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Product-based IT: 6 key steps for making the switch

CIO Business Intelligence

People in business functions didnt want to give up their project mindsets and control of getting what they needed from IT in the timelines required. As SaaS and other technology companies began to abandon traditional project management, product-based IT became a bold shift to business value.

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Software project management challenges — and how to handle them

CIO Business Intelligence

The intersection of agile software development practices and ‘traditional’ project management remains a challenge for many organizations,” Chowning says. “By This can present a dilemma, as the software development practice and the project management practice try to proceed in two completely different and disconnected approaches.”

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

CIO Business Intelligence

What is a project manager? 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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Big Data Project Management: Data Must Flow!

CTOvision

I'm currently researching big data project management in order to better understand what makes big data projects different from other tech related projects. So far I've interviewed more than a dozen government, private sector, and academic professionals, all of them experienced in managing data intensive projects.

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How Birmingham’s $48M Oracle ERP project turned into an epic failure

CIO Business Intelligence

In a damning audit report , Grant Thornton has exposed how the project implementation turned into a cautionary tale of project mismanagement, highlighting critical failures in governance, technical oversight, and vendor management that continue to impact the councils core operations.

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The product operating model that’s driving transformation at Modivcare

CIO Business Intelligence

People often equate product management with project management, so its important to clarify how they differ. Ive found that using the term capabilities helps convey that product teams focus on the entire ecosystem rather than isolated projects. Clear communication is also essential.

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

CIO Business Intelligence

The financial mantra that market volatility is a good time to invest would be thoroughly tested. He knew that scalability was a big win for a company in aggressive growth mode, but he just needed to be persuaded that the platforms were more robust, and the financials made sense. So far so good. Technology you can buy.

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