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5 Project Management Trends for Manufacturing Teams to Watch in 2017

LiquidPlanner

As 2016 comes to a close, it’s time to look at some project management trends we can expect to see in 2017. As always, market forces continue to influence how businesses manage their projects. To prepare for what’s ahead, here are five project management industry trends that will gain traction in 2017.

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Working Remotely? This Will Hit You Next!

Scrum.org

During the Ebola outbreak 2013-2016, people exhibited anxiety-invoked behavior to a large extent. Individual actions are influenced by the actions of other individuals. Mass actions are influenced by the actions of the masses. The Role of Fear-Related Behaviors in the 2013–2016 West Africa Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak.

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

It is no surprise that the researchers conclude that “Product Owners perform a wide range of challenging activities which require experience and high-status in order to be able to exert influence”. Product Owners perform a wide range of challenging activities which require experience and high-status in order to be able to exert influence.”.

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The Human Experience in the Digital Age

The IIL Blog

They] are obsessed with the pressure of new customer acquisition and meeting macro KPIs that represent little influence on customer behavior. New York: Business Expert Press, 2017. Illuminating the Blind Spot “Most companies are still dominantly sales-centric and product-centric,” states Dr. Michael Lowenstein. McGoff, Chris.

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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

Scrum.org

Another approach is to track many organizations over time as they adopt Agile methodologies, while also measuring anything else that could influence their results other than agility itself. Hoda & Noble (2017) identified learning processes as essential for teams to become Agile. 2017, May). But how can one feasibly do that?

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Emergent Change – Making Sense of a Messy Environment

Tony Adams

Decisions are influenced by culture and politics within an organisation. Our challenge is to think more broadly – to understand the wider economic, political and organisational influences that are shaping our change environment. Does it influence the wider environment or does it respond to those change drivers?

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Software Estimating Resources

Herding Cats

Glen Alleman and Thomas Coonce, 2017 ICEAA Professional Development & Training Workshop, Portland OR, 2017. Minku and Xin Yao, Automated Software Engineering, 28 December 2016. “SW 3, September 2017, pp. October 2017. Ramakishore, IEEE Computer, 2016. Performance Evaluation of non?Markovian 8, September?October