If Scrum isn’t agile, a SaaS solution could be
Venture Beast
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Scrum seems to be the most popular way to “implement” agile development. However, it's not certain if Scrum can actually be considered agile. Read More.
Agile project management: Principles, benefits, tools, tips, and when to make the switch
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 28, 2023
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. The Scrum master meets with teams briefly each day to get progress updates.
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No Scrum Master? No Problem - Social, Agile, and Transformation
Social, Agile and Transformation
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
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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New Agile Teams - Common Questions, Simple Answers
Social, Agile and Transformation
MARCH 29, 2015
When I came in, I committed to the team that we would rapidly adopt Agile Development and Agile Planning practices in order for us to fulfill our goals. Today, less than one hundred days into this position, we have Scrum running in three programs and Kanban.
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7 tell-tale signs of fake agile
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
The same is not true, sadly, for many agile project management and development initiatives. Too often, an organization may launch something that looks like an agile program, calls itself an agile program, claims to operate like an agile program, yet really isn’t an agile program in the least. Team leadership void.
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Top Ten Thoughts for SCRUM Newbies - Social, Agile, and.
Social, Agile and Transformation
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
Top Ten Thoughts for SCRUM Newbies. My colleagues and I from BusinessWeek gave a presentation last week covering our agile planning and development process and ended with an intro to SCRUM by @silviogalea. Roughly the same time, @jurgenappelo posted an excellent, easy to follow slideshare on The Zen of SCRUM 1.0.
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10 most popular IT certifications for 2023
CIO Business Intelligence
MAY 26, 2023
Whether in cybersecurity, software development, networking, or any other IT specialty, certifications can raise your career profile and help employers identify your areas of expertise and confirm that you have the right skills for the job. Certifications are a great way for IT pros to pave a path to a specific career in tech.
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Project management: Tips, tools, best practices
CIO Business Intelligence
DECEMBER 5, 2022
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. Program manager : Oversees and leads a group of similar or connected projects within an organization.
How to get your CFO to buy into a better model for IT funding
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 25, 2024
I recommend using Scrum on the persistent teams, which would mean having one full-time product owner responsible for decision-making and a fully cross-functional team with the skills to design, build, and deploy the solution.The goal should be to empower the team to make day-to-day decisions autonomously to speed up the delivery process.
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Best business analyst certifications to level up your career
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 31, 2023
Exam fee: Varies by location SimpliLearn Business Analyst Certification Masters Program If you’re new to the industry or want to change careers and start on the path of a business analyst, SimpliLearn offers a Business Analyst Masters Program that is accredited by the IIBA.
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What is a business analyst? A key role for business-IT efficiency
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Business analyst training While there are a number of ways that practicing and aspiring business analysts can train up on the discipline, two popular paths are business analyst boot camps and business analyst master’s programs. The type of software and tools you’ll need to use will depend on your job title and what the organization requires.
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SAFe certification: launch your Scaled Agile Framework career
CIO Business Intelligence
APRIL 23, 2024
SAFe training and certification are available online or through in-person training through these and other education providers: Advised Skills: Advised Skills is a consultancy and training services provider focused on Lean-agile transformation, agile strategy audit and implementation, and agile program/portfolio management.
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5 signs your agile practices will lead to digital disaster
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Business leaders expect IT to develop new products, improve customer experiences, automate workflows, and deliver new artificial intelligence capabilities. But speaking to many IT leaders, there are often gaps between how IT runs Scrum, Kanban, or other agile practices and what CIOs need in order to achieve digital transformation objectives.
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135 Agile Process Improvement Using. Agile! - Social, Agile, and.
Social, Agile and Transformation
MARCH 8, 2011
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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We're an Agile Family! - Social, Agile, and Transformation
Social, Agile and Transformation
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
A colleague sent me this TED talk, Agile Programming for your Family. But to be a agile family with a scrum board, and family retrospectives? Labels: about me , agile software development , innovation. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. agile software development. (56).
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4 Methods to Achieve Agility in Software Development
Flexagon
DECEMBER 10, 2022
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.
