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What is a Scrum master? A key role for project success

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Scrum is a powerful framework for implementing agile processes in software development and other projects. This highly adopted framework utilizes short iterations of work, called sprints, and daily meetings, called scrums, to tackle discrete portions of a project in succession until the project is complete. What does a Scrum master do?

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4 nonprofits fostering diversity and career advancement in IT

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Nonprofit NPower is working to change that by fostering opportunity for those outside traditional IT pipelines through its tuition-free Tech Fundamentals program , which has helped young adults from underserved communities, as well as military members, military spouses, and veterans, forge new careers in IT for over 20 years.

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Scrum Spotlight: Saraounia Mboka-Boyer

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Scrum Spotlight: Saraounia Mboka-Boyer The Inspiring Intersection of Social Impact and Agility by the Scrum Inc. A Journey Driven by Purpose Saraounia’s journey towards embracing Scrum and agility was not a predetermined path, but rather a fortuitous discovery. For Saraounia, Scrum Inc.

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Turning the tide in STEM career roadblocks at Synchrony

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Companies and IT organizations can also help by providing formal support and mentoring programs, fostering a culture that recognizes and encourages women in tech roles, and collaborating with organizations that offer STEM training and programs to young girls and women. It’s important to remember that confidence starts young.

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What is a business analyst? A key role for business-IT efficiency

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The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), a nonprofit professional association, considers the business analyst “an agent of change,” writing that business analysis “is a disciplined approach for introducing and managing change to organizations, whether they are for-profit businesses, governments, or non-profits.”

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How BUiLT unites Black IT pros and builds equity

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Behaviors to exclude me would happen in corporate [workplaces] and even in nonprofits where I volunteered, and I wasn’t prepared for them coming.” After closing his software company during the pandemic, Beasley turned toward the nonprofit space, working with several organizations, serving on the board of directors.

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Top 15 project management certifications

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The exam covers topics including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, extreme programming (XP), and test-driven development (TDD). The course covers topics such as project management fundamentals, project management training, and all the basics of the project management role that you will need to be successful in the role.