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11 ways to reduce your IT costs now

CIO

IT leaders have always needed to exercise fiscal responsibility while meeting business demands for technology. The net result is that some organizations’ technology debts are growing faster than anything else and robbing them of their budgets and ability to innovate.”

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5 Project Management Skills You Need To Have

Strategy Driven

As a Project Manager or PM, your trial by fire is probably going to be whatever projects you’re working to complete. Each new project will be its own trial by fire, and that which is being put on metaphorical trial are your skills as a PM. Regardless of inherent management acumen, like exercise, PM skills can be improved.

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5 Obtrusive Blockers to Avoid as a Servant Leader

Perficient

This is an exercise in empathy and understanding. Your goal is to complete projects on time, within budget, and (hopefully) exceeding expectations. We don’t attain excellence by taking the shortest path. If you want to clear the path for your team, then you must make the effort yourself.

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Zero Trust: The Key to a Hybrid Workforce

Palo Alto Networks

The Challenge for Business and Government According to Palo Alto Networks’ “What’s Next in Cyber” report , almost half of North American C-level executives plan to dedicate a quarter to half of their cybersecurity budget to hybrid workforce security. Team building and trust exercises have their place. While the U.S.

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The 5 Goals of a Project Manager | StrategyDriven

Strategy Driven

These goals are generic to all industries and all types of projects. Regardless of your level of experience in project management, set these 5 goals for every project you manage. The trick is to be focused. Set yourself 5 personal goals to achieve. Identify any deviations from plan and fix them quickly.

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Expat CIOs: IT leaders broaden horizons with global experiences

CIO

The challenges of managing IT in a foreign land Adjusting to a new environment, motivating team members, and earning trust are challenges all expat CIOs confront. But differences in levels of technology maturity, project management, and governance can also present issues for foreign CIOs in fulfilling their core responsibilities.

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What does a project manager do on a daily basis??—?The Ultimate Review [2020]

Codegiant

What does a project manager do on a daily basis??—?The The Ultimate Review [2020] From the desk of a brilliant weirdo #1: “ What does a project manager really do? To be honest, it’s gonna be quite hard to put all the PM roles under one roof as project managers in one industry can differ from PMs in another.