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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

Cloud Musings

. - 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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The Downside Of digital Labs For Financial Innovation

Forrester IT

We found that successful digital innovation happens via broader collaboration and a shared purpose across the entire organization: Read more Categories: Agile. agile software development. continuous delivery. continuous integration. digital disruption. digital innovation. financial services. waterfall.

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What is a project manager? The lead role for project success

CIO Business Intelligence

Agile certs such as the Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) can give you a leg up, as can Scrum-based certs such as the Certified ScrumMaster (CSM). See our lists of top agile certs and top Scrum credentials to take your career to the next level. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics outlook for project managers is bright.

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Top 7 Ingredients to Establishing an Agile Development Practice.

Social, Agile and Transformation

More and more teams and companies are considering agile processes, SCRUM, Extreme, or hybrids to either pilot new initiatives or to establish the practice. Strong business sponsorship is needed to uphold the process and insure the team gets the support it needs. and business transformation. Sunday, September 07, 2008.

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6 smart practices for better business-IT alignment

CIO Business Intelligence

That person is now a Scrum master at a major insurance company. These can range from simple “lunch and learn” meetings to formal educational programs, such as the one at insurance giant Liberty Mutual, which has created an internal tech literacy program for its non-tech employees. Andrew Palmer. Liberty Mutual.

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Enterprise Agile Development - Why you still need Project Managers.

Social, Agile and Transformation

Ive been asked lately about the role of project managers on agile or SCRUM teams. Some specifics: Scrum and agile are very team and inward facing. Project managers oversee the story writing process to insure proper governance and completion. Enterprise Agile Development - Why you still need Project Managers.