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Is it worth measuring software developer productivity? CIOs weigh in

CIO Business Intelligence

Angelic Gibson, CIO at accounts payable automation software and payment solutions provider AvidXchange, agrees that removing friction in the developer workflow can enhance agile innovation. Streamlining to optimize productivity Agile software development is essential to innovate and retain competitiveness.

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Ten Symptoms/Root Causes of Poorly-Run IT Department

Future of CIO

towards "How can we use IT to improve innovation, competitive advantage, agility, etc.?" Inconsistent approach to processes and procedures and/or does not distinguish between a PMP and an SDLC. Using a waterfall in an organization where the business has an agile mentality leads to failure.

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Good, Fast, Cheap: Can CIOs Have them All

Future of CIO

Agile methodology and Cloud envelop makes it possible It's a myth that you have to sacrifice any of the three. Agile/ SCRUM approaches help to overcome these issues by breaking requirements and work into discrete sprints. The problem, therefore, isn't just in the SDLC, but rather in business oversight and process governance.

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What CEOs really need from today’s CIOs

CIO Business Intelligence

Modern delivery is product (rather than project) management , agile development, small cross-functional teams that co-create , and continuous integration and delivery all with a new financial model that funds “value” not “projects.”. The cloud is about more than managing costs.