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Mending the rift between business stakeholders and development teams

Xebia

In today’s business world, the synergy between stakeholders, product management and development teams are paramount. Customer’s problem At one of our major clients at Xebia customers complained, that the project velocity was inconsistent, while the development team seemed perpetually busy.

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The CIO’s primary job: Developing future IT leaders

CIO

But it is equally vital to identify those people who can develop into managers and create a path forward for them as well. In my most recent CIO.com article on nurturing high-performing teams , I made a comment that stirred some questions. And if people have bad managers, the results can be less than optimum.

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7 ways diversity and inclusion help teams perform better

CIO

Politics — and even marketing — aside, there is no doubt that your teams should be diverse. This is not for social justice or corporate altruism,” explains Cheryl Stokes, CEO of CNEXT, a leadership development and executive networking business. “It Diversity makes your company — and your teams — more creative and innovative.

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The early returns on gen AI for software development

CIO

Generative AI is already having an impact on multiple areas of IT, most notably in software development. Still, gen AI for software development is in the nascent stages, so technology leaders and software teams can expect to encounter bumps in the road.

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5 surefire ways to derail a digital transformation (without knowing it)

CIO

CIOs can’t be involved in every strategic discussion or dive into every initiative’s details, but there are several high-level signs that indicate a digital transformation may be destined to underperform, especially as CIOs add initiatives. I seek information completeness, communication consistency, and ease-of-use factors.

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Insights from your JIRA data to help improve your team

Xebia

Many teams are using Atlassian’s JIRA as an issue tracker, which then becomes a valuable source of information for their daily operations. As a team leader utilizing JIRA, you probably have employed JIRA dashboards to monitor the status of work, usually in context of a (release) planning. “won’t fix”).

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Assessing to Ascend: The Value of Executive Leadership Team Assessments

N2Growth Blog

The Strategic Advantage of Executive Leadership Team Evaluations & Assessments Executive leadership team evaluations provide a critical strategic advantage for organizations. Through a comprehensive evaluation process, executive leadership teams gain a better understanding of their strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.