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7 IT leadership hacks that deliver results

CIO

We sought technology leaders who could advise on succeeding fast, along with creating a strong organization, developing team leaders, leveraging the support of peers, and specifically how to streamline day-to-day management of a technology group. Bad hires happen, and sometimes, promotions don’t work out.

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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.”. Agility is about shipping as well