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

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Project management office (PMO) definition A project management office (PMO) is a group, or functional unit, that sets, maintains, and enforces the practices, policies, and standards for structuring and executing projects within an organization.

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IT leaders rethink talent strategies to cope with AI skills crunch

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Now, they’re racing to train workers fast enough to keep up with business demand. And they need people who can manage the emerging risks and compliance requirements associated with AI. Case in point: Training data workers on AI bias. Here’s how IT leaders are coping. Everyone is learning,” Daly says.

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Top 10 governance, risk, and compliance certifications

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GRC certifications validate the skills, knowledge, and abilities IT professionals have to manage governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) in the enterprise. With companies increasingly operating on a global scale, it can require entire teams to stay on top of all the regulations and compliance standards arising today.

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Vendor management: The key to productive partnerships

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A sound IT vendor management strategy can help organizations determine which vendor best fits the company’s needs while keeping in mind relevant features, price, availability, risk and security, and compliance regulations. The average salary for an IT vendor manager is $130,183 per year, according to data collected by PayScale.

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What is SAFe? A framework for scaling business agility

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Key elements of SAFe: Value streams and agile release trains At the core of any successful SAFe implementation are value streams and agile release trains (ARTs). The third level, Large Solution Level, involves two or more ARTs coordinated as a solution train.

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10 generative AI certs and certificate programs to grow your skills

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There are an additional 10 paths for more advanced generative AI certification, including software development, business, cybersecurity, HR and L&D, finance and banking, marketing, retail, risk and compliance, prompt engineering, and project management.

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Relationship management: The unsung art of optimizing IT teams

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I first encountered this personality type during my first IT project management job at a software company. My project was competing with other projects in the company for this database expert’s attention, and she kept stalling my project because she preferred to work on the projects of more senior managers.