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Agile vs. Waterfall: Which Should A CIO Choose?

The Accidental Successful CIO

There is the classic method that has been used for over 40 years called “waterfall” Then there’s the new upstart in town that everyone seems to be flocking to called “agile” All of these options can place a CIO in a difficult place. Say Hello To The New Guy: Agile. Starting At The Beginning: Waterfall.

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From Bug Fixing to Board Meetings: Easy Learnings for the Digital Trailblazer

Social, Agile and Transformation

As we're winding down till the end of summer, the beginning of the school year, and the start of the very busy Q4/budgeting season, I thought to take a break from writing. . But not learning!

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Software project management challenges — and how to handle them

CIO Business Intelligence

Delivering on time and on budget Completing software projects in a timely manner while staying within budget is a long-time challenge of software development. One possible solution is to embrace the agile methodology of software development. Any number of things can happen to cause delays and drive up costs.

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Transforming IT for digital success

CIO Business Intelligence

As a result, most IT functions have seen budget increases, support for more staff, and higher involvement in shaping enterprise strategy , according to multiple reports. Yet many IT departments are struggling to reshape themselves to better meet the mandates of today. That’s something that’s sometimes hard to do in IT.”

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Business Agility in the Cloud | Maximizing Business Value with AWS

Linux Academy

Let’s now discuss business agility in the cloud. Business Agility in the Cloud. Business agility is one of the most important activities that a healthy business must do in order to continue to grow and innovate is to scope, prioritize, and to take on new initiatives. Keep costs low for the successes.

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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. This highly adopted framework utilizes short iterations of work, called sprints, and daily meetings, called scrums, to tackle discrete portions of a project in succession until the project is complete. Others do not.

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10 digital transformation roadblocks — and 5 tips for overcoming them

CIO Business Intelligence

5, Insufficient budget Digital transformation can be expensive, and executive leadership teams that do not allocate enough budget to the initiative may struggle to succeed. It requires a different mindset, as well as an agile, ready-to-experiment workforce that is change-savvy.

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