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14 essential book recommendations by and for IT leaders

CIO

For understanding teams “CTOs and CIOs who work for organizations that are struggling to deliver value sustainably will greatly benefit from reading Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow (IT Revolution Press, 2019) by Manuel Pais and Matt Skelton,” says Peter Kreslins Jr.,

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Continuous Reliability: Handling ‘Known Unknowns’ and ‘Unknown Unknowns’

OverOps

Let’s rewind to the year 2002 (this should give you an idea of how long I have been working in software development). Unit tests: Usually performed by a developer or when a developer integrates their code with a larger team. Know your unknowns with the help of continuous reliability. Let’s dive deeper.

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Nigeria’s IROKO plans to go public on the London Stock Exchange AIM in 2022

TechCrunch

However , more bad news came in August when the CEO announced that the company was laying off 150 people. Njoku cited the naira devaluation, regulatory onslaught by the country’s broadcast regulator, and a reduced outbound marketing team as reasons behind this decision. “We don’t need more.

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Five Metrics to Track the Performance of Your Quality Assurance Teams and the efficiency of your Quality Assurance strategy

Trigent

A product goes through different stages of a release cycle, from development and testing to deployment, use, and constant evolution. According to a PWC research report published in 2020, 1 in 3 customers is willing to leave a brand after one bad experience. Developing a sound Quality Assurance (QA) strategy.

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AoAD2 Chapter: Teamwork (Introduction)

James Shore

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. Cross-functional, self-organizing teams are the heart of any Agile organization. 1 [Beck et al.

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How to Develop A Growth Mindset: 5 Ways to Harness its Strength

Experience to Lead

For business leaders focused on how to develop a growth mindset, it can be painful at times, but it is a powerful driver of success. He’s experienced the pain of narrowly missing out on a spot on the Olympic team as an athlete three times, and once as a coach, before finally being chosen as a coach for the 2016 Olympic team.

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AoAD2 Practice: Energized Work

James Shore

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. Coaches, Whole Team. Whole Team. Second Edition cover. Your feedback is appreciated!