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CSM certification: Costs, requirements, and all you need to know

CIO Business Intelligence

The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification , available through the Scrum Alliance , is an entry-level certification aimed at providing professionals with an awareness of the methodologies and values of Scrum, including team performance, accountability, and iterative progress.

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No Scrum Master? No Problem - Social, Agile, and Transformation

Social, Agile and Transformation

No Scrum Master? How should Enterprises fill the Scrum Master Role? I field this question very often and especially from members of technology organizations where agile and scrum in particular is being introduced top down from Management. and business transformation. Tuesday, November 03, 2009. No Problem. Guess what!

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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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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. Listen and be empathetic to the user’s situation before presenting — and enacting — the best possible solution. “In

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The 9 most in-demand IT jobs in healthcare

CIO Business Intelligence

But laying a digital foundation for the future presents unique challenges in the healthcare industry. Business systems analysts are also tasked with optimizing business and workflow processes, evaluating enterprise applications, identifying areas for improvement, and ensuring that technology solutions stay within budget.

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What Heineken’s CIO is brewing for better connectivity

CIO Business Intelligence

Heineken has embraced flexible working in teams, adopting agile methodologies and introducing two products teams for more than 80 experimentations where people can learn to apply scrum and agile ways of working. Agility has become critical, top-down and bottom-up.

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Evaluating SaaS Vendors ? Understanding Business Models and.

Social, Agile and Transformation

In addition to building a SaaS platform (back then in 1996 when we started we were an ASP – application service provider), we acquired and merged with a number of other SaaS companies. Top Ten Thoughts for SCRUM Newbies. For those of you who don’t know, I was CTO of a SaaS vendor a number of years ago. ► September. (1).

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