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Getting Started with OKRs in Software Engineering

Allstacks

Software engineering aims to provide value to end-users, which is a shared goal with the rest of the company. But we all know it is infinitely more complicated than that, especially for engineering. Measuring software engineering at the rolled-up level that OKRs require has historically been difficult, if not impossible.

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5 Tangible Metrics for the Speed of Software Engineering Teams

Dzone - DevOps

Firstly, since we want to discuss the topic of metrics, what does it mean for a software engineering team to perform well anyway? For the purpose of this post let us take the following metrics for a given software engineering team as the fundamental one: Speed of development (try to maximize). Introduction.

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Coach your Architects in Agile Architecture!

Xebia

When companies transform towards an agile and DevOps way of working, they sometimes ask how to proceed with architects. A core problem we see is that those responsible for the transformation have little experience dealing with architecture in an agile way. The scrum masters are concerned with the agile process on a team level.

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Developing High-Performance Agile Coaches

Cutter Consortium

This program developed by Cutter Senior Consultant Jon Ward employs an apprenticeship style of blended learning that includes theory and practice to provide a clear, pragmatic understanding of the art of agile coaching over the course of fourteen weeks. Business Agility & Software Engineering Excellence

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Increasing the Agility of Agile with Business Analysts

Mentormate

But here’s the secret sauce: business analysts are also the drivers of change, the catalysts that push teams to achieve unprecedented levels of agility. So how exactly do business analysts increase the agility of teams? Agile projects thrive on adaptability, continuous improvement, and seamless collaboration.

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14 in-demand cloud roles companies are hiring for

CIO

Whether that means implementing cloud-based policies, deploying patches and updates, or analyzing network performance, these IT pros are skilled at navigating virtualized environments. Role growth: 20% of businesses have added cloud systems engineer roles as part of their cloud investments.

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Dedicated Team Model in Software Engineering

Apiumhub

Along with time and materials (T&M) and fixed price (FP), the dedicated team is a model of collaboration between the customer and the software engineering provider.