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Managing Resources in a Multi-Project Environment: Common Challenges and Ways to Solve Them

Epicflow

Efficient resource management is at the heart of efficient delivery of projects and business performance in general. You can’t manage multiple projects and their resources efficiently without prioritization. To ensure efficient work on projects, you should assign employees to tasks that correspond to their competence levels.

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The 4 Types of Innovation and the Problems They Solve

Harvard Business

One of the best innovation stories I’ve ever heard came to me from a senior executive at a leading tech firm. That, in essence, is the value of open innovation. But what if the task had been simply to make a chip that was 30% more efficient? There is no one “true” path to innovation.

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Automotive Industry 2022: Overcoming Project Challenges

Epicflow

What issues will they bring to automotive project management, and what are the ways to address them? Read further to explore these issues in detail. . Challenges in Automotive Projects. The automotive industry is moving towards the new future by leaps and bounds. Dealing with uncertainty. Increasing number of projects .

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Future of Healthcare: Virtual and Augmented Reality

Tom Spencer

Currently engineers, physicians, other healthcare providers, and educators are working to create innovative ways to apply these immersive technologies in order to transform clinical teaching and practice. As far-fetched as these scenarios may seem, they are closer to reality than you might think. Medical Student and Resident Training.

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Can Anyone Stop Amazon from Winning the Industrial Internet?

Harvard Business

Type 2: These are once-analog products that have now been converted into digital products, such as photography, books, and music. These products are typically sold as a service via digital distribution platforms (Audible.com for books, Spotify for music, Netflix for movies). Alfred Eisenstaedt/Hayon Thapaliya/Getty Images.

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Simplifying the Job of an Aerospace Engineering Project Manager with a Resource Management Solution

Epicflow

This is explained by its intense development that involves increased digitalization and the need to implement various innovative solutions (e.g., Therefore, ensuring remote teams’ efficiency will require additional effort. . Read more: 4 Tips on How to Manage Globally Distributed Teams with Maximum Efficiency.

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The Case for Investing More in People

Harvard Business

In research for our book, Time, Talent and Energy, my co-author Michael Mankins and I found that such investments do indeed pay off: The top-quartile companies in our study unlocked 40% more productive power in their workforce through better practices in time, talent and energy management. And wages are stagnant.

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