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Digital transformation’s fundamental change management mistake

CIO Business Intelligence

The top of the funnel for change management in digital transformations is the responsibility of the product manager or the program manager in some organizations. 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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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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Top Ten Thoughts for SCRUM Newbies - Social, Agile, and.

Social, Agile and Transformation

Top Ten Thoughts for SCRUM Newbies. My colleagues and I from BusinessWeek gave a presentation last week covering our agile planning and development process and ended with an intro to SCRUM by @silviogalea. Roughly the same time, @jurgenappelo posted an excellent, easy to follow slideshare on The Zen of SCRUM 1.0. Newer Post.

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Project management: Tips, tools, best practices

CIO Business Intelligence

Stakeholder expectations Stakeholders can be any person or group with a vested stake in the success of a project, program, or portfolio, including team members, functional groups, sponsors, vendors, and customers. Program manager : Oversees and leads a group of similar or connected projects within an organization.

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5 signs your agile practices will lead to digital disaster

CIO Business Intelligence

To do so, CIOs must continuously improve their product management, program management, and delivery capabilities to wow customers and deliver competitive advantages, all while steering clear of surefire DX mistakes such as prioritizing too many initiatives and underinvesting in developing digital trailblazers.

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

CIO Business Intelligence

Business analyst training While there are a number of ways that practicing and aspiring business analysts can train up on the discipline, two popular paths are business analyst boot camps and business analyst master’s programs. The type of software and tools you’ll need to use will depend on your job title and what the organization requires.

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Networking the Cloud for IoT – Pt 3 Cloud Network Systems Engineering

Cloud Musings

This is the beginning of the CONOPS document referenced earlier. This document captures User Needs which are formal statements of what the user wants from the system. This caused TQM, 6 Sigma, and the like to be relegated to the “dustbin” of quality programs. Is it wise to relive this error in our transition to IoT?

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