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Agile Capacity
Wrong resources? Right resources at the wrong time? Both can cripple project momentum—and send shock waves across the project portfolio, even threatening the organization's bottom line. And the…
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Time Change
Less might be more when it comes to workweeks. Organizations that have abandoned the standard five-day, 40-hour-a-week template in favor of an abbreviated work schedule are touting higher…
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Bring on the Bots
My new best friend in project management is a robot. Ever since I started using software programs last year to automate repetitive work, I have more time to focus on analysis, forecasting and…
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State of Mind
Organizations are launching projects to help their workers maintain good mental health. And with good reason: Depression and anxiety cost the global economy an estimated US$1 trillion annually in…
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Digging Deep
Iron ore mining projects are on the rise again in Australia. After prices plummeted in 2015, the sector is expected to see an increase in export volumes of iron ore from 847 million metric tons in…
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Chain Demand
Manufacturing, retail and logistics executives are clamoring for more real-time, end-to-end transparency of their supply chains. That desire is driving demand for digital supply chain investments,…
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Stepping Up
Professionally, I manage infrastructure projects in an IT environment. Outside my job, I'm responsible for the operations of an annual three-day international festival that draws about 13,000…
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Raise the Roof
A serious labor shortage is threatening to slow housing projects across the United States. In May, builders reported shortages in 12 of 16 labor categories, with carpenters, framing crews,…
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Beating the Burnout Beast
Engagement is a good thing ... right? New research suggests the answer may not be so black and white. When researchers at Yale University's Center for Emotional Intelligence this year examined both…
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Bots On Board
Robots need a little onboarding, too. As the workforce becomes more automated, more organizations are incorporating a new generation of robot employees. Across all sectors, nearly 20 percent of jobs…
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