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10 Data Protection Questions to Ask Before Starting a New Project

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Chances are, you're going to have a workstream of activity related to data management and data protection. Wherever you are in the world, ethical project management standards, and the implications of AI, require you to be on top of data protection principles. GDPR was a once-in-a-generation update of our data protection regulations.

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What Is IT Management? Why Is IT Important for Businesses?

ProjectManager.com

Information technology (IT) is what keeps the modern world running, which is why IT management is so crucial to business. For too many, IT is a mystery and IT management isn’t even in their vocabulary. We’ll explain these two terms, explore the various aspects of IT management and why it’s so important to businesses.

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Project Management Guidelines (Part 1) - What We Can Learn From Project Failures

Inloox

A good project manager knows that some developments are out of their control. The only way to relieve that stress is to remain calm about the situation and take action to keep the situation under control. In this article, we present 8 project management guidelines that help you deal with failures.

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7 Uncomfortable Truths for Project Managers

ProjectManager.com

Project Managers are among the most positive of people. No matter how well you manage your project, ultimately success is not down to you. This has led me to conclude that of all the project management processes and disciplines, stakeholder engagement is paramount. You Can’t Control Everything. We are not control freaks.

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Risk Management is How Adults Manage Projects

Herding Cats

In a recent exchange in social media, it was clear the notion of risk and the sources of risk, the consequences or risks and managing in the presence of risk was in very unclear, when it was conjectured , we can simply slice the work into small bits and REDUCE risk. . Software Risk Management , Barry W.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Risk issues that can be identified early in the program, which will potentially impact the program later, termed Known Unknowns and can be alleviated with good risk management. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003.

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Current State and Future Prospects of Scrum and Agile Development in Japan

Scrum.org

Adoption of different methods and practices in Japan ( "DX White-Paper Executive Summary" Information-Technology Promotion Agency p11 ) Japanese culture Japanese businesses have a strong desire to avoid risk and minimize unexpected events. This is important because agile teams are self-managed.