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Holiday parties in a pandemic: Tableau orders 3,500 meals to go; Smartsheet serenaded virtually; more

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On Saturday, Tableau ran up a bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars as its virtual celebration amounted to 3,500 takeaway dinners from 40 local restaurants. ” Restaurateur Ethan Stowell during a virtual holiday “carol-oke” gathering with the Tableau team. Tableau Photo). Photo courtesy of Smartsheet).

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Google buys more land in Kirkland as its Seattle-area workforce nears 6,000 employees

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Google owns more than 400,000 square feet of office space at the new Kirkland Urban mixed use development in the Seattle region. The company last year bought about 400,000 square feet of office space across the North and Central buildings at Kirkland Urban , a new development in Kirkland, Wash, just east of Seattle.

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Meta layoffs ripple through Seattle region, taking some of the luster from ‘Silicon Valley North’

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However, in his memo this morning, Zuckerberg said the company would be making cuts across its business, “including scaling back budgets, reducing perks, and shrinking our real estate footprint.” And we’re leading in developing the technology to define the future of social connection and the next computing platform.

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What is a project manager? The lead role for project success

CIO Business Intelligence

They are accountable for the entire project scope , the project team and resources, the project budget, and the success or failure of the project. To succeed in their role, project managers must be adept at coordinating resources, managing budgets, measuring and tracking project progress, and communicating with team members and stakeholders.

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What is a Scrum master? A key role for project success

CIO Business Intelligence

Scrum is a powerful framework for implementing agile processes in software development and other projects. The Scrum master not only addresses all facets of the agile development process but also serves the business, product owner, team, and individuals and facilitates communication and collaboration between all these elements.

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Zillow Group CEO Rich Barton on the ?great reshuffling,? and why he?s optimistic about it

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“This crisis is causing a great reshuffling,” said Barton, speaking Thursday during a GeekWire virtual event titled How to Build an Enduring Culture in the Era of COVID-19. Over the past two months, Barton said the data was clear when it came to residential real estate. “We were not afraid to see good news.

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What an IT career will look like in 5 years

CIO Business Intelligence

In addition to general workplace enhancements, automation will play a vital role across IT domains, including software development , both streamlining IT processes and increasing IT productivity. “IT Virtual and hybrid work is here to stay,” Matin says, “and I think that’s a great thing for technologists.