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7 ways CIOs can build a high-performance team

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In the new world of work, companies with an attractive culture have a strategic advantage over companies without one,” she says. And then do the same exercise with an eye on the future, he adds. A typical fusion team may include roles such as product owner, scrum master, developers and domain experts.

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16 best entry-level IT certifications to launch your career

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Exam fee : $100 Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Ethical hacker might sound like an oxymoron, but there are plenty of companies that are eager to hire security professionals who can help keep the company one step ahead of hackers who threaten company security. For more information, see “ CSM certification: What you need to know.”

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An archetype-based approach to driving your global workforce transformation

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Acknowledging these challenges and complexities, how can one pressure-test their spreadsheet exercise against the realities of execution? For one, they have an infrastructure delivery team archetype, which consists of a nearshore engineering delivery manager, a scrum team, and both a nearshore and offshore delivery team (i.e.,

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How BUiLT unites Black IT pros and builds equity

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So, I started my own tech company,” Beasley says. After closing his software company during the pandemic, Beasley turned toward the nonprofit space, working with several organizations, serving on the board of directors. Purdy, for example, completed his Professional Scrum Master certification through BUiLT.

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Product-based IT: A blueprint for success

CIO Business Intelligence

Along with replacing project teams with product teams and reimagining its PMO to be more of a coaching resource, USPTO adopted agile practices in earnest, including daily scrums, working in sprints as opposed to project plans, and embracing DevSecOps processes, Holcombe says. Jamie Holcombe Jr., CIO, USPTO.

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Transforming IT for cloud success

CIO Business Intelligence

As CIO Neil Holden moved his company, Halfords Group, further into the cloud, he sought to do more than simply “lift-and-shift” IT operations. Rather, Holden — like most CIOs — wanted his increasing use of cloud to enable and shape the company’s transformation agenda. And he hired agile coaches to work with his IT team.

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Shape Up Your Agile

Crafty CTO

.” A case in point: if you search the Shape Up ebook for “agile,” you get one lonely match (in Jason Fried’s Foreword ): Likewise, just one match if you search for “scrum” and “methodology.” As the book says, “The highest people in the company are there. ” So what is Shape Up?

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