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Why IT projects still fail

CIO Business Intelligence

In other words, IT project failure now is more about missed marks than technological disasters. Lack of project management expertise Workers are often tapped to take on extra work, and for IT workers that sometimes means being tasked to lead projects. We expect people who have no training to run projects.

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US IT jobs growth slowed in February

CIO Business Intelligence

Among the roles for which employers are struggling to find skilled staff, CompTIA highlighted software developers, software engineers, IT support specialists, IT project managers, network engineers and architects, and systems engineers and architects. Higher pay needed.

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5 hot IT hiring trends — and 5 going cold

CIO Business Intelligence

Hot: Casting a wide net Rizwan says innovative thinking around hiring new staff from outside technology fields is on the rise, especially if the prospective hires have experience turning a profit. Companies who are preparing for market insecurities are simultaneously working really hard to retain their top talent.

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Top Ten Attributes of Agile Platforms

Social, Agile and Transformation

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 and business transformation. business exchange. (11). crisis management. (3).

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11 ways to reduce your IT costs now

CIO Business Intelligence

The net result is that some organizations’ technology debts are growing faster than anything else and robbing them of their budgets and ability to innovate.” Today’s CIO is not just a technology leader, but a business executive. As Gartner’s Buchanan says, “The challenge isn’t cost management, but realizing value from cost.”

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How Agile Scrum is Transforming Sales Teams at Broadcom Software

CIO Business Intelligence

For those unfamiliar with the terminology, I’m talking about a project management philosophy. Simply put, Agile features an iterative approach towards the completion of a project; in other words, it’s more of a guide for how to think about project work. And we have two-week sprint tasks that support the monthlies.

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Top 10 Guidance Tips to New CIOs and IT Leaders - Social, Agile.

Social, Agile and Transformation

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 and business transformation. business exchange. (11). crisis management. (3).

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