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Agile project management: Principles, benefits, tools, tips, and when to make the switch

CIO Business Intelligence

Agile project management definition Agile project management is a methodology used primarily in software development that favors flexibility and collaboration, incorporating customer feedback throughout the project life cycle.

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AI and coding: How Seattle tech companies are using generative AI for programming

GeekWire

Made with Microsoft Bing Image Creator. In an interview with Wired published Tuesday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said he realized AI was going to be transformative when he saw its ability to code, which led to the company developing GitHub Copilot. Prompt: “A robot helping a software engineer develop code.”

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Ada Developers Academy: A no-cost career program that aims to diversify IT

CIO Business Intelligence

After connecting with a former Adie — the nickname for students in the program — and confirming the program was indeed real, Burrows says she “couldn’t wait to apply.”. Beatrice Tohni found out about the program when a friend texted her a link to Ada Developers Academy saying, “This sounds like the perfect program for you.”

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Seattle-area mentoring nonprofit with a global reach adds generative AI to toolkits for job seekers

GeekWire

The program is conducted virtually through video conferences. Close to 6,000 students from 100 countries are in the program, with about one-quarter in the U.S., The initiative has 5,000 volunteer mentors in 127 countries, with about 1,000 of those coming from Microsoft. So Browning created the initiative, which launched in 2019.

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Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon sports leader lands at DraftKings; Seattle tech vet launches advisory firm

GeekWire

The new role comes as Microsoft just announced a 9% layoff affecting nearly 2,000 employees in its gaming division, three months after the tech giant completed its $69 billion acquisition of Blizzard parent company Activision Blizzard. Faries replaces longtime Microsoft gaming exec Mike Ybarra , who left this month. Kit Merker.

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Microsoft secures your place in the world of business

Dataconomy

These certifications, offered by Microsoft, are recognized globally as benchmarks of expertise in working with Microsoft products and technologies. Holding a Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate or Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert certification can significantly enhance career prospects and earning potential.

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Telstra – Building A Better Operations Management Platform

CIO Business Intelligence

I was fortunate to speak with Brunt and Walsh about a recently completed project to improve field operations working with Infosys and Microsoft. The new operational management platform needed to improve Telstra’s ability to manage and dispatch large work programs involving multiple technicians.

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