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The Art of Setting Expectations as a Project Manager

Harvard Business Review

Managing the expectations of a wide range of stakeholders is one of the most challenging jobs of a project manager. Yet there’s no educational program or training for this skill because everyone’s expectations are unique and often deeply personal.

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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

TechEmpower CTO

Some offer specialized skill sets like expertise in a particular programming language or framework, or specific domain knowledge. This article will primarily focus on locating and evaluating development companies, rather than design firms. Project Management: Get a clear understanding of the company's process.

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Big Data Project Management: What’s In & What’s Out?

CTOvision

Here’s something to think about when you're planning a big data project: are you planning a project or a program ? Here's a simple distinction: A project typically has a beginning, middle, and end. A program is something ongoing and relatively permanent.

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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 to get your CFO to buy into a better model for IT funding

CIO

It empowers them to better consider long-term impact as well, enabling them to tackle technical debt and improve IT processes as necessary — activities often not addressed by project-based funding unless proposed separately. For CFOs, persistent funding can raise concerns. How does persistent funding reduce risk?

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The Tip of the Spear II: Connecting Big Data Project Management with Enterprise Data Strategy

CTOvision

Department of Transportation's CIO, describes four components for what I call an “enterprise data strategy”: Data governance. He also mentions additional factors relevant to DOT’s data strategy: The volume of data is increasing and we need to be ready for it. Managing data is not the same as analyzing it. Data sharing.

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Women IT leaders take center stage

CIO

Early in her career as a program management specialist at AT&T, Balaban became an active member with the Project Management Institute’s New Jersey chapter, which put her front and center at plenty of events. Guarini adjusted her strategies based on what resonated with each audience.