agile planning agile software development cio DevOps software development software qaHaving CI/CD pipelines doesn't mean that continuous delivery is a business need or a good idea. I wrote about this a couple of years ago when I asked, "Is Continuous Delivery Right for Your Business?" MORE

Agile teams can't wait till the end of a release to begin planning the next one. Furthermore, this approach to planning doesn't simplify drafting roadmaps and forecasts that many organizations require from their agile teams. MORE

Agile planning doesn't end when stories are written, accepted by the team, sized, and ready for development. Story writing is one aspect of agile planning, but it's not the only one. At StarCIO, agile planning is done at several levels depending on the complexity of the requirement. MORE

Last week I moderated a panel at nGage's Enterprise Transformation Exchange on Developing an Agile IT Organization: Concepts, Culture and Concerns. CIOs and other IT leaders are looking to agile practices to transform operations, develop new products, about me agile planning agile software development cio digital transformation executive presentations future of work innovation it management organizational change software development MORE

Our organization has gone to great lengths to become Agile, and we are well on our journey, but there is friction between our org and those within the company who have not yet transitioned to Agile practices.” Agile teams feel bogged down and relevant […]. MORE

In my last post, I suggest teams should target nimble architectures and leverage agile principles that enable iterating on the design. agile planning agile software development it management product management software developmentIf you're concerned about the technical debt accumulated by your organization, then consider developing ways to capture and measure it. MORE

I'm back to share a mix of tweets on topics that I write about: Agile, DevOps, Digital Transformation, CIO leadership, and AI among others. agile software development AI big data cio DevOps innovation MORE

Here is Episode 4 of Driving Digital's tip of the day where I cover some of my agile, devops, and other articles. agile software development cio DevOps digital transformationGoing into the Thanksgiving holiday week so maybe you have time to catch up on some reading. MORE

Digital leaders tell us that they often struggle to find the right people with the right skills, and competition for elite talent is fierce. MORE

I’ve been writing about agility within the data center and IT group recently. While reading a white paper titled “ Agile IT Empowers Business Success ”, I ran across an intriguing sentence: “ If the business can’t adapt, it may not survive.“ In order to drive this adaptability, organization’s require both an agile business and an agile IT group , which is something I wrote a bit about last week. Information Technology The New CIO Agility CIO IT MORE

In any conversation focused on Agile, it takes some time to figure out what each party means when they use the term. age of the customer Agile agile procurement sourcing vendor management MORE

The happy path of agile planning is around breaking down features and releasing them. agile planning agile software development cmo customer experience customer service data management digital transformation organizational change software development MORE

Similarly, the cloud has given organizations access to an almost limitless amount of processing and storage power with low costs, relatively high reliability and a great deal of agility. And saying “yes” is what agility is all about. MORE

Everyone, or at least almost everyone is doing some form of agile practices today. In fact, some leaders drive their digital transformation programs with leading agile to deliver customer facing applications. agile planning agile software development cio innovation it management leadership organizational change product management MORE

I find that agile teams, because they are agile, may leave behind fundamental-to-IT risk mitigation strategies that can make sprints, releases, and application development more reliable and robust. It's particularly important for teams new to agile, teams working on complex legacy. MORE

In fact, in “The Data Center of Tomorrow” I wrote that the: “data center will be a combination of internal and external systems that combine to create an agile, efficient and effective technology delivery platform.”. Information Technology The New CIO Agility Complexity MORE

They include Driving agile transformation with continuous planning Establishing platform architectures and a. about me agile planning AI cio data management data scientist digital transformation executive presentations innovation organizational change MORE

The most dangerous parallel initiatives are those where, on one side, they are changing their development teams to become more Agile, but a separate initiative in the same enterprise exists where their Operations folks are running a development and operations (DevOps) transformation. MORE

Agile is not a cookie cutter framework or set of practices. I’ve been a part of large number of agile organizations some as CTO, some as CIO, and now as President of StarCIO. Although I’ve reapplied similar agile practices across multiple organizations and teams, none were implemented the exact same way. Agile can’t be baked into a one size fits most framework. about me agile planning agile software development cio it management leadership organizational change MORE

This LinkedIn update sums up one of our core findings from research into how Agile methodology should be applied to a marketing organization. If you’re implementing Agile right in your marketing organization, then you’re applying it in a way that’s about learning. age of the customer agile marketing & strategy marketing organization & culture Agile Agile Marketing Marketing Organization MORE

As I am celebrating the launch of StarCIO Agile Planning, this month's @DrivingDig tweets are a mix of some of my early and best posts on agile development and planning. DrivingDig agile data agile planning agile software development MORE

The goal was, and still is, to establish a shared understanding of the requirements with the agile development team without overly specifying how the story should be implemented. More mature agile. Writing user stories was once a relatively straightforward exercise. MORE

It's getting close to summer months and many agile devops teams are working hard to close out their Q2 commitments. about me agile planning cio customer experience future of work innovation it management leadership organizational change MORE

When I speak with clients about the software defined data center, the one benefit that the majority of people tend to really latch onto is the ability of SDDC to bring agility to the data center. This post is brought to you by Symantec and The Transition To The Agile Data Center. MORE

I have been introducing different aspects of StarCIO Agile Planning. Prior to that, I posted on how StarCIO Agile Planning drives architecture standards and developing great products! This week I published a first white paper titled StarCIO Agile Planning: The Missing Practices to Gain. MORE

This year I'm excited to have my team colleague Amanda joining me in the bi-annual Forrester Agile at Scale Adoption survey. So in addition to successful Agile team practices, alignment with business stakeholders upstream and downstream with testing and operations, we are looking into more Agile at scale issues like budgeting and DevOps. Software development leaders continue to buy into Agile--while they eradicate traditional waterfall style development. MORE

I’m very excited to be teaming up with Margo Visitacion on the biennial Forrester State of Agile At Scale Survey. In addition to successful Agile team practices and alignment with business stakeholders upstream and downstream with testing/operations, we are now […]. MORE

I participated in the #DataCtrChat Twitter chat last week to join in on the conversation about the Agile Data Center. The question was: What differentiates an Agile Data Center from a traditional data center? That’s the power of the agile mindset when it comes to the data center. MORE

In my last post, I discussed shallow commitments, an agile tool team can use to negotiate with product owners when they are asked to commit to more stories in a sprint above their velocity and comfort zone. agile planning agile software development innovation software development MORE

Check out my video below to learn how the Spotify approach will — or won’t — help your company scale its Agile development. age of the customer agile application development & delivery AD&D Agile Agile at Scale agile frameworks Spotify MORE

Check out my video below to learn how the Spotify approach will — or won’t — help your company scale its Agile development. agile application development & delivery AD&D Agile Agile at Scale agile development agile frameworks culture SpotifyHow can mainstream enterprises successfully adapt an approach from a digital-native unicorn? While you can’t copy culture, there is a lot you can learn from it. MORE

agile planning agile software development AI cio citizen development DevOps digital transformation IOT leadershipIt's been several years since I blogged on new year predictions. MORE

Organisations should enlist agile people to join agile security teams that are able to deal with the continually changing cyber threat landscape, say security team leaders MORE

If you ask any business leader whether they’d prefer that their organization be thought of as ‘slow moving’ or ‘agile’, most would respond with ‘agile’ as their preference. One of the most common definitions of agility is “nimbleness” or “the power of moving quickly and easily.”. MORE