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Explainer: Building a high-performing last-mile delivery software

CIO

Here is a list of the top features to include in a delivery management software solution. #1 1 Auto-assignment of dispatches It is easier to make deliveries when fleet assignments are automatically segregated and decided beforehand. Auto-assignment and fleet scheduling are common features in last-mile delivery software apps.

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

CIO

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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Transforming IT for digital success

CIO

Many aspire to do better, though, with 43% of the transformers seeking to improve their performance. One way they’re doing that is by reimagining the IT function, say management consultants, executive advisors, and CIOs themselves. Do cloud right Embracing cloud is another area where ambition doesn’t match actual execution, Jain says.

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ITIL certification guide: Costs, requirements, levels, and paths

CIO

As an IT management framework, ITIL can help businesses manage risk, strengthen customer relations, establish cost-effective practices, and build a stable IT environment that allows for growth, scale, and change. It’s aimed at ITSM practitioners responsible for end-to-end delivery of IT services and products.

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How the ‘diversity hire’ accusation and other barriers remain for Black women in tech

CIO

Leonie, an agile delivery manager working in the retail industry, who only gave her first name, saw this first-hand earlier in her career. You’ve got the responsibility of, ‘I need to perform well, because as an individual, I need to be perceived well,’” she says. If they’re doing it well, it shouldn’t be performative.

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Delivering Continuous Value: Lessons Learned About Software Delivery In Our First 20 Years

Gorilla Logic

What We’ve Learned About Agile. We eat, sleep, and breathe Agile because we know from experience that it increases quality, reduces rework, speeds delivery, and enables teams to deliver continuous value to the business. At the heart of our Agile practice is always the customer. Pedro Araya, Agile Practice Lead. “As

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The Nightmare of Hiring a Great Product Owner

Evolution4all

Agile in IT. Many of the companies who use Agile only use it for IT. Agile was actually designed as a solution to the old service-provider paradigm between businesses and IT. So many things happen between ideation and delivery and a whole lot of time is often wasted before the product ends up with the delivery team.

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