article thumbnail

6 Top Project Management Books for Engineers and Manufacturers

LiquidPlanner

While engineers learn a lot of valuable skills in school, project management isn’t always one of them. Many engineers end up learning PM skills on the job and on their own time. If you’re an engineer looking to grow your project management skillset, you’re in the right place. Critical Chain by Dr. Eliyahu M.

article thumbnail

Agile Revolution in the Defense Industry

Scrum.org

Used by SpaceX for the construction of its rockets, the Idiot Index is the ratio between the total cost of a product divided by the cost of its elementary components. Firehawk Aerospace 3D prints rockets and a solid form of fuel to launch them. The engineers literally hacked the interfaces to take control and stabilize them.

Agile 142
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Understanding Critical Path in Project Management (Example Included)

ProjectManager.com

Since that time, the critical path method has been used in a variety of projects, from construction, aerospace and defense to software and product development, engineering, plant maintenance and more. Projects with interdependent activities can benefit from this.

Aerospace 368
article thumbnail

2022 Online and In-Person Events for Project/Resource Managers and Industry Professionals

Epicflow Blog

April 13, Chicago, the USA — Project Delivery Conference is the event for construction industry professionals, including project managers, where leading experts meet to explore innovative solutions that help builders operate more efficiently as well as manage risks associated with project safety, schedules, quality, and costs.

2022 98
article thumbnail

Artificial Intelligence and Project Management: The First Step

The IIL Blog

Two months after ChatGPT’s debut, Microsoft introduced on its Bing internet search engine a similar chatbot, and has announced its “everyday AI companion”, Copilot. is an Aerospace Engineer and Project Manager working in the Aircraft Industry in Germany. Previous success factors can easily be taken into account. Action Taker.

article thumbnail

Reflection and Takeaways on Agility from the SMC-IT 2018 Space Mission Design conference

The IIL Blog

The 6th International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for Information Technology, held in Alcala de Henares, Spain, brought together scientists, engineers, and researchers from NASA, the European Space Agency, universities and industry. In essence, Scrum was there at the start of aerospace exploration. Representing Scrum, Inc.

article thumbnail

Best project management software

Binfire

Engineering teams. Projects in aerospace. Projects in heavy constructions (road, brides & high rise buildings). Freelancers. blogger scheduling their posts. Option 3- Collaborative project management. Startups with more that 5 employees in their projects. Teams with less than 500 members. Software development teams.