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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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What Erie Insurance does to develop transformational talent

CIO Business Intelligence

When the leadership team at Erie Insurance planned a large-scale transformation, they knew it couldn’t be an IT-only effort. Finally, the way Erie Insurance drives transformation is by leveraging enterprise business agility. Change Management, CIO, Digital Transformation, Innovation, Insurance Industry, IT Leadership, IT Strategy

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

CIO Business Intelligence

What is a project manager? Project managers play the lead role in planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing out projects. They are accountable for the entire project scope , the project team and resources, the project budget, and the success or failure of the project.

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The 10 highest-paying industries for IT talent

CIO Business Intelligence

There’s a demand for skills such as cybersecurity, cloud, IT project management, UX/UI design, change management, and business analysis. There’s also a need for project managers, product managers, cybersecurity professionals, data scientists, database administrators, and software architects.

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Meet Ameet Bakshi: The Insurance CloudMASTER®

Cloud Musings

Powered by Singapore-based Big Data start-up Crayon Data , BigData-MadeSimple.com tapped the insurance industry as being at the forefront of integrating cloud technology into their digital eco system. After completing over four successful years with the firm, Ameet could now be referred to as "The Insurance CloudMASTER®"!

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Enterprise Agile Development - Why you still need Project Managers.

Social, Agile and Transformation

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 Enterprise Agile Development - Why you still need Project Managers. Thursday, March 26, 2009.

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

CIO Business Intelligence

Some Scrum masters also serve as a team’s project manager. Project management offices (PMOs) or product development departments within many business sectors hire Scrum masters to streamline their software development processes. Communicate task, milestone, and project progress and changes to relevant stakeholders.

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