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7 Hidden dangers of project management (Or why even well-planned projects sometimes fail)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

After $170m spent on a project to upgrade its computer system, the FBI project crumbled because the requirements were ill-defined from the beginning and the software didn’t function the way the agency had hoped. For example, in June 2010 Chrysler merged with Fiat. So why do some projects crash to their doom?

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MPP File Extension: What Is It & How to Open It

ProjectManager.com

Throughout the lifecycle of your project, it’s crucial to maintain communication with team members, executives, clients and other stakeholders. Microsoft Project is one of the oldest project management software options around and is a part of MS Office suite. MS Project 2010 can open Project 98, 2000-2003, 2007, and 2010 files.

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5 Ways To Use Visual Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Buzzsumo reports that average shares for video content are trending up by almost double and as far back as 2010 Forbes was reporting that video is a critical information source for senior executives, highlighting an upward trend to watching business content in online video format. Screen capture from Alexa.com, 9 September 2021.

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Implications of Artificial Intelligence on Project Management

The IIL Blog

AI is a branch of computer science that focuses on providing computer hardware and software with the ability to execute intelligent tasks with Generative AI (GenAI) learning and improving with each query. For over a quarter of a century, the Standish Group has tracked, reported, and improved software-intensive project success rates. [1]

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Scrum Methodology: Roles, Events & Artifacts

ProjectManager.com

The scrum methodology was developed as a response to rigid project management approaches such as the waterfall method, which didn’t adapt to the needs of agile product and software development teams. Scrum is a simple project management framework that facilitates team collaboration on complex product and software development projects.

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Quick and Easy: This Is New in the Scrum Guide 2020

Inloox

In 2010, they published the first Scrum Guide, a guide to the method with the intention of providing people, teams and organizations with a framework to master complex tasks and create products with the highest possible value. The creators of Scrum , Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland, developed the concept in the early 1990s. and much more.

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5 Ways To Use Visual Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Buzzsumo reports that average shares for video content are trending up by almost double and as far back as 2010 Forbes was reporting that video is a critical information source for senior executives, highlighting an upward trend to watching business content in online video format. Screen capture from Alexa.com, 17 September 2017.

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