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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

When the focus shifts to granular facets of agiles, like Scrum ceremonies, instead of actual content and context, agile’s true principles are lost, says Prashant Kelker, lead partner for digital sourcing and solutions, Americas, at global technology research and advisory firm ISG. Agility is about shipping as well as development.

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How to get your CFO to buy into a better model for IT funding

CIO Business Intelligence

This example enabled CFO O’Sullivan to see the ‘swapping’ concept in action — we used the quarterly forum to show how this approach reduced risk by ensuring the team worked within their budget while still aligning to strategy. Budgeting, CFO, Project Management, Software Development

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5 key mistakes IT leaders make at board meetings

CIO Business Intelligence

We both worked in the construction industry, so, for example, we might help these executives understand Scrum in software development by comparing it to design-build and agile construction project methodologies. One approach both Puglisi and I recommend is to answer technical questions with analogies from your industry.

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Agile Process Improvement Using. Agile! - Social, Agile, and.

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 Who should be the scrum master? SDJ is the oldest magazine for developers in Poland.

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Project management: Tips, tools, best practices

CIO Business Intelligence

Agile , which includes subvariants such as Lean and Scrum, is increasing in popularity and is being utilized in virtually every industry. Originally adopted by software developers, agile uses short development cycles called sprints to focus on continuous improvement in developing a product or service. Changepoint.

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4 Methods to Achieve Agility in Software Development

Flexagon

If, like me, you have worked in organizations that have successfully implemented scrum within your product teams, you are familiar with the scaling challenges across teams: managing dependencies, aligning and coordinating work, maintaining consistency and achieving agility at scale. maintain a prioritized backlog.