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2017 Project Management Trends To Watch

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This year I’m looking forward into 2017 to highlight some of the project management trends I think it is worth watching out for. Will 2017 be the year we get our first Chartered Project Professionals? Be brave, find your people and have a wonderful 2017. A Focus on Professionalism. That’s collaboration too.

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5 Considerations for Managing a Project Portfolio

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In this article, you’ll learn the top 5 key considerations and knowledge areas under which the main criteria for managing a project portfolio can be grouped. The less governable aspect, however, is who judges, and not what is being judged or how to judge it. A version of this article first appeared in 2017.

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

ProjectManager.com

For example, the project management process groups describe the project life cycle while the 10 project management knowledge areas explain how to manage a project. It was first published in 1996 and is about to publish its sixth edition in the fall of 2017. It was initially created by the UK government for IT projects.

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Project Management Apprenticeships: A Game Changer for Business

Rebel’s Guide to PM

From April 2017 there will be another significant change in the project management world that will open up opportunities for those who choose not to take a university degree. The UK government aims to increase productivity in UK-based companies by investing in training people by making more apprenticeships available. The Benefits.

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Top 11 Cities for Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The Shanghai (2017-2035) Master Plan lays out the bigger picture for investment and development across the city. The Australian government has granted two initiatives close to Brisbane major project status. Over A$10bn has been committed by the Australian government to fund the upgrades. Source: PMI; figures relate to country).

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The Scrum Team is Self-Managing

Scrum.org

The 2017 version of the Scrum Guide said the following about the Scrum Team: "Scrum Teams are self-organizing and cross-functional. I would say these topics fall under self-governance instead of self-management. Scrum does not require the Scrum Team to be self-governing, nor does it forbid it. The Scrum Guide gets an update.

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Implications of Artificial Intelligence on Project Management

The IIL Blog

For over a quarter of a century, the Standish Group has tracked, reported, and improved software-intensive project success rates. [1] The future of AI in project management will depend on how we implement, use, and govern it! He received the PMI Fellow award in 2017. Euguene earned an M.S.