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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. Stretch Project. The Lesson.

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Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking

The IIL Blog

Companies innovate and develop new products. But customers validate those innovations by “voting with their wallets.” They learn from their customers and continually innovate. Their teams are more productive, creative, and innovative. They innovate and create. Great companies pivot without mercy or guilt.

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Managing Virtual Teams: Strategies for Project Managers

Project Pulse Journal

With knowledge and a plan, you can lead your dynamic teams toward achieving project completion and driving innovation in today's dynamic work environment. Virtual project teams have become common due to technology advancements, globalization, and the rise of remote work practices.

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

Epicflow Blog

First, there can be a lack of enough digital workforce to staff projects, which is a typical challenge for initiatives that require implementation of digital technologies. . Second, people may require more time to get used to working with innovation technologies and equipment, which may lead to project delays. .

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Matrix Management for Strategic Projects

International Institute for Learning

These differences due to the new types of projects are expected to cause significant changes to how we worked previously in a matrix organization. The challenge was the need to solve often complex technical problems that required the sharing of information between functional (i.e., Feb (2016). vertical) units.

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Skills Mismatch | What Is It & How to Bridge the Gap

Teamweek

Common causes for skills mismatches are poorly written job description ads, gaps in the hiring procedures, overemphasizing job experience over skills, and emerging technologies. they have the skills needed to succeed in a tech-focused manager-level position and their employer isn’t using those skills effectively).

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Next Generation Project Management Software

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We wonder whether this desire to investigate and move to new technology comes from this new project management tools market configuration or it is its cause. It’s easy to find technical information online about each project management tool, and they are often compared against each other on the basis of technical and contextual aspects.