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What is SAFe? A framework for scaling business agility

CIO Business Intelligence

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) explained The Scaled Agile Framework encompasses a set of principles, processes, and best practices that helps larger organizations adopt agile methodologies , such as Lean, Kanban, and Scrum , to deliver high-quality products and services faster.

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No Scrum Master? No Problem - 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 No Scrum Master? How should Enterprises fill the Scrum Master Role? Tuesday, November 03, 2009.

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7 tell-tale signs of fake agile

CIO Business Intelligence

Read on to see how to detect the seven telltale signs of a fake agile in enterprise IT today. CIOs with inadequate knowledge of agile , including its basic principles, requirements, and benefits , are almost certain to encounter fake agile in practice in their enterprises. Leaders must be committed to the enablement of agile teams.”.

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4 ways upskilling and reskilling can fill hard-to-hire positions

CIO Business Intelligence

For example, when trying to fill your cybersecurity positions, there are several places you can look, depending on the specific role you’re trying to fill: A role to raise security awareness within the organization could be a person in HR specializing in organizational culture, or a marketing person specializing in writing marketing materials.

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5 key mistakes IT leaders make at board meetings

CIO Business Intelligence

While these numbers suggest a significant technical and security gap on the boards of large enterprises, it would be a mistake for a CIO or CISO to assume their board lacks digital, data, security, or other technical acumen. One approach both Puglisi and I recommend is to answer technical questions with analogies from your industry.

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Is Your Enterprise Ready for Agile Development? - Social, Agile.

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 Is Your Enterprise Ready for Agile Development? What happens when an Enterprise wants to go agile?

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Kevin Lowell’s appointment as UScellular’s Chief People Officer puts IT in the limelight

TM Forum

Become a partner with the business rather than an order-taker – Here, IT applied Agile concepts by sitting down with business stakeholders early on during the service development process and ideating with them, asking lots of questions about customers’ preferences, for example. Skills trifecta.

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