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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

You can of course make a series of obviously bad decisions, but you'd get fired quickly. Make sure production environment differs from developer environments in as many ways as possible. Develop incredibly detailed “strategic” plans. Kickstart a vacuous “AI strategy” that seems plausible at the surface.

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Taking an Analytical Approach to Project Management

Perficient

More and more with tech Project Managers, we’re seeing a multi-discipline approach to the role, ditching the “old ways” of project management in favor of agility and adding extra value to the team. If there are improvements to be made, raise them to the team & implement as soon as possible.

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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. Along with a well-defined strategy, the best way to prevent fake agile is to make sure agile is actually the right fit. Leaders must be committed to the enablement of agile teams.”. Team leadership void.

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Software Development Team Structure

KitelyTech

The success of any software development project hinges largely on the structure of the development team behind it. A well-organized team can work efficiently, meet deadlines, and maintain a high level of quality output.

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5 key metrics for IT success

CIO

Rate of change “The most important metric for IT success is rate of change,” says Nicolas Avila, CTO for North America at IT and software development company Globant. Every leader and every team should use rate of change to determine how quickly they can turn around a particular change, Avila recommends. Here they are.

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10 digital transformation roadblocks — and 5 tips for overcoming them

CIO

Poor execution Even the best plans can fail if execution is poor. This may require hiring outside experts and/or investing in training and development for existing staff. This may require hiring outside experts and/or investing in training and development for existing staff.

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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.,