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Agile project management: Principles, benefits, tools, tips, and when to make the switch

CIO Business Intelligence

Although agile does value documentation, it is not as heavily emphasized as it is in traditional project management, for which documentation is often very detailed and assembled in advance. Agile project management and Scrum Scrum is a powerful framework for implementing agile processes in software development and other projects.

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Digital transformation’s fundamental change management mistake

CIO Business Intelligence

When devops teams release changes to applications, dashboards, and other technology capabilities, end-users experience a productivity dip before people effectively leverage new capabilities. Agile and scrum methodologies put most of the emphasis on delivery activities when teams focus on completing user stories every sprint.

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NLP helps Eli Lilly work at a global scale

CIO Business Intelligence

This innovative application of natural language technology enables Lilly to achieve greater efficiency gains, significant cost reduction, higher quality content, and lead the way for future tech innovations using natural language technology to achieve enterprise value at scale,” he says.

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9 tips for achieving IT service delivery excellence

CIO Business Intelligence

IT service delivery enables an organization to give end users access to essential IT services by designing, developing, and deploying key technology resources, including applications and data. Adopt a user-centric approach when organizing your development/application delivery teams,” he recommends.

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The RACI matrix: Your blueprint for project success

CIO Business Intelligence

The simplest and most effective approach I’ve seen and used to define and document project roles and responsibilities is the RACI model. In almost 100 percent of these rescue efforts, I have found that there is no shared understanding of participant roles and responsibilities, nor is there explicit documentation to support it.

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What is a business analyst? A key role for business-IT efficiency

CIO Business Intelligence

These tools help BAs collect and sort data, create graphs, write documents, and design visualizations to explain the findings. Business analytics tools and software Business analysts typically rely on software such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, SQL, Google Analytics, and Tableau.

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Top 15 project management certifications

CIO Business Intelligence

From hardware and software upgrades to ongoing security patches, to application development and the rollout of software itself, project managers keep your teams on task and productive. The exam covers topics including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, extreme programming (XP), and test-driven development (TDD). CompTIA Project+.