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Industry 4.0 Series: AI, IoT, and the Future of Manufacturing

LiquidPlanner

This story is part of our Industry 4.0 series, which looks at the new technologies, techniques, and trends that are pushing manufacturers toward a new level of optimization and productivity. Once the stuff of science fiction, the idea of artificial intelligence (AI) carrying out tasks that only humans could previously achieve has become a reality. AI, which fundamentally converts large amounts of data into intelligence, is being adopted at an increasingly rapid pace across many industry sectors,

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What is innovation?

Growing Agile

Recently we held The Idea Hackathon , a 1 day unconference event to connect like minded people and have interesting conversations on a range of topics. One of the topics discussed was what innovation actually is and how we can foster it. We encounter many companies who count innovation as one of their company values, and lots who have innovation labs or teams.

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3 Ways To Kick-start Your Project Management Career

Brightwork

From healthcare to construction, project managers are needed in all industries and organizations for a simple reason: project managers are responsible for getting things done! Some project managers are answerable for numerous roles in a project whilst others delegate roles and tasks to other project members. The project manager then ensures the project progresses smoothly.

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Agency Retainers: What You Need to Know

Function Point

Retainers are becoming commonplace in the agency world, particularly with smaller or boutique creative agencies. Frequently touted as being a more attractive, strategic pricing model, retainers certainly have their benefits. Beyond being paid up front, many agencies prefer retainer models because it allows them the time to really connect with clients and prove their worth.

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

Understanding digital debt is crucial before digital transformation. Assemble a team to assess internal operations, market pressures, and digital debt's impact. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis. Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance.

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Project management and resilience

Fix my Project Chaos

To celebrate the launch of our new eCourse, we’ve released a brilliant new podcast series which focuses on stakeholder management. If you are already subscribed to our mailing list, we’ll email you a simple recap of posts each Thursday so that you can listen at your own pace. Join our mailing list on this page for […]. The post Project management and resilience appeared first on Fix My Project Chaos.

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Podcast: Project management and resilience

Fix my Project Chaos

To celebrate the launch of our new eCourse, we’ve released a brilliant new podcast series which focuses on stakeholder management. If you are already subscribed to our mailing list, we’ll email you a simple recap of posts each Thursday so that you can listen at your own pace. Join our mailing list on this page for […]. The post Podcast: Project management and resilience appeared first on Fix My Project Chaos.

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Agency Retainers: What You Need to Know

Function Point

Retainers are becoming commonplace in the agency world, particularly with smaller or boutique creative agencies. Frequently touted as being a more attractive, strategic pricing model, retainers certainly have their benefits. Beyond being paid up front, many agencies prefer retainer models because it allows them the time to really connect with clients and prove their worth.

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Quote of the Day

Herding Cats

Overheard at a dinner party. Software development in the Silicon Valley is like students at a Montessori School. Doing pretty much anything they please to entertain themselves while exploring the subject matter. Software development in the defense or mission critical business (in the same Silicon Valley) is like Marine Corps boot camp. Recruits learning the skills to think for themselves and make life-saving decisions, inside a well-developed syllubus of past battles won and lost.

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5 Best Practices for Managing Incoming Work Requests

Wrike

Processing, prioritizing, and tracking incoming work requests takes a lot of effort, especially when they’re coming at you from so many channels: emails, meetings, instant messages, informal conversations, and more. Managing this deluge of requests is time-consuming, unwieldy, and can be difficult to sustain as your company scales. . These best practices will help you bring order to the chaos of incoming work so you can spend more time on important projects and less time trying to decide what yo

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Strategic Project Finance Essentials: A Project Manager’s Guide to Financial Metrics

Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

Empower yourself as a project manager with insights that directly influence the financial landscape and strategic direction of your organization! Join us for a deep dive into the world of financial strategy, as we dissect key metrics that drive CFOs and business leaders’ investment decisions. This session will equip you with the necessary tools to craft compelling business cases as well as a comprehensive understanding of the crucial distinction between capital expenditure and operational expend

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All Leadership Theories in Under 15 Minutes

ActiveCollab

You have 15 minutes at your disposal and want to know the basics of all leadership theories? This is THE post for you! It will provide you with essential information about all theories, the main idea behind each one, and a bunch of excellent links if you would like to further your research. So let’s get started. Leadership theories are categorized by aspect which is believed to define the leader: Great Man Theory.