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Critical Components of Big Data Architecture for a Translation Company

Smart Data Collective

This is the massive, all-organizational plan that tells the business how it will run as a data-driven operation. In short, the big data strategy makes sure all departments of the organization are using the data in the same way, thus avoiding fractured planning across the organization. If it happens, technology can monitor it.

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What’s Different About PMBOK® Version 7?

Managed Agile

It’s been very clear to me for the past 10 years that the project management profession was on the cusp of a very significant change as a result of the influence of Agile, but PMI has been slow to implement any changes to reflect that: Prior to about 2013 , PMI had not even recognized Agile as a legitimate form of project management.

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What is MS Project Software?

The BAWorld

Microsoft Project is project management software that allows you to plan, manage, and track your projects. MS Project offers a number of benefits, such as enhanced resource management, enhanced communication, enhanced collaboration, and better project planning and scheduling. 2013: Microsoft Project 2013 Integration with Office 365.

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New Report Shows Big Data Plays Key Role In Improving Driver Safety

Smart Data Collective

Companies that use big data can create better contingency plans. Tennessee conducted a crash prediction program in 2013 that analyzed crashes based on reports, traffic conditions and weather for specific 6-by-7-mile-wide areas. One of the best examples is with using big data to protect driver safety. Car accidents are the cause of 1.25

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Big Data’s Role In Childbirth And Maternal Death In The US

Smart Data Collective

Maternal mortality rates in the United States jumped over 25% between 2000 and 2013. Data can also be found at the Department of Public Health and the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. The CDC uses data to better understand why the United States has the highest maternal death rates in the developed world.

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What Happens to Professors If No One Signs Up for His/her Class?

Managed Agile

Unfortunately, all of the rest of the BU curriculum at that time was deeply rooted in traditional plan-driven project management; and at that time, Agile was not viewed as a legitimate form of project management. So, I was “swimming upstream” at that time to try to develop an Agile Project Management curriculum. Why Did My Course Not Run?

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Discovering product development excellence

Think Agile

Join us to learn how to improve your product agility by defining and refining backlog items that are “ready” to pull into planning and development. In 2013, I stumbled across a book called Discover to Deliver written by Ellen Gottesdiener and Mary Gorman and I felt like I had hit product development gold!

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