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Holiday parties in a pandemic: Tableau orders 3,500 meals to go; Smartsheet serenaded virtually; more

GeekWire

On Saturday, Tableau ran up a bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars as its virtual celebration amounted to 3,500 takeaway dinners from 40 local restaurants. ” Restaurateur Ethan Stowell during a virtual holiday “carol-oke” gathering with the Tableau team. Tableau Photo). Photo courtesy of Smartsheet).

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Google buys more land in Kirkland as its Seattle-area workforce nears 6,000 employees

GeekWire

It is also slashing marketing budgets in the latter half of 2020. Its Seattle-area real estate portfolio gives the tech giant room for more than 10,000 people. In a separate report, commercial real estate company JLL said a steady influx of sublease listings are now coming on the market in Seattle.

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Meta layoffs ripple through Seattle region, taking some of the luster from ‘Silicon Valley North’

GeekWire

However, in his memo this morning, Zuckerberg said the company would be making cuts across its business, “including scaling back budgets, reducing perks, and shrinking our real estate footprint.” Last week, a Meta spokesperson told GeekWire that there were no plans to sublease that space.

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What is a project manager? The lead role for project success

CIO Business Intelligence

They are accountable for the entire project scope , the project team and resources, the project budget, and the success or failure of the project. To succeed in their role, project managers must be adept at coordinating resources, managing budgets, measuring and tracking project progress, and communicating with team members and stakeholders.

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How the Secret Service Thwarted a $21 Million BEC Attack

SecureWorld News

Though the company was not named, we know the attempted attack was for a real estate related transaction. The real estate vertical has seen the largest impact, but there have been successful BEC incident events across all types of industries. Secret Service investigates all kinds of cybercrime, including ransomware.

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Zillow Group CEO Rich Barton on the ?great reshuffling,? and why he?s optimistic about it

GeekWire

“This crisis is causing a great reshuffling,” said Barton, speaking Thursday during a GeekWire virtual event titled How to Build an Enduring Culture in the Era of COVID-19. Over the past two months, Barton said the data was clear when it came to residential real estate. “We were not afraid to see good news.

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What is a Scrum master? A key role for project success

CIO Business Intelligence

This can include software, healthcare, aviation, technology, engineering, construction, real estate, publishing, financial, marketing, manufacturing, education, insurance, government, and others. Determine, document, and manage the scope of a project, tasks, milestones, timelines, the budget, and resources.

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