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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. Others do not.

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The Downside Of digital Labs For Financial Innovation

Forrester IT

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

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

CIO Business Intelligence

Many businesses are adopting agile as the preferred project methodology, creating the need for employees to develop their knowledge in this area. 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).

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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 Top 7 Ingredients to Establishing an Agile Development Practice. agile software development. (56).

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Enterprise Agile Development - Why you still need Project Managers.

Social, Agile and Transformation

Enterprise Agile Development - Why you still need Project Managers. 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. Make sense?

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

Social, Agile and Transformation

Measuring actual costs turns out to be an easier process assuming that you have a tool to manage the backlog and a scrum master running daily standups. Youll also need to have some basic governance and insure that >X% of the teams activity is captured as stories. agile software development. (56). software qa. (8).

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