article thumbnail

10 most popular IT certifications for 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

It’s a solid choice as an entry-level certification that is well-regarded in the industry and will verify that you have the skills to troubleshoot and resolve problems around networking, operating systems, mobile devices, and security. Security is a priority for nearly every business, as technology becomes a top driver of business success.

SCRUM 124
article thumbnail

Digital transformation’s fundamental change management mistake

CIO Business Intelligence

The top of the funnel for change management in digital transformations is the responsibility of the product manager or the program manager in some organizations. Agile and scrum methodologies put most of the emphasis on delivery activities when teams focus on completing user stories every sprint.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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

CIO Business Intelligence

Within IT, this could mean finding workers to do programing, testing, cybersecurity, operations, project management, or other similar tasks. A role to monitor incoming security threats or intrusion detection could be a person from the IT operations team currently running and monitoring standard daily and nightly batch production runs.

SCRUM 119
article thumbnail

Project management: Tips, tools, best practices

CIO Business Intelligence

Procurement management: Secure necessary procurements. Stakeholder expectations Stakeholders can be any person or group with a vested stake in the success of a project, program, or portfolio, including team members, functional groups, sponsors, vendors, and customers. Quality management: Performing all aspects of managing quality.

article thumbnail

Foote Partners: bonus disparities reveal tech skills most in demand in Q3

CIO Business Intelligence

Certified Professional Scrum Product Owners attracted an average pay premium of 13%, up 18.2% An average premium of 12% was on offer for PMI Program Management Professional (PgMP), up 20%, and for GIAC Certified Forensics Analyst (GCFA), InfoSys Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP/CISSP), and Okta Certified Developer, all up 9.1%

Devops 98
article thumbnail

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

TM Forum

However, Lowell is quick to point out that the company is not undertaking a big, overarching digital transformation program. The company’s IT organization replaced some waterfall processes with iterative Agile processes managed in scrums and implemented in sprints. ” UScellular is reskilling through a few programs.

Agile 130
article thumbnail

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

CIO Business Intelligence

For work involving more complexity, such as app development or the creation of data insights, a traditional project plan provides a false sense of security because it gives the impression of certainty around the timing of delivery milestones. It is easier to track benefits realisation for select major programs to specific business areas.

How To 124