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What Lifecycle or Agile Approach Fits Your Context? Part 1, Serial Lifecycles

Johanna Rothman

Sometimes, they put the project on the parking lot, because maybe the laws of physics would change? Computers kept getting cheaper and more capable, so, in a sense, the laws of physics did change. Managers Had Many Cancellation Options. My managers didn't just cancel projects at the end of the requirements phase.

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How Cloud Computing Is Changing Management

Harvard Business

That makes it imperative to start thinking about how management will be changed by the most impactful information technology of our time: cloud computing. What does it allow us to do differently, and how will that change the way we do things in the future?

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The Importance of Project Risk Management for A&E Firms

Progressus

Lack of Change Control: You can expect there to be a degree of scope creep in most projects, therefore it is important to design a process to manage these changes. While changes can be facilitated through a change management process, this is not the optimal approach. It requires both science and judgment.

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A Tool to Map Your Next Digital Initiative

Harvard Business

Examples include defining and agreeing on new work practices, creating a blueprint for business processes, agreeing on changes to job roles and responsibilities, establishing new performance-management systems, training in new business skills as well as the more obvious training and education in using the new system, and so on.

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Changing Company Culture Requires a Movement, Not a Mandate

Harvard Business

Innovation demands new behaviors from leaders and employees that are often antithetical to corporate cultures, which are historically focused on operational excellence and efficiency. But culture change can’t be achieved through top-down mandate. Practices for Leading a Cultural Movement. Frame the issue. Embrace symbols.

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A 4-Step Process to Help Senior Teams Prioritize Decisions

Harvard Business

In its fast-changing industry, big challenges loomed on many fronts. Advanced materials and new construction methods were bringing far greater complexity to manufacturing processes. Computer-driven, automated manufacturing that could make reshoring of factories feasible threatened to redraw the supply-chain map.

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The Reinvention of NASA

Harvard Business

In 1993 NASA was directed by the White House to collaborate with other nations on the design and construction of the International Space Station. New offices such as the Commercial Crew and Cargo Program were set up within NASA to manage and promote commercial partnerships. It invested more in external communication.