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Organizational agility in the automotive sector

Organizational-Agility in Automotive Sector

Organizational agility in the automotive sector makes the difference between companies. The greater the agility, the greater the response to the changes that may occur in the market, and that, will place that company above its competitors.

Agility is a key characteristic automakers need to embrace in the digital and connected age. Therefore, implementing agile methodologies in manufacturing processes can be one of the keys to stand out from the competition.

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Digital Transformation in the Engineering and Construction Sectors

The rise of digital technology has led to some pretty significant changes in most of the major industries in the world. Things have been steadily changing in this regard since the earlier days of the 20th Century, but in the last few decades, the advancements have sky-rocketed.

If you’re unfamiliar with what this actually means, it’s basically just the utilization of digital means to improve the way in which a business will deliver value to its customers. There are some obvious cases where this would be useful.

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Casas del Futuro

Casas del Futuro

Mutasem Al-Abweh nos presenta en este artículo un enfoque alternativo sobre la Agilidad aplicada al sector de la construcción.

«Viviendas con Contenedores Marítimos» es una aproximación audaz e interesante sobre la forma de percibir las Casas del Futuro.

Una tendencia actual en la construcción ágil es la transformación de contenedores marítimos en edificios habitables. Una ventaja adicional de los nuevos modos de instalación o construcción prefabricadas hace que los contenedores sean muy atractivos para los arquitectos. Además, analizando otros proyectos residenciales, solo los proyectos con contenedores marítimos se han enfocado recientemente para la autoconstrucción por el propio cliente.

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Houses of the Future

Casas del Futuro

Here we bring to you a very interesting post from Mutasem Al-Abweh about alternative construction with an Agile construction focus. «Shipping Container Homes» it is a very bold aproach and a very interesting way to see the Houses of the Future. Mutasem Al-Abweh is an Industrial Engineer with a Dual Master Graduate in Industrial Processes Management from the University of Burgos, Spain.

A current trend in agile construction is towards using disposed of rusting shipping containers at ports for housing.

The added advantage of new modes of installation makes shipping containers more attractive to architects. Along with other projects where houses could be built, only shipping container projects have recently focused on being built by the resident him/herself.

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How Can You Boost Project Management with Automation?

Automate the most tedious and repetitive tasks, helping the team focus on those that require more attention and dedication, so that time is better used and greater performance is generated.

Many factors must be taken into account to automate the tasks and, never leave aside the communication with the team because it will be the one that presents the pros and cons of the tasks to automate.

It is necessary to follow a roadmap in the changes that will generate in our company the automation of certain tasks and never neglect the communication with the whole team to, if any problem arises, face it as soon as possible.

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Aplicación de metodologías ágiles en el sector de la construcción

Metodologías ágiles en el sector de la construcción

La mayoría de profesionales de la gestión de proyectos entienden el marco Agile como una herramienta indispensable, aplicable en determinados entornos y en no pocos proyectos (la mayoría ajenos al desarrollo de software). Encontramos equipos SCRUM en banca, servicios, desarrollo de productos, innovación, proyectos sociales, etc.

La pregunta que planteábamos hace años que ha dejado de tener actualidad:

¿Se puede aplicar Agile en proyectos distintos del software?

Sin embargo, esta pregunta aún sigue generando debate si la trasladamos al sector de la Construcción, la Arquitectura y la Obra Civil.

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Change Project Scoping and Scope Creep Control – ProjectManagers.org

Scope management is one of the critical tasks of the Project Manager, and the most difficult knowledge area in PMBOK to define and control.

This difficulty is intrinsic to the projects because we cannot ignore the human side of such projects. The project objectives are defined by people, assailed by doubts and indecision, and who depend on processes in their organizations that hinder the definition of Scope (different departments, poor communication within the organization, etc.)

Are Project Managers Control Freaks?

The attitude of the Project Manager is usually that of a maniacally controlling professional, who avoids changes at all costs. This attitude is understandable because once we have taken charge of our project and have our project plan under control, we do not want to change it just because a last-minute suggestion for the project dawned on someone.

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Secrets of 40 PPM Experts on Changing Project Management to Project Leadership

Gartner predicted a massive sea change in the world of project management—a change that is forcing project managers into a greater leadership role and requiring them to work closely with senior executives.

Many project teams are being asked to lead change, not just timelines and milestones. This forces project managers into greater leadership roles where the rewards can be significant.

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#PMFlashBlog: Project Management Around the World – Castilla y León – Spain

PMFlashBlog 2014

Status of Project Management in Castilla y León, Spain. The bulk of economic activity in Castilla y Leon is developed in small and medium enterprises in traditional sectors. Project Management in SMEs has become a critical issue for business competitiveness and externalization.

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#PMFlashBlog: Project Management Around the World

This is a list of the Project Management Bloggers who are participating in #PMFlashBlog Round 2 «Project Management Around the World». Each week, a new group of writers will bring new and refreshing perspectives on how we practice, promote and celebrate Project Management in our own countries – a feast of ideas to talk about, argue over, compare and critique.

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