Technical and Soft Skills Required to Succeed as a Data Science Professional — As the amount of data that organizations are capturing is growing exponentially, they have an increasing need to analyze and extract business insights from this data. The field of Data Science enables an organization to deliver a lot of value such as the following: Analyze their business performance and the…

Lessons on how Amazon led during the pandemic — A lot has been written on how Amazon remains at the forefront of being a very customer-driven organization and continues to deliver top value to its shareholders. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was another test on how Amazon would handle the crisis and as expected it did quite well…

Strategies to increase the acceptance chances of your PgMP application — One of the requirements when applying for the Program Management (PgMP) Certification exam is to submit five summaries related to your program management experience. These summaries are reviewed as part of the PgMP Panel Review process, where experienced program managers review your program management-related professional experience based on the response…

How organizations can address the new normal related to employees working from home and remotely? What is Burnout? The term ‘burnout’ first entered into the public discourse when Herbert Freudenberger and Geraldine Richelson published their book “Burnout: The High Cost of High Achievement” in 1980. The book defines burnout as “the extinction of…

What is process mining and how is it different than traditional process mapping tools? — What is Process Mining? Process mining is a relatively new discipline being used in enterprises to help them better and more accurately map and understand their processes. Once an organization accurately understands its processes, it can get a better insight into its overall functioning and then can proceed to improve and automate those processes.

As managers, we know that every organization ought to recognize the efforts of its employees and to motivate its people. It’s a no brainer because a motivated workforce helps an organization increase its productivity and also helps it to pull off miracles, especially when it needs one. Fortunately, it’s common…

The O-RAN alliance came into existence a few years ago with the goal of opening the RAN (Radio Access Networks) by developing open interfaces and encouraging new vendors to enter the market. This article provides an overview of the O-RAN initiative and attempts to answer some questions related to its…

Advances made during the last decade in the area of cloud computing has facilitated easy access to on-demand computing resources faster, cheaper, and more efficiently than ever before. These advances in turn have enabled digital service providers to develop various types of digital services and applications for their users. As…