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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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The Hidden Gem of Savings in the Software Delivery. And no, it’s not AI

CIO

It will improve project management, help with requirements creation, assist developers with coding, cover the system with auto-tests, report defects, and improve deployment. Example 1: major outage after a core system update A large broker-dealer updated its core system and immediately ran into a catastrophic failure.

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10 digital transformation roadblocks — and 5 tips for overcoming them

CIO

Lack of vision A common reason digital transformation fails is due to a lack of vision, which along with planning is the foundation for digital success. Digital transformation is about envisioning new ways of doing business, reimagining business processes, transforming business/systems architecture, and changing an organization’s culture.

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10 highest-paying IT jobs

CIO

Solutions architect Solutions architects are responsible for building, developing, and implementing systems architecture within an organization, ensuring that they meet business or customer needs. They’re also charged with assessing a business’ current system architecture, and identifying solutions to improve, change, and modernize it.

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

Technology When joining, require a 6-18 months rewrite of core systems. Split systems along arbitrary boundaries: maximize the number of systems involved in any feature. Encourage communal ownership of systems. Hire highly specialized “experts”, then create contrived projects to prevent them from quitting.

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AI adoption accelerates as enterprise PoCs show productivity gains

CIO

“Everyone is running around trying to apply this technology that’s moving so fast, but without business outcomes, there’s no point to it,” says Redmond, CIO at power management systems manufacturer Eaton Corp. “We Humans need to work with the tools and review the output, not just casually, but in detail.

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Our book “Software Architecture Metrics: Case Studies to Improve the Quality of Your Architecture” is published!

Apiumhub

We are delighted to announce the release of our new book “ Software Architecture Metrics: Case Studies to Improve the Quality of Your Architecture ”. Global Software Architecture Summit for meeting all these software architects, who push me forward and who generate interesting discussions. ” How did it all started?