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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. Leaders must be committed to the enablement of agile teams.”. Agility is about shipping as well as development. Team leadership void. Ask to see their team metrics,” he says. Losing the forest for the trees.

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Scrum Master vs Project Manager: How are they different?

Openxcell

Scrum Master and Project Manager profiles are quite distinct though most of the people get confused. Scrum is a framework that helps teams to encourage self organization and generate effective solutions against complex issues. Scrum is usually used in software development but industries like marketing, sales and etc.,

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Embracing neurodiversity in IT for competitive advantage

CIO

The ability to pivot fast and hyperfocus are strengths, not weaknesses, and a leader that can do both effectively is an asset, not a liability. Getting immersed in a range of roles has allowed me to tap into a broad spectrum of experiences and see the whole picture, ensuring that teams are not left out or brought in late.

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Hybrid meetings: 5 best practices for better outcomes

CIO

Offering a work-from-home option is no longer negotiable if you want to keep your teams staffed with talented employees. The key to keeping your team — and keeping them engaged — is hybrid work. The remote team often shouted into a room of chatter and were often ignored or forgotten.

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Agile Transformation mistakes you must avoid at any cost!

Evolution4all

Agile Transformation Executed Only On the Team Level Most organizations make this mistake. They believe that Agile transformation means simply implementing Agile only on the team level. And more importantly, you are ready to change the organization as a whole, not only the development teams.

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What Is Strategically Right When You Are Starting a Nearshoring Journey

Mobilunity

So, the GOALS might be, for example: increase own development processes velocity diversify own development workforce extend own team with rare talent client’s local market does not offer extend to 24×7 (16×5) time coverage by the dev team decrease cost of team’s ownership.

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How to hire the right product manager for your IT needs

CIO

IT organizations are increasingly shifting from project-based organizational structures to product-based methodologies , which involve cross-functional teams. Product managers aren’t a new job category by any means, but this shift means that they’re newly prominent and important to many companies’ strategies.