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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. The merger was not a successful one.

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Agile Unplugged EP04 | Mike Cottmeyer and Matt Van Vleet

Leading Agile

He is helping us build our technology transformation studio. And in that we grew the company where originally, we did a mixture, as you know, between transformation and building custom software solutions. Over time, we grew to focus more, mainly on customer soft, custom software solutions, and eventually Accenture purchased us.

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How to Navigate the Project Environment Even if You’re New to Project Management

Project Pulse Journal

The project environment is a complex relationship of internal and external facets consisting of organizational structure, culture, industry dynamics, regulatory frameworks, technological advancements, and market trends. Technological Advancements The rapid pace of technological innovation can offer both opportunities and challenges.

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How Wrike’s Engineers Developed a Unique Quality Control System

Wrike

I joined the team as a QAA engineer in 2010, the first employee in this role. When he joined the team in 2010, his main commitment was to winning the Tour de France — a lofty goal, as no British cyclist had yet won this famous cycling race since its nascence in 1903. Hello, everyone! I’m Alexander, and I’m a QAA manager at Wrike.

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PMI Are some more equal than others?

The Lazy Project Manager

It also seems that there is a preference to have talks with broad appeal, this, I feel, has led to a reduced number of more technical talks on advanced topics. Based on my ideas and this feedback I checked out the PMI congresses in EMEA and NA and APAC since 2010 and guess what? An OK mix but you do see the same old same old as well.

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Decision Analysis - Ordinal and Cardinal Measures

Herding Cats

When we hear of the difficulties of making decisions in the presence of uncertainty, especially about software features and capabilities, there are straightforward ways to solve this problem. In our agile software development world, AHP is rarely found. There are nine technology readiness levels.

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What is Agile Project Management? (and how to implement it)

EasyProjects

If you follow the instructions to a tee, it’s going to taste fantastic – just like the reviews say. Agile is most popular in the software industry, but it has found homes in the information technology, engineering, product development, and marketing industries to name a few. Disgusting. Well, you kinda deserved that.

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