Contemporary IT Trends: Project Management - Canberra Analysis

This report delves into the strategic technology trends impacting project management, drawing from Gartner's top ten trends for 2019 and exploring areas such as IoT, cloud computing, and big data. It examines the integration of AI and machine learning across various technologies, the convergence of digital and physical realms to create immersive experiences, and the exploitation of connections between people, businesses, and devices. The report further discusses the application of connected graphs, social networks, and algorithms like breadth-first search, alongside practical implementations such as web pages developed in Oracle VM Virtual Box and running in AWS. It also touches on blockchain applications, hash functions, Merkle trees, and digital signatures. The document is based on lecture material from the University of Canberra's Contemporary IT & E Issues course.