essential to Achieve Agility

Scrum.org

The product is riddled with technical debt. The agile manifesto includes principles such as “continuous delivery of valuable software”, “continuous attention to technical excellence” and “at regular intervals the team reflects on how to become more effective”. Progress comes to a standstill. After all, Scrum is just a framework.

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In-Depth: How Coherence And Cohesion Are Critical To Scrum

Scrum.org

And does your Sprint Review consist of team members listing their individual accomplishments? Wang et al (2006) studied software teams tasked with ERP implementations and found that cohesive teams performed significantly better than less-cohesive teams. Psychological review , 57 (5), 271. R., & Dion, K. Festinger, L.

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Agile & Project PPM: The Better Together Story

MPUG

This is the continuing and evolving story of Agile and Microsoft’s technologies. That is, its allowance for complex or highly interactive reviews and working iterations with stakeholders and project teams that produce a better product or result. Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design. Understanding Agile.

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Systems Thinking in Organizational Coaching

Scrum.org

Now we live in a world of digital technologies in a global post-industrial society. Small changes can produce big results—but the areas of highest leverage are often the least obvious (Peter Senge, The Fifth Discipline, 2006). There is no blame (Peter Senge, The Fifth Discipline, 2006).

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Pulse of the Profession 2018: Success in Disruptive Times by Managing Projects Effectively

Inloox

PMI’s most recent Pulse of the Profession is about how to succeed in a disruptive world, with challenges being, among others, new technologies (like autonomous vehicles), artificial and data intelligence and big data. New technology. The Pulse charts the major trends for project management now and in the future. Increased competition.