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Planning Doesn’t Have to Be the Enemy of Agile

Harvard Business

The capacity and willingness of managers to plan developed throughout the century. Corporations developed large corporate units dedicated to it. The frustrations with current planning practices intersect with another fundamental managerial trend: organizational agility. The world appeared predictable.

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Critical Analysis Skills can put you a Step Ahead

Tom Spencer

It was an enriching experience, and the skills developed during this process could be useful in a corporate environment. It is better to know the limits of your ability rather than pretending you can, spinning your wheels, and then failing to meet expectations. How important is the ability to interpret texts for a young professional?

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How to Make Agile Work for the C-Suite

Harvard Business

Many companies are attempting a radical — and often rapid — shift from hierarchical structures to more agile environments, in order to operate at the speed required by today’s competitive marketplace. At Bain & Company, we do not believe that companies should try to use agile methods everywhere. This takes time.

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ERP Software for Project-Driven Organizations

Progressus

Many project-driven organizations are finding that they can operate much more efficiently with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. ERP software coordinates the flow of data between a company’s business processes, providing a single source of truth and streamlining operations across the enterprise. Ensure business agility.

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2024 Events for Project Managers, Business Leaders, and Industry Professionals

Epicflow

Check out our selection of events for project/resource managers, business leaders, and industry professionals, which will provide you with valuable insights into recent trends and challenges, networking opportunities, and contribute to your professional development.

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Leadership Tip 14: Reduce Other People’s Dependence on Your Decisions

Johanna Rothman

And you're supposed to be at another meeting, that started 15 minutes ago. Your previous meeting ran long, so now you're late. And you need to go to those meetings to pass judgment on their decisions, prevent people from making mistakes, and in general guide everyone's work. Being late to a meeting is a signal.

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How HR Can Become Agile (and Why It Needs To)

Harvard Business

If software has eaten the world, then agile has eaten the software world. And there is no shortage of information and advice on how agile should be implemented in your tech organization. For example, a Google search for “agile software development” returns over 14 million results. Related Video.

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