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MVP versus EVP: Is it time to introduce ethics into the agile startup model?

TechCrunch

The rocket ship trajectory of a startup is well known: Get an idea, build a team and slap together a minimum viable product (MVP) that you can get in front of users. However, building high-performing products and solutions that work for the majority isn’t enough anymore. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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Roadblocks when implementing Agile processes in a traditional organization

Praxent

Roadblocks when implementing Agile processes in a traditional organization. Many companies struggle to successfully implement Agile into their more traditional company culture and structure. Today I’m going to be talking about how you can introduce Agile processes into your traditional culture. Team Structure.

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Massdriver wants to abstract away infrastructure to let devs focus on coding

TechCrunch

Modern DevOps turned back the clock on agile software development. “[It’s] not agile, it’s ‘waterfall.’ ’ Modern DevOps is waterfall in agile clothing.” “[It’s] not agile, it’s ‘waterfall.’ ’ Modern DevOps is waterfall in agile clothing.”

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Inside Walmart’s generative AI journey

CIO

A driving force behind the progress is Ben Peterson, head of Walmart’s People Product organization. Here, Peterson shares the genesis of Walmart’s latest innovation, as well as the secret to cutting through the hype to make good on the promise of generative AI at scale — something few organizations have accomplished to date.

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Agile + Human-Centered Design: Better by Design

Mentormate

In the two decades since its introduction, the Agile methodology and its core idea of minimum viable product have risen to prominence in software development. These are compatible approaches that can yield products with better traction, higher value, and greater long-term results than Agile alone.

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5 tips for maximizing ROI of IT projects

CIO

Too often IT initiatives are undertaken solely as technical projects, with only loose affiliation with line-of-business stakeholders, ushering in the risk of drifting too far from the overall goals and business objectives of the organization. Adopt the agile methodology. across functions (HR, Finance, IT, etc.),

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Micro transformation: Driving big business benefit through quick IT wins

CIO

So Mahon is driving digital transformation in a different direction, doing minimum viable products (MVPs), or micro transformations, which are pieces of a system that are digitized in small increments. When done right, they emphasize what many organizations strive for: improving the customer/client experience.