Project Management News: Here Are the Must Reads for This Week
Agile
OPINION
To Jump Through The Hoops Of Digital Disruption, Be Agile
Forbes · Nov. 16, 2017
In this age of digital disruption, no sector is safe. Millennials are turning to bots—not brokers—for solid financial advice. Factory workers are assembling widgets alongside collaborative robots. And artificial intelligence services are finding job… READ MORE
Construction Industry
NEWS
SEE Nexus, Projacs ink project management services MoU
constructionweekonline.com · Nov. 12, 2017
SEE Nexus has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with project management company, Projacs International, in a bid to optimise the delivery of its current and future projects. The UAE-headquartered sustainability consultancy’s portfolio inclu… READ MORE
NEWS
Swimming pool builders test purpose-built project management platform
Splash! Magazine · Nov. 15, 2017
Pool industry contractors have a new way to manage their projects thanks to the Pooltrac platform designed by SPASA. The new online digital contract management platform is being released for self-training by SPASA members and also to facilitate temp… READ MORE
Government and Public Sector
ANALYSIS
The Pentagon is set to make a big push toward open source software next year
The Verge · Nov. 14, 2017
Nestled hundreds of pages into the proposed bill to fund the Department of Defense sits a small, unassuming section. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 is the engine that powers the Pentagon, turning legislative will into tan… READ MORE
ICT industry
NEWS
Experimentation platform aims to streamline software delivery
BetaNews · Nov. 14, 2017
Development teams have turned to continuous delivery to help them adapt software features whilst rolling them out to customers. At the same time project management teams have used feedback mechanisms to get information on how well the software is wor… READ MORE
Project Management Best Practices
NEWS
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Enterprise Project Management Office Named PMO of the Year
Business Wire · Nov. 14, 2017
Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading association for the project, program and portfolio management profession, announced today that The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s (CAMH) Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) has… READ MORE
Project Management Tools
NEWS
The project management startup dapulse is changing its name because people kept making fun of it
Business Insider · Nov. 12, 2017
The Israeli project management startup dapulse is changing its name after constant questions and jokes about the name. Starting on Monday, dapulse will be known as monday.com, a name which the company claims is more closely aligned with its “”broader”… READ MORE
NEWS
Huddle’s ‘highly secure’ work tool exposed KPMG and BBC files
BBC · Nov. 13, 2017
The BBC has discovered a security flaw in the office collaboration tool Huddle that led to private documents being exposed to unauthorised parties. A BBC journalist was inadvertently signed in to a KPMG account, with full access to private financial… READ MORE
LISTICLE
10 Trello tips and tricks
Computerworld · Nov. 14, 2017
Having problems tracking team projects? Never learned how to use a formal project management application? You might want to try Trello. Atlassian’s Trello can be described as a project-management tool for those of us who don’t have the time or incli… READ MORE
LISTICLE
Practical Benefits of Cloud-Based Project Management Software
comparethecloud.net · Nov. 14, 2017
Cloud project management software is the new standard for organizing and managing clients, projects, tasks, documents and even staff members. It’s more efficient and scalable than the more traditional options you might be used to, it’s quickly becomi… READ MORE
Project Management Trends
NEWS
Project management salaries: Talent gap reveals long-term growth
CIO · Nov. 13, 2017
Organizations are increasingly relying on project management professionals to implement strategic initiatives, drive change and deliver on innovation. And whole industries just now realizing the value of project management are expected to spur a boom… READ MORE