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Come hear about the opportunities in space observation at TC Sessions: Space

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She graduated from the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and received her master’s in Space Systems Operations Management from Webster University. Before founding Capella Space , Payam Banazadeh worked as a project manager and flight systems engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. at 11:59 p.m.

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How AerCap’s CIO has been a catalyst for a robust M&A strategy

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The company had completed a first acquisition (International Lease Finance Corporation in 2014) and was relocating its headquarters from Schiphol in the Netherlands to Dublin, Ireland. More critical elements are business analysts and project managers who understand your business processes. Technology you can buy.

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BlocPower wants to evict fossil fuels one building at a time

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He launched BlocPower in 2014 with the goal of replacing fossil fuel-burning heating and cooling systems with cleaner, more efficient electric air source heat pumps, water heaters and solar panels. And then we manage the project as they install that equipment in the building (getting project management fees as part of the deal).

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Spinning Your Wheels Trying to Implement Change at Work?

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Available August 12, 2014. After working with people in roles as diverse as HR, IT, strategic planning, project management, process improvement, sustainability and change management, I’ve discovered that every change agent faces common challenges , and the approaches to overcoming them is the same. Toolkit: $147.

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12 famous ERP disasters, dustups and disappointments

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Instead, the company planned to build a modular system using best-of-breed third-party components alongside its existing predictive maintenance, insurance claim and contract management systems. 10 common ERP mistakes to avoid Enterprise Applications, ERP Systems, IT Leadership, Outsourcing, Project Management Tools

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Mobile, Native Apps and Project Management Software – What’s the Connection?

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In the project management arena, it’s been established that projects are better carried out by teams, and teams nowadays can be dispersed geographically, hence, the growing prevalence of cloud-based project management software to keep these teams connected. Needless to say, they don’t need to be downloaded.

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Why Less Communication is Better!

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Jeff (Bezos) got up and said, ‘No, communication is terrible!’” Alan Deutschman, 1 Aug 2014, Fast Company. More meetings and more reports cause higher decision latency, the primary cause of project failure. “People were saying that groups needed to communicate more.

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