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How to build a successful agile development culture – and why your business needs one

CIO

What causes agile failure Most agile practices fail due to a rising number of misconceptions and misunderstandings of what agile is and how to apply it. In this article, Mik explains common misconceptions about agile development and how to properly apply and develop an agile culture. Extreme Programming fills that gap. (3)

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10 highest-paying IT jobs

CIO

Principal software engineer As a senior-level technical role, a principal software engineer is responsible for leading a team of engineers and ensuring that the team builds and implements high-quality, scalable software, while following best practices. Average salary : US$155,934 Increase from 2021 : n/a 3.

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Leadership and Product Management

Lead on Purpose

Product managers hold a unique position in the company: they depend on people from other groups, but they do not have managerial authority over those people (in most cases). Their success depends on their ability to build consensus and inspire the other team members to do great things.

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Three practices of successful product managers

Lead on Purpose

In most companies product managers have a lot of products and significant responsibilities. With all the meetings, floods of email, and requirements to manage, the thought of focusing on a product’s profitability can be illusive. It’s not impossible, however.

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How to Encourage Team Members to Lead

Lead on Purpose

Lindsay Traiman writes on behalf of Dale Carnegie Training, a company founded on the principles of the famous speaker and author of “ How to Win Friends and Influence People.” The Product Management Perspective: Many of the strategies described here are key to successful product management.

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Bliki: Periodic Face-to-Face

Martin Fowler

I would avoid any artificial “team building” exercises, if only because of how much I hate them. If a team is all in the same city, but using a remote-first style to reduce commuting, then they can organize shorter gatherings, and do them more frequently.

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Thinking of hibernating through the metaverse winter?

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Experience focus : Experiences are usually focused on specific enterprise objectives or activities within a defined group (training, how to accomplish a task in real time, physical therapy, safety and compliance training, and so on.) Consider creating a virtual team to explore use cases.