Here Are the Must Reads
Creative Industry
NEWS
New Creative Agency Aims to Emulate Tech Companies’ ‘Agile Prototyping’
AdAge.com · Nov. 2, 2017
“Newly founded agency Arts & Letters, which bases its approach on the prototyping methods familiar at technology companies, is opening its doors with Google as its first client. “”Our process resembles the agile prototyping of tech companies versus the… READ MORE
Digital Economy
ANALYSIS
To Create A New Amazon Village, It Takes A Graduate Degree (Or Two, Or Three)
HuffPost · Oct. 30, 2017
Amazon made headlines with its stupendous 1300% “earnings beat” for its most recent quarter that moved the company’s stock up over 10% in just one day! But before that, the folks from Seattle made perhaps even more consequential news by opening a com… READ MORE
ICT industry
ANALYSIS
DevOps issues multiply in IoT environments
TechTarget (blog) · Oct. 31, 2017
My high school freshman son has been pretty stressed out these past couple of weeks. Dealing with the pressures of multiple teachers giving assignments all due on the same day has been very frustrating. As I watched him tackling mounds of math homewo… READ MORE
ANALYSIS
ITIL for a Startup Company
pmfortoday.com · Oct. 31, 2017
When I was asked for the first time by a student of mine whether ITIL can be implemented in a Startup, I realized once again that most people are afraid of ITIL, because they consider it to be a big and enormously complex framework, which only large… READ MORE
NEWS
IT-driven training helps to boost staff performance
ETCIO.com · Nov. 2, 2017
The company that places emphasis on employee engagement through learning and development (L&D) ends up with such gains as higher productivity, more employee initiative and better employee retention. Given these benefits, several employers are now usi… READ MORE
ANALYSIS
Project Management Part 1: Avoid Brain Damage From Working With Games
Gamasutra (blog) · Nov. 2, 2017
Why do so many game studios work overtime? How do you avoid burning out the passionate people working on your team? And how do you get your fellow developers interested and motivated to do their best work? And is there an alternative to the infamous … READ MORE
NEWS
Telefonica and Ericsson Evolve Core Network in Chile
IoT Evolution World (blog) · Nov. 2, 2017
Telefonica Chile, the largest mobile network operator and internet service provider in the country, has announced that it is working with Ericsson to completely virtualize the operator’s core network. A fully virtualized core network will, the compan… READ MORE
Mining Industry
OPINION
Technology to shift project relations from adversarial to cooperative
Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly · Nov. 3, 2017
Fluctuating global commodity demand and prices, as well as escalating geopolitical risks, are causing concern among asset owners and investors, resulting in capital projects either being postponed or cancelled in the South African mining industry, st… READ MORE
Oil and Gas Industry
NEWS
Saudi oil-to-chemicals project to take first tentative step this year: reports
Platts · Oct. 31, 2017
International subsea solutions company, Kreuz Subsea, revealed Tuesday that it has appointed a new senior management team. AJ Jain will become the firm’s new chief executive officer and Balaji Bhashyam will be the new chief operating officer. Jain … READ MORE
NEWS
Subsea Firm Appoints New Senior Management Team
Rigzone · Oct. 31, 2017
Saudi Arabia is close to completing a feasibility study for a pioneering new facility to convert crude oil directly to petrochemicals, bypassing the need for the refining process, senior officials said Wednesday. The study is being jointly carried o… READ MORE
Project Management Best Practices
NEWS
Hanford project gets international award
KING5.com · Oct. 31, 2017
The Project Management Institute has named the Hanford nuclear reservation project its 2017 International Project of the Year. The Tri-City Herald reported Monday that the award is given to a complex project that cost more than $100 million to carry… READ MORE
ANALYSIS
The importance of project governance and tactful decision-making
MultiBriefs.com · Nov. 2, 2017
Project governance is a topic applicable to all projects, large or small. The difference is that the scale and formality will grow as the project increases in size. Commonalities of good project governance structures include signing the owner’s repre… READ MORE
Project Management Tools
LISTICLE
Seven Of The Best Project Management Tools For Your Business
Entrepreneur · Oct. 30, 2017
If you own your own company, or work for a small business, you know that project management is a task that often falls in your lap. It doesn’t matter what your degree or job title is- even large companies often assign tasks that require certain proje… READ MORE
ANALYSIS
Sustainability Management Software Market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 7% by Forecast to 2023
Herald Keeper · Oct. 30, 2017
Sustainability management software can be defined as a software solution adopted by organization to maintain smooth and efficient functioning of operational activities in enterprises. It helps enterprises to enhance their business performance through… READ MORE
NEWS
IBM i Vendor Breaks Into Gartner Magic Quadrant
IT Jungle · Nov. 1, 2017
Finding an IBM i software vendor in the Gartner Magic Quadrant is sort of like finding a four-leaf clover. It doesn’t happen very often and it feels like a lucky day when you do. Last week, ARCAD Software made it into the coveted quad in the Applicat… READ MORE
NEWS
Mavenlink brings sales & operations closer on Salesforce
Enterprise Times · Nov. 1, 2017
Mavenlink has announced the latest release of its Project Management and Resource Planning solution in time for Dreamforce 17. The solution is available on the App Exchange and integrates with Salesforce Sales Cloud. The Mavenlink Salesforce app is a… READ MORE