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Skills and traits of elite product managers

CIO

IT organizations are shifting to product-based methodologies , in which cross-functional teams made up of both tech and business pros focus on a single product or service offering. Much of a product manager’s job involves ensuring the various functions of a cross-functional team work well together.

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Product Managers vs. Project Managers: Difference, Responsibilities, and KPIs

Altexsoft

How often do you confuse a project manager and a product manager? The Project Management Institute says that only 58 percent of organizations fully understand the value of project management. Why it’s a bad practice to combine these roles in one person? Define development milestones.

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How to Write a Business Requirements Document: Guidelines, Templates, and Useful Tips

Altexsoft

According to the 2021 survey conducted by the Project Management Institute, poor requirements gathering and poor upfront planning are among the key reasons why many projects fail. So, what can you do to be on the winning team? Start with a thoroughly written business requirements document or BRD.

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User Stories: Documenting Requirements in Agile

Altexsoft

They don’t have all these elements (except for the character), but in fact, user stories don’t need them to play an important role in software development. They were introduced in the late 1990s by Kent Beck within the Extreme Programming framework as an alternative approach to documenting requirements.

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Best Practices for Digital Product Development

Openxcell

Creating a digital product is a complex process that requires careful planning, clear strategies, and many decisions to be made even before starting the initiation. However, by carefully approaching digital product management, it is possible to avoid these complexities. What is a Digital Product?

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High Developer Effectiveness: key factors

Apiumhub

In this article I would like to analyze how to achieve high developer effectiveness based on our experience as well as recommendations of well-known software development companies and experts like Martin Fowler. First of all, what is High Developer Effectiveness? 25 factors of a high developer effectiveness .

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AoAD2 Practice: Whole Team

James Shore

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. Whole Team. The Hole Team. Modern software development takes a lot of skills.