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Are You Ready For The Social Tech Revolution?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

For example, Yammer is deployed as a business-focused alternative to Facebook; various Instant Messaging tools such as Skype for Business and Slack take the place of WhatsApp and enterprise tools such as SocialCast are found in organizations as a replacement for micro-blogging tools such as Twitter.

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5 Notorious Failed Projects & What We Can Learn from Them

ProjectManager.com

Developed by Sony, Betamax was introduced in the mid-1970s but was unable to get traction in the market, where JVC’s VHS technology was king. Surprisingly, Sony continued to produce Betamax all the way into 2016. Long before it discontinued the technology, Betamax was already irrelevant. The Lesson.

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Modularized megaprojects: Failure of Conventional Approaches (Part 1)

Inloox

A prime example in this context is the BER Airport. This high-tech factory now produces batteries for the car manufacturer. After the start of construction in 2014, the Gigafactory was opened in 2016, and the planned costs were met. For example, the opening date was delayed by several months due to defective fire doors.

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The 5-Step Expert Guide To Choosing Project Management Software

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Let’s say for example, that time tracking isn’t important to your organization. Too often, project planning models take support for granted or give lip service to it,” says Rick Maurer , author of Beyond the Wall of Resistance (which I thought I had reviewed on this blog but I can’t find it.

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Online Training: BrainBOK Review

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s an app from Harwinder Singh, the project management expert behind the PMP® prep blog, Deep Fried Brain. He kindly gave me access to the product for a short while so that I could review it for you. Here’s an example of a quiz question. After all, Software Review: iMindQ 4.1 After all, Software Review: iMindQ 4.1

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Records Management: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

Examples of records include project requirements, project scope, schedule, budget, progress reports, contracts, etc. Review and consultation lasted three years and a revised version was issued in 2016. It applies to the creation, capture and management of records in all types of businesses and technologies.

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Main Risks of Aerospace Engineering Projects: How to Implement Wise Risk Management into Your Organization

Epicflow Blog

For example, welding can be dangerous for workers; assembling an air- or a spacecraft involves moving large-scale parts from one facility to another, working on the top of an air-/spacecraft, which increases chances for accidents and/or employees’ injuries. . Chances of accidents. Volatility in the geopolitical and economic environment. .