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Why do projects fail? (Includes examples!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The Airbus A380 took its maiden transatlantic voyage in March 2007, silencing the critics and proving it could use runways shorter than other smaller jets. A version of this article first appeared on this blog in 2007. The Scottish Parliament building. There are many factors that contribute to project failure.

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How To Accelerate Innovation With the NPD Process

Wrike

Jeff Kinney’s hit children’s book series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid , was first released in 2007 and is still rolling out installments each year. Today, we’re going to discuss the ins and outs of the NPD process, an effective method that can accelerate innovation, bring new ideas and designs to market, and propel you to success.

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

Scrum.org

This recognition of the socio-dynamic processes in groups of people is also what attracts me to Scrum. Many methodologies are so focused on process efficiency that they seem to ignore the human factors involved. Many methodologies are so focused on process efficiency that they seem to ignore the human factors involved.

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Modularized megaprojects: Failure of Conventional Approaches (Part 1)

Inloox

Originally, the megaproject was to be completed in 2007 at costs of only 2 billion euros. Processes are highly interdependent. Even in the construction of Berlin Airport, delays in supposedly minor areas meant that the entire project had to be paused for months at a time because internal processes were not precisely coordinated.

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What Is a Site Analysis for Architecture Projects? Checklist & Steps

ProjectManager.com

Site analysis in architecture is a process that involves research and analysis of the social, historical, climatic, geographic, legal and infrastructure aspects of a location. They will be important documents during the design process and will influence the programmatic realities but also the structural and even aesthetic decisions.

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Scrum: A Brief History of a Long-Lived Hype

Scrum.org

In the end, the sources I used for describing the evolutions of the definition of Scrum are: The paper “SCRUM Software Development Process” by Ken Schwaber (1995, 1996). The book “The Enterprise and Scrum” by Ken Schwaber (2007). The book “Agile Software Development with Scrum” by Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle (2002).

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Using OKRs with Scrum and Evidence Based Management

Scrum.org

When OKRs are embedded into the inspect and adapt process, the Sprint Review provides a unique opportunity to inspect steps toward Objectives by assessing movements in Key Result Areas, i.e., EBM measures such as: Lead time from idea to delivery to market. 2007) Importance of goal setting in virtual project teams. References.

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