Four Phases of Maturing Enterprise Agile Development
Social, Agile and Transformation
FEBRUARY 16, 2010
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 Four Phases of Maturing Enterprise Agile Development. Also, see my Top Ten Thoughts for SCRUM Newbies.
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Larger Scale Agile Development - Social, Agile, and Transformation
Social, Agile and Transformation
SEPTEMBER 1, 2008
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 Larger Scale Agile Development. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization.
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Networking the Cloud for IoT - Pt. 2 Stressing the Cloud
Cloud Musings
JUNE 11, 2016
CarnegieMellon’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) , in fact, found that 64% of vulnerabilities in the CERT National Vulnerability Database were the result of programming errors.” Companies like Programming Research, Critical Software, or Jama Software offer tools to assist with static analysis of code against these standards.
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70 Is Your Enterprise Ready for Agile Development? - Social, Agile.
Social, Agile and Transformation
DECEMBER 3, 2008
Agile proponents did themselves a favor adopting the generic agile development to represent processes like SCRUM, Extreme Programming, etc. Do your technology choices easy lend themselves to agile (think fast) development cycles? Also, agile practitioners (product owners, scrum masters, developers, etc.)
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100 Top 7 Ingredients to Establishing an Agile Development Practice.
Social, Agile and Transformation
SEPTEMBER 7, 2008
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
MARCH 25, 2009
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. When outsourcing a component is an option, project managers can help develop RFPs and review vendor options.
Content Agility at Marklogic's Digital Publishing Symposium - Social.
Social, Agile and Transformation
NOVEMBER 6, 2008
I then discussed how BusinessWeek moved to an agile development process (specifically, SCRUM), to build its newest product, the Business Exchange. Labels: about me , agile software development , business exchange , content agility , web 2.0. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. software qa. (8).
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Agile in 2008 to Twitter, Cloud Computing and Publishing in 2009.
Social, Agile and Transformation
JANUARY 5, 2009
Looking back to 2008, I shifted this blog from covering startups and issues for CTOs (re: Startup CTO ) and covered a lot about the agile software development life cycle. I also covered some practical matters on when to use (and not use) pair programming , a bit on the Scrum Master role , and on story writing vs requirements docs.
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My Time Leading Tech at BusinessWeek - Social, Agile, and.
Social, Agile and Transformation
NOVEMBER 30, 2009
My favorite business topics include CIO , Agile Software Development , Enterprise 2.0 , Open Source Software and Social Networking. Labels: about me , agile software development , business exchange , in the news , media and publishing , web 2.0. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization.
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16 best entry-level IT certifications to launch your career
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Exam fee: $1199 Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Certified ScrumMaster is an entry-level certification offered by Scrum Alliance that is designed to validate your skills and abilities using Scrum, a popular agile development framework. For more information, see “ CSM certification: What you need to know.”
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Measuring Costs in Agile Delivery - Social, Agile, and Transformation
Social, Agile and Transformation
MARCH 11, 2013
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. Labels: agile planning , agile software development , cio , it management , project management. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. software qa. (8).
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Maturing agile development without a maturity model - Social, Agile.
Social, Agile and Transformation
JUNE 9, 2009
Recognize that process is always in a state of flux and improvement, so when improvements are needed or opportunities identified use an agile / SCRUM process to schedule, commit, and measure improvements. Next post: SCRUM for Process Maturity. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. offshore development. (6).
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Social, Agile and Transformation
NOVEMBER 23, 2008
Agile practices (SCRUM, XP , etc.) When we started TripConnect , we followed agile methodologies even though the first version of the product was developed offshore. Those priorities pretty much set us down a path of agile development. Labels: about me , agile software development , enterprise 2.0 , it management , startup cto.
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Adopting Agile Development - The role of the CIO - Social, Agile.
Social, Agile and Transformation
FEBRUARY 1, 2010
5) Help the team make it successful - Make sure all team members have a basic foundation in an agile (probably scrum) process. I highly recommend training and ideally an agile coach if you can afford it, but at minimum make sure you have a team lead (scrum master.) Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization.
