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20 traits of highly effective project managers

CIO Business Intelligence

To thrive, project managers need to have and hone a complex combination of technical, business, and interpersonal skills. Effective project managers must know how to define the scope of a project , identify necessary resources, and schedule those resources — all part of the technical aspect of the job.

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Project management: Tips, tools, best practices

CIO Business Intelligence

What is project management? Project management is a business discipline that involves applying specific processes, knowledge, skills, techniques, and tools to successfully deliver outcomes that meet project goals. Project management steps Project management is broken down into five phases or life cycle.

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

CIO Business Intelligence

Project management office (PMO) definition A project management office (PMO) is a group, or functional unit, that sets, maintains, and enforces the practices, policies, and standards for structuring and executing projects within an organization.

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Software project management challenges — and how to handle them

CIO Business Intelligence

The need for efficient software development has taken on greater importance as enterprises introduce more and more digital services and add automation capabilities to enhance business processes. Managing software projects might not be at the top of CIOs’ priority lists , but it is something that IT leaders will have to master.

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Big Data Project Management: What’s In & What’s Out?

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Relatively self-contained big data projects may be tied to an ongoing process or program that is already developing or delivering a product or service. Defining the project’s requirements and developing its business case will be linked to existing performance measures or metrics.

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The Tip of the Spear II: Connecting Big Data Project Management with Enterprise Data Strategy

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Department of Transportation's CIO, describes four components for what I call an “enterprise data strategy”: Data governance. Data are often generated and managed in system- or mission-specific siloes. Efficient and sustainable analysis of data and metadata may require development or implementation of data standards.

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What Erie Insurance does to develop transformational talent

CIO Business Intelligence

The themes of the transformation — modernization, best-in-class agent experience, multi-channel customer experience, product excellence, and innovation — are so business centric that they could only be achieved with an enterprise-wide effort. The second is Erie’s Enterprise Transformation Office. “We