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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. What does a Scrum master do?

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Taking the Canadian Insurance Industry Digital

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. - McKinsey & Company Founded in 1871, Economical Insurance operates within the old and relatively static Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance industry. According to the American Insurance Association (AIA) , the modern insurance industry, developed primarily in England after the Great London Fire in 1666.

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6 smart practices for better business-IT alignment

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Because NPD is a data company and Person oversees data architecture, “I own the factory,” he says. “So Typically, their responsibilities include providing tier-one support to business users, developing reports, and meeting the analytical and data needs of their users,” he says. Andrew Palmer. Liberty Mutual.

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Top 7 Ingredients to Establishing an Agile Development Practice.

Social, Agile and Transformation

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 Strong business sponsorship is needed to uphold the process and insure the team gets the support it needs.

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Enterprise Agile Development - Why you still need Project Managers.

Social, Agile and Transformation

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 Ive been asked lately about the role of project managers on agile or SCRUM teams. big data. (20).

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Measuring Costs in Agile Delivery - Social, Agile, and Transformation

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I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 Youll also need to have some basic governance and insure that >X% of the teams activity is captured as stories.

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How To Get a Team to Think Agile - Social, Agile, and Transformation

Social, Agile and Transformation

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 Insure that the team is aligned on what they are trying to accomplish. big data. (20). Newer Post.

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