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3 force multipliers for digital transformation
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 7, 2023
Assemble a team of Scrum coaches, and they’re likely to debate how much empowerment self-organizing teams require, when to estimate user stories, and whether sprints remain relevant when devops teams are automating deployments with CI/CD. Apply agile when developing low-code and no-code experiences.
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How does your SaaS vendor respond to the scalability question.
Social, Agile and Transformation
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
If you’re lucky they’ll tell you about their software stack and then throw in a bit about their software development life cycle. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. agile software development. (56). offshore development. (6). agile software development. (56).
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How To Get a Team to Think Agile - Social, Agile, and Transformation
Social, Agile and Transformation
AUGUST 11, 2010
Its a smart team, but they are immediately jumping into solving problems and developing artifacts. The problem is, using agile process (scrum specifically) for planning, problem solving, developing a strategy, documenting an architecture requires some discipline and thinking a little differently. agile software development. (56).
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103 Agile Product Owners in the Enterprise - Social, Agile, and.
Social, Agile and Transformation
FEBRUARY 8, 2009
Labels: agile software development , product management , project management. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. agile software development. (56). offshore development. (6). agile software development. (56). offshore development. (6). software development. (51).
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Business Responsibilities working with Agile Teams Part 2 - Social.
Social, Agile and Transformation
APRIL 16, 2009
One good way to insure a smooth transition is to learn the process either through participation, taking a training class, and ideally applying agile/SCRUM as a business process. Great articles posted at the Business Exchange Agile Software Development topic. Labels: agile software development , product management.
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Agile Does Not Need A Maturity Model - Social, Agile, and.
Social, Agile and Transformation
JUNE 2, 2009
Now theres nothing wrong with the article or some of the concepts, but I feel compelled to throw in my two cents on maturity models in general and especially applied to agile software development. In general, Ive only seen maturity models used in one way - to sell enterprise executives either software or services. software qa.
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Business Responsibilities working with Agile Teams Part 1 - Social.
Social, Agile and Transformation
APRIL 10, 2009
Below is an incomplete list of some things the Business needs to manage when working with an Agile software development team 1) Expect to spend a lot of time with the technologists! - Labels: agile software development , business exchange , product management. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization.
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Turning Good Ideas into Operational Reality - Social, Agile, and.
Social, Agile and Transformation
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. agile software development. (56). offshore development. (6). agile software development. (56). offshore development. (6). software development. (51). software qa. (8). web development. (12). No Scrum Master?
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Offshore Agile Development - Totally Feasible! - Social, Agile, and.
Social, Agile and Transformation
MARCH 17, 2009
From Iterative to Agile Once we optimized around iterative delivery, there was a collective effort between members of my team as well as our offshore partner to move to agile development. If youre practicing SCRUM, make key members of your teams have some basic training. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization.
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Federal Government Signals Interest In Several Key Leading Edge Technologies
CTOvision
DECEMBER 15, 2014
Agile Software Development. Today’s top trend with software development leaders is continuous development. Through heavy use of automation, flexible infrastructure and modular architecture, software development leaders have come to the point where each code change is its own deployment.
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Social, Agile and Transformation
FEBRUARY 3, 2009
Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. agile software development. (56). offshore development. (6). agile software development. (56). offshore development. (6). software development. (51). software qa. (8). web development. (12). My Facebook Profile.
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How BUiLT unites Black IT pros and builds equity
CIO Business Intelligence
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Purdy, for example, completed his Professional Scrum Master certification through BUiLT. Through this program companies can choose to sponsor full chapters of BuiLT or individual events. The goal is to ensure members have access to upskilling and reskilling resources so they can grow and advance their tech careers.
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Transforming IT for cloud success
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 6, 2023
Leaving behind linear processes Holden’s reorganization focused in part on eliminating linear software development, a linear project process and the department team structure that accommodated that linear approach to getting work done. Here, four IT leaders detail how they have taken action on this front.
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Building with Shape Up
Crafty CTO
MAY 1, 2020
” Traditional agile, let’s say Scrum for example, looks a bit different: “OK dev team! Program just enough for the next step – On the back end, you don’t need to build everything, implementing a couple of fields or a bit of routing logic is fine, just enough to allow the front end of the slice to function.
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