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

CIO Business Intelligence

Debra Chin, a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and program manager/consultant with ROC Implementation & Management Group (ROCIMG), describes the PMO more succinctly, saying, “It’s a centralized point that helps manage projects.”

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Charge up: How the Pacific Northwest is boosting electric infrastructure as EV sales rise

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This is a transformational time,” said Tonia Buell, alternative fuels program manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The state requires 24/7 customer service from EV charging companies that receive funding, Buell said. Lee and other leaders at the company came from SpaceX.

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CIOs grapple with the ethics of implementing AI

CIO Business Intelligence

The real ethical concern lies in how companies safeguard against misinformation. Companies need both a practical plan and a transparent communications strategy in their response.” Companies must fortify against attacks that could mislead AI models and result in ill-informed decisions.

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Why this Oracle exec turned to academia to help climb the cloud career ladder

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where he oversees a team of more than 250 engineers and program managers in 13 countries in the Global Business Units division. His group works on projects worth $6 billion in revenue, and includes SaaS products used by customers in hospitality, food and beverage, health sciences, construction and communications.

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

CIO Business Intelligence

With more and more companies undertaking the journey of digital transformation, the role of the CIO has become critical. He joins the Indian beverage company after a 17-year stint at Wockhardt where he was associate vice president of information technology head. He will also plan and implement the company’s IT and digital strategy.

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Amazon Web Services gets set to ignite space accelerator program’s third stage

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The 14 startups selected for Amazon Web Services’ third annual AWS Space Accelerator program include a company that’s building 3D-printed space capsules, a company that’s developing a fleet of space robots — and even a company that’s headquartered in Amazon’s neck of the woods.

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New Frontier Aerospace aims to zoom from hypersonic flight’s past into its future

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New Frontier Aerospace’s chief operating officer, David Gregory (at left), lays his hand on the company’s Mjölnir rocket engine while CEO Bill Bruner strikes what he calls his “Wernher von Braun pose” with a 3D-printed model of the company’s hypersonic rocket ship. The company has been awarded $2.25

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