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How BUiLT unites Black IT pros and builds equity

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Still, in many ways, Black people are the only one on their team, their division, their company, or at their level of leadership. Training and certifications In addition to networking opportunities, members of BUiLT also gain access to training, bootcamps, and popular IT certifications, often at a discounted rate or for free.

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How BayCare Health System excels in raising data literacy

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Once we established basic data literacy, we taught people some advanced data practices and trained them on our tools. We’ve also set the expectation that if you’re in a leadership role, you need capabilities that are beyond your functional job description, including program management, financial acumen, and data literacy.

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What is a project management office (PMO)? The key to standardizing project success

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Debra Chin, a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and program manager/consultant with ROC Implementation & Management Group (ROCIMG), describes the PMO more succinctly, saying, “It’s a centralized point that helps manage projects.” Digital Transformation, IT Leadership, Project Management Tools

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3 key digital transformation priorities for 2024

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As every CIO can attest, the aggregate demand for IT and data capabilities is straining their IT leadership teams. Underpinning these initiatives are digital transformation core competencies , which include design thinking, product management, agile methodologies, devops practices, citizen development, and data governance.

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Top 15 project management certifications

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Requirements : Candidates for the exam must have a secondary degree, 21 contact hours of training in agile practices, 12 months of project experience within the past five years or eight months of agile project experience within the past three years. Price : $435 for members; $495 for non-members. Price: $130.

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Project management: Tips, tools, best practices

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Here is a comparison of the three key roles within the PMO or EPMO, all are in high demand due to their leadership skill sets. Project manager : Plays the lead role in planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing of individual projects. Organizations can have one or more project managers. Program manager: $85,796.

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7 sins of digital transformation

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Expecting IT leaders to know how to lead transformation initiatives In my recent book, Digital Trailblazer , I advise CIOs to train and mentor leaders to drive transformation initiatives. These leaders often come from IT backgrounds, such as product management, program management, application development, data science, and IT operations.