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How to build a successful agile development culture – and why your business needs one

CIO

To keep pace with the growing complexity of software development, organizations have spent years working to implement agile practices into their developer experience. It enables teams to deliver value faster, with greater quality and predictability, and greater aptitude to respond to change.

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7 tell-tale signs of fake agile

CIO

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.

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Digital pragmatism at Volvo means more control and less agile

CIO

Such a seismic shift also creates a different dynamic in the market, with a fundamentally simpler technical platform compared to internal combustion engines. The balance between software and hardware in cars is also changing dramatically since software is increasingly developed internally and built into the cars.

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

CIO

CIOs can’t be involved in every strategic discussion or dive into every initiative’s details, but there are several high-level signs that indicate a digital transformation may be destined to underperform, especially as CIOs add initiatives. But are product managers developing market- and customer-driven roadmaps and prioritized backlogs?

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Rebranding IT for the modernized IT mission

CIO

One reason CEOs restructure new digital, data, AI, or experience departments with separate C-level leaders is if IT is underperforming and the CIO isn’t driving transformation. What dataops, data governance, machine learning, and AI capabilities are IT developing as competitive differentiators?

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8 ways IT can help supercharge your sales team

CIO

Building sales requires a well-equipped sales team, and in today’s digital world, that means IT must become a strong support partner. Is your IT organization doing all it can to help sales team members build and retain customers? It requires a deep commitment to frequent, clear communication and coordination on mutual goals.

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How Developer Observability is Transforming Dev Role

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

This article was written by Alwayne Powell, the Senior Digital Marketing Manager at 8×8 contact centre and communication platform. As we embrace the reliability, agility, and innovative potential of the multi-cloud environment, observability in DevOps grows more critical. And, in turn, so do software development responsibilities.