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Agile Revolution in the Defense Industry

Scrum.org

These innovative agile practices are a departure from the Taylorist traditions of the defense industry, which is grappling with continuous inflation and delays, impacting national security and human lives. Firehawk Aerospace 3D prints rockets and a solid form of fuel to launch them. The company uses only common chemical components.

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2022 Aerospace and Defense Industry Trends

Epicflow Blog

Aerospace and defense industry is gradually recovering from the pandemic consequences, but still remains vulnerable as the world hasn’t fully overcome this crisis yet. Currently, A&D organizations are expected to leverage latest technologies and focus on technological and operational improvements to address the sustainability challenge.

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The Evolution of Project Management

The IIL Blog

Private Sector Project Manager Selection The birth of modern-day project management is most frequently attributed to the engineering community, mainly aerospace and defense. Since almost all of the projects were technical in nature, two criteria were established for someone to be appointed as a project manager (PM). This appeased DoD.

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Spain, Trains, and Incremental Delivery

Scrum.org

A very interesting (and sad) piece of news made headlines in Spain recently that provides some lessons about agile product development and incremental delivery. Consequently, the delivery of the trains is delayed for a few years due to the fact that the designs that were delivered are for the wrong size of trains.

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The Growth of Assistant Project Managers

The IIL Blog

Skills Needed: The Early Years In the 1950s and 1960s, the aerospace and defense industry contractors were the heaviest users of project management and established many of the forms, guidelines, templates, and checklists that were later updated to become the standards for project management. Human relations skills were not seen as a priority.

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Digitalization of Aerospace Engineering: Main Difficulties and Ways to Overcome Them

Epicflow Blog

In today’s changing and uncertain world, aerospace engineering companies are seeking the ways to design and develop new products faster and with less cost. In this article, we’ll explore the most significant digitalization challenges that aerospace engineering companies face and outline the ways to address them. Digital twin.

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A History of PMI & Its Role in Project Management

ProjectManager.com

It goes back to the 1960s, when project management became a discipline in aerospace, construction and defense industries. Later that year, the first formal meeting of the burgeoning organization took place at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. It was from these industries that the PMI seed was planted. Certification.

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