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Project management: Tips, tools, best practices

CIO

Scope management: Define scope, create work breakdown structure (WBS), gather requirements. Time management: Plan and develop schedules and activities, estimate resources and timelines. Costs management: Estimate costs, determine budgets. Quality management: Identify quality requirements. Budget for surprises.

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Top 15 project management certifications

CIO

From hardware and software upgrades to ongoing security patches, to application development and the rollout of software itself, project managers keep your teams on task and productive. Here, CIO.com outlines the most popular project management certifications that will add value and help you hone your skills this year.

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What is a project manager? The lead role for project success

CIO

Project managers play the lead role in planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing out projects. They are accountable for the entire project scope , the project team and resources, the project budget, and the success or failure of the project.

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20 IT management certifications for IT leaders

CIO

The certification covers high-level topics such as organizational structure, budgeting, managing risk, monitoring and assigning deliverables, communicating with remote teams and executives, and managing complex large-scope projects. It covers Scrum, Kanban, Lean, extreme programming (XP), and test-driven development (TDD).

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Product-based IT: A blueprint for success

CIO

This was not in the budget for the year nor was it on our roadmap, yet we were able to initiate cost-benefit analysis, do demos, and get it deployed as a two-month project,” he says. “In Embrace agile practices Few associate a government agency with a fast-track to business value, but Jamie Holcombe Jr., Jamie Holcombe Jr., CIO, USPTO.

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Top 7 Reasons Why Digital Transformation Fails

Mentormate

Yet, with the booming trend of digital transformation, many organizations get stuck mid-process and pour vast budgets and effort down the drain, failing to transform their processes and manage the change that comes with digital transformation. Ignoring pushback and lack of organizational behavior change.

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What is Agile Transformation?

Accenture

A communication and change management process to gain and maintain momentum and to facilitate feedback loops. Whether to bring in external support in the form of training, coaching, consulting and change management. How to maintain profitability in the midst of the change. So much more….

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