It’s exciting to think about what global trends and technological changes are out there and how they will impact our profession. The potential for advancements and improvements in our ability to complete SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS is encouraging. Over the past few weeks, we have explored emerging trends in employment and learning, emerging tools, artificial intelligence and the changing face of teams. In my final post of this series, I’d like to explore the Impacts of Big Data/Analytics/Cyber Security and the increasing influence of Women in Project Management. Impact of Big Data/Analytics/Cyber Security We are all overwhelmed by the sheer amount of data coming at us. The demand for products, for performance, for… Read More
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Six Trends in Store for Project Management (Part 2)
In my first blog post exploring trends in project management, we looked at employment trends and trends in new ways of learning. In this second post let’s explore two more trends including emerging tools, artificial intelligence and the changing face of teams. Emerging Tools/ Artificial Intelligence It seems like there is an app for everything and project management is no exception. I cannot tell you how frustrating it is as a project manager to get bogged down with simple repetitive tasks that are tedious and boring. Enter AI – you hear it being discussed everywhere and it’s only going to become more pervasive. “An Accenture survey of 2,000 top-level… Read More
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Reviewing the new PMBOK® guide, I notice they now include a section in each chapter covering emerging trends in project management. I love this addition! It’s exciting to think about what global trends and technological changes are out there and how they will impact our profession and the potential for advancements and improvements in our ability to complete SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS. As I reflect on this topic, I thought I would use my next few blog posts to highlight six trends that I find relevant and exciting. Project management is positioned to be a perfect vehicle to turn an organizations’ strategy into tangible results. And, truly effective organizations will make sure… Read More
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