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Leading Management Principles of the World’s Top Shipbuilders

Epicflow

The State of Project Management 2018 survey by Wellingtone reveals a harsh truth — dissatisfaction with the current level of project management maturity in organizations all over the world is higher than a year ago.

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Drones Help New Industries Take Flight

Tom Spencer

This post explores three areas where drones are currently being used, the data they generate, and how they are being used to increase efficiency and maximise profits. Drones are a useful tool for farmers, and the agricultural drone market is expected to be worth $1 billion by 2024 ( Margaritoff, 2018 ). Agriculture.

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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business

could become the world’s largest oil producer in 2018, surpassing Saudi Arabia and Russia. output comes from fracking operations that have cut costs dramatically since slumping prices in 2014 forced dozens of companies into bankruptcy. These increasingly efficient survivors now represent half of U.S. The soaring U.S.

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Impact of Data Analytics in Consulting

Tom Spencer

This method is widely used online to accurately and efficiently target customers and sell customised products and services. The first company to identify emerging demand trends and tailor its operations to delivery can quickly establish itself as the go-to source for particular goods or services” ( EY, 2016 ).

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Cybersecurity 101: How to defend against cyber-attacks

Tom Spencer

Large organisations use technology to store data for accessibility and efficiency but because of this, can be brought to their knees and resort to using pen and paper after a deadly cyber-attack. All organisations should run on secure operating systems, at least Windows 10. So, why is data on devices prone to attack? Zero-day exploits.

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When It Pays to Collaborate with Competitors at Work

Harvard Business

For instance, Doug shared some new concepts for transforming an insurmountable checklist of requirements into manageable benchmarks and priorities, which he had developed after conducting a comprehensive review of his company’s operations. On January 21, 2018, the teams faced off against each other in their Conference Championship.

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Driving Digital Transformation in Aerospace & Defense: Recent Technology Trends

Epicflow

The technology allows A&D organizations to transform their manufacturing processes, improve safety, optimize customer service, system management, and, of course, transform military operations. This made it possible to overcome the drawbacks of additional manufacturing techniques, and increased efficiency of the process. .

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