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The Evolution of Project Management

The IIL Blog

When the Department of Defense (DoD) decided to expand the need for more technical projects following World War II, pressure was placed upon the aerospace and defense community to develop expertise in project management. First, the PM was expected to possess a command of technology rather than merely an understanding of technology.

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How To Overcome The Challenges Of Building And Managing A Distributed Workforce

Proofhub

Focus on employee engagement Though remote work can be more productive in some ways, it can also be less productive due to a lack of employee engagement. Use the right tools There are many technological tools that HR performance can leverage to ensure smooth hiring and pay for employees. Give ProofHub a try.

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2021 Online & On-Site Events for Project Managers

Epicflow Blog

Pricing: free for ARC Advisory Service Clients, Digital Transformation Council (DTC) members, Technology End Users, Speakers, Panelists, and Sponsors; 595 USD for others. Keep in mind that due to the pandemic, the world situation is unstable. Read more: Is Your Organization Mature Enough for Digital Transformation?

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Change Management Strategy in Projects

Project Pulse Journal

Every project inherently involves change, whether introducing new healthcare systems, new software development practices or processes, or altering existing operational methods. Another way to enhance organizational change management capabilities is the adoption of technology and tools that facilitate change processes.

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My Experience With Growing A Developer Culture

Scrum.org

These teams were mostly focused on software development. These organizations were able to attract the smartest developers and create products customers loved. I’m simply going to share my perspective as a Scrum Master working closely with developers. That’s not going to be a technical perspective.

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Microeconomics and Risk Management in Decision Making for Software Development

Herding Cats

Take for example the deployment of an ERP system, the installation, and startup of a process control system, the release of a suite of embedded software controllers for a car, aircraft, petrochemical plant. A recent survey of 600 firms indicated that 35% of them had at least one "runaway' software project. Now To Risk Management.

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Decision Analysis - Ordinal and Cardinal Measures

Herding Cats

In our agile software development world, AHP is rarely found. I came to AHP through a seminar by Dr. James T. Brown and his book The Handbooks of Program Management: How to Facilitate Project Success with Optimal Program Management and my review of the same book. There are nine technology readiness levels.