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5 signs your agile practices will lead to digital disaster

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To do so, CIOs must continuously improve their product management, program management, and delivery capabilities to wow customers and deliver competitive advantages, all while steering clear of surefire DX mistakes such as prioritizing too many initiatives and underinvesting in developing digital trailblazers.

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Digital pragmatism at Volvo means more control and less agile

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Paring down agile Another change the digital organization has gone through recently is to start backing away from a pure agile approach. Volvo Cars’ digital department started to work agilely according to the SAFe Framework in a product-oriented model in 2018. But even with great advantages came disadvantages.

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Digital transformation’s fundamental change management mistake

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Underpinning these initiatives is a slew of technology capabilities and strategies aimed at accelerating delivery cycles, such as establishing product management disciplines, building cloud architectures, developing devops capabilities, and fostering agile cultures.

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Agility in the Military and After

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Agility in the Military and After From Service to Agility: Honoring Veterans’ Journeys at Scrum Inc. As well, we are currently introducing and optimizing agile initiatives in government organizations and military operations. As an Agile Coach and Registered Scrum Trainer at Scrum Inc., by The Scrum Inc. in the UK.

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3 key roles for driving digital success

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These digital trailblazers , as I call them, are vital for digital transformation success, as they can be delegated leadership responsibilities such as the planning, execution, and change management of your digital initiatives. Information security specialists guide agile teams on shift-left security practices.

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5 surefire ways to derail a digital transformation (without knowing it)

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Here’s how I spot derailments: Ask initiative leaders to share access to their roadmaps, agile backlogs, collaboration tools, stakeholder communications, and internal documentation. But are product managers developing market- and customer-driven roadmaps and prioritized backlogs? Digital Transformation

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7 sins of digital transformation

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“Few companies realize the role that organizational structure and culture play in driving transformation, and instead focus solely on the technology,” says Sunil Senan, SVP and global head of data, analytics, and AI at Infosys. Transformations that emphasize more building than buying can also be at issue here.