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5 key mistakes IT leaders make at board meetings

CIO Business Intelligence

My first instinct was to provide a technical answer, but then I quickly realized that if I answered the question that way to the board of directors, I’d be shown the virtual elevator down to the CTO morgue. One approach both Puglisi and I recommend is to answer technical questions with analogies from your industry.

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9 tips for achieving IT service delivery excellence

CIO Business Intelligence

An IT organization that collects sentiment and acts on actionable, constructive feedback will always have more users that are fans rather than detractors.” Your leadership team should behave like a Scrum team, enabling end-to-end delivery and support.”

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We're an Agile Family! - Social, Agile, and Transformation

Social, Agile and Transformation

I know of companies that have used agile methodologies outside of technology including marketing, construction, and operations. But to be a agile family with a scrum board, and family retrospectives? startup cto. (19). Strategic Technology. A colleague sent me this TED talk, Agile Programming for your Family.

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