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APRIL 21, 2020

If businesses want to create lasting, successful web applications, they must address these challenges. Let’s talk about web applications. Web application definition : A web application is a software application that is accessed through a web browser. Challenge #4: Bridging the talent gap.

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JANUARY 19, 2013

The most important Big Data step businesses and corporations can take is to take stock of their existing databases, content repositories, file systems, collaboration tools and start asking questions. agile software development. (56). crisis management. (3). it management. (34). offshore development. (6).

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DECEMBER 18, 2012

For those wanting to read about architecture or technology, I posted my top five tools for big data analytics. Im still a big agile in the enterprise advocate and in 2012, followed up my many posts on agile development and agile planning with two highly strategic posts. agile software development. (56). it management. (34).

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

What should a CIO say to the troops - the architects, developers, testers, project managers, business analysts, product owners, engineers, support staff - when you have limited opportunities to meet them face to face? agile software development. (56). crisis management. (3). it management. (34).

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

There are some challenges in prioritizing work; do you enhance the current product, or develop features for the next product? This is a prioritization issue that agile provides tools to address. If you require financial approvals on projects, how do you run agile programs? agile software development. (56).

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

A data scientist should not be a spreadsheet jockey with better technical hands on skills and access to better data profiling and analysis tools. The problem here is the word "scientist" which implies experimentation, developing hypothesis and presenting results. Data Scientist Must Develop Data Products. crisis management. (3).

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APRIL 1, 2013

Now tell this DBA that there are multiple databases that contain duplicate and related data and theyll need some special software tools to normalize the data model, load in data from multiple sources, and match, merge and de-duplicate records, before even considering how to replicate existing functionality. crisis management. (3).

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Teams that overly rely on planning poker and other mechanical tools to vote on Story Sizes may miss out on an important team dynamic. So while observing one team I truly appreciated how it managed this meeting. agile software development. (56). crisis management. (3). it management. (34). it management. (34).

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JANUARY 24, 2013

If your DBA largely keeps the databases humming, provides access, and occasionally creates views or data reports, then this person might not be skilled at data discovery tools and practices. agile software development. (56). crisis management. (3). it management. (34). offshore development. (6). about me. (33).

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

Insure transparency through tools - Personally, I dont buy into the cards hanging on the walls. Tools also help establish the backlog, measure burndown, track iteration productivity and help with documentation. Labels: agile software development , project management , software development , web development.

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MARCH 11, 2013

Measuring actual costs turns out to be an easier process assuming that you have a tool to manage the backlog and a scrum master running daily standups. Use the agile backlog tool to keep a running total of Actual Hours per story. Labels: agile planning , agile software development , cio , it management , project management.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

What I mean by scale is, the tools, data and insights need to be available and presented in such a way that provide new intelligence deep into the organization and beyond the data scientist. First, Big Data is not just about data management, e.g., volume, velocity, and variety of data. agile software development. (56).

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JUNE 2, 2009

Now theres nothing wrong with the article or some of the concepts, but I feel compelled to throw in my two cents on maturity models in general and especially applied to agile software development. In general, Ive only seen maturity models used in one way - to sell enterprise executives either software or services. software qa.

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MARCH 30, 2012

Buying you a faster computer every year and upgrading your software has been an easy investment. Youll have to learn some new tools, and Im going to have different and and higher expectations on what you deliver. Im certain that after you learn the new tools, youll come back with other recommendations and innovations.

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JUNE 17, 2013

The Machine to Machine standards and development tools are improving including Konetki , OMA-DM. The availability of Big Data platforms to process the data, and the growing expertise in how to develop algorithms and analytics from the data collected. agile software development. (56). crisis management. (3).

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MAY 16, 2013

Organizations that already have a strong practice in analytics and reporting are more likely to focus on improving the talent, tools, and capabilities of their data scientists. agile software development. (56). crisis management. (3). it management. (34). offshore development. (6). product management. (26).

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JUNE 9, 2009

Maturing agile development without a maturity model. In many cases, maturity models are just tools used by consultants and sales engineers selling expensive ‘how to’ guides to senior IT executives. Efficiency – Consider what tools and processes the IT organization needs to improve its productivity? Newer Post.

