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Top 11 Cities for Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Shanghai has some huge projects underway including: The Shanghai Urban Rail Transit Expansion: piling work on the new high-speed line began in November 2020. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics ( budget : US$5.9bn) were postponed as a result of the global pandemic, but investment in infrastructure and megaprojects continues.

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The purpose of a Goal is not to reach it!

Scrum.org

In November 2020, the Scrum Guide added a new concept to the framework, the Product Goal. . There are usually many kinds of users and clients, from direct users, end users, buyers, wholesalers, retailers, and so on; all of whom with different needs based on contexts, events and time. Project Mindset.

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The 3 Types Of Employee Engagement You Should Know

Rebel’s Guide to PM

” Although these figures have changed over time (and during 2020 it seems like they were all over the place), there is still much room for improvement in terms of employee engagement. According to Gallup, just 39% of Americans are engaged in their careers, while 14% claim to be “actively disengaged.” Emotional engagement.

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A guide to Remote Work in 2020

Binfire

Manufacturing and retail can’t use remote work. The post A guide to Remote Work in 2020 appeared first on Binfire. But there is a cost to co-location. It costs time and money to commute. It costs money to rent and keep an office. Granted there will be always a need for co-location. The service industry is a good example.

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Low-Cost Service-Based Business Ideas Entrepreneurs Can Explore

Productivity Land

Further, startups need not navigate complex regulations and guidelines unless they operate in a regulated niche like healthcare, construction, or cannabis retail. billion in 2021 after a slowdown in 2020. The scope is big as you can explore clients in the retail and EV charging industries.

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Responding to the "New Normal" with Business Agility

Scrum.org

Blockbuster, record stores, retail and now even supermarkets are under pressure. ATK to Increase Business Agility I remember news coverages from mid March 2020, when anchors asked “When are going back to normal?”. Amazon evolved from book store to a shopping mall and just recently started with fresh food delivers.

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Sustaining Agility Beyond Crises

International Institute for Learning

You can read more about Agile here and in our book, Doing Agile Right: Transformation Without Chaos (Harvard Business Review Press, 2020). He heads the firm’s global Innovation and Agile practices and is the former head of the Global Retail practice. Darrell Rigby. Darrell Rigby is a partner in the Boston office of Bain & Company.