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APRIL 5, 2013

However, most non-developers dont have an objective to create a database - they are usually looking to develop a workflow or to perform some analytics or reporting and realize they need a database to store the data. agile software development. (56). crisis management. (3). it management. (34). software qa.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

See my previous posts on this subject including Big Data, Big CIO Opportunity, Big Data Needs to Scale , Big Datas Managerial Challenges , and my Top Five Tools of Big Data Analytics. agile software development. (56). crisis management. (3). it management. (34). offshore development. (6). it management. (34).

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Weve rolled out some new products like Dodge SpecShare Suite , upgraded several technology platforms, and established an agile project management office among many other achievements. Users are hooked and have higher expectations for smarter analytic capabilities delivered conveniently with better tools to make them productive.

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MARCH 17, 2009

When recruiting new members, look for people with experience on agile projects Make sure your offshore team members have some understanding of the business, product, and even competition before going agile. You better have some maturity with an agile project tool before going offshore. agile software development. (56).

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JUNE 20, 2011

So trying to "kill projects" in one step just isnt going to work and youll get wrapped up in many change management challenges. Do this by creating a simple portfolio tool showing active projects and ones being considered. Create a review team to make decisions on new projects. agile software development. (56).

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MAY 8, 2013

Second, you need talent and tools. Bottom line is you can have a great sponsor, smart data scientists, and the right analysis but if line managers dont utilize the strategy, tools, and data provided to them then it is all for naught. Labels: big data , cio , data management , data scientist , organizational change.

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

More advanced tools with such business friendly names like ETL, Data Quality, MDM, and BI are delivering more functionality and data processing transparency, at a cost of developing new talent, expertise, processes, and governance. agile software development. (56). crisis management. (3). it management. (34).

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FEBRUARY 23, 2009

9) Work board and stickies are important because these tools help the team prioritize and communicate efficiently. But balance these with technological tools even if they are simple spreadsheets. The tools help with transparency, metrics, and developing a history. agile software development. (56).

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JUNE 9, 2011

The end assumes that deliverables and objectives are met and that resources can be disbanded or shifted to other projects. This structure poses several issues to product development efforts. My primary issue is project end. Software based products never truly end. agile software development. (56).

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Discover better ways to collaborate - Are they leveraging all the available tools? Labels: cio , offshore development , project management. agile software development. (56). crisis management. (3). it management. (34). offshore development. (6). product management. (26).

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Many have some form of collaboration and documentation management tool in place; Sharepoint, Wikis, or custom home grown solutions. E20 is not top of their agenda - or even near the top of it - they know its important - but when there is success using collaboration tools they are quick to champion them. crisis management. (3).

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 Four Phases of Maturing Enterprise Agile Development. agile software development. (56).

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mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

JUNE 13, 2018

Why do these projects fail, and what can you do about it? Over the past 37 years in the application development software industry, we’ve seen it all. We’ve seen app dev projects of all shapes and sizes, across all industries and company sizes. Lack of tools. We answer those questions (and more) in this article.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Big Data is "hot" because the technologies to solve Big Data challenges are more accessible - cloud, in memory databases, easy to use visualization tools, new database options (nosql, xml,), and choice between open source and commercial tools. agile software development. (56). crisis management. (3). software qa.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

is to provide tools to the entire distributed organization for idea capture, collaboration, and ranking. Require transparency - This is where tools help, but they dont necessarily require specialized ones. agile software development. (56). crisis management. (3). it management. (34). offshore development. (6).

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

We all read, bookmark, and share articles as a business activity and we use browsers, bookmarking tools, and RSS readers to help us with these tasks. I use it personally to capture articles of interest in topics like Agile Software Development , SaaS , and Travel 2.0. agile software development. (56). Newer Post.

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JANUARY 5, 2009

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 agile software development. (56). crisis management. (3). it management.

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JUNE 19, 2008

Labels: agile software development , project management , software development , startup cto. Since velocity is not highly consistent (if it is, you are probably inadvertently gaming the numbers), it is a poor tool for planning individual iterations. agile software development. (56).

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NOVEMBER 23, 2008

People have asked me, "how do you get executive buy in on moving a department or team to an agile development software lifecycle "? Can you imagine a Startup CTO telling investors that they would spend two months on documentation and three months on development work before demoing a first version of software? about me. (33).

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

My favorite business topics include CIO , Agile Software Development , Enterprise 2.0 , Open Source Software and Social Networking. Labels: about me , agile software development , business exchange , in the news , media and publishing , web 2.0. agile software development. (56). software qa. (8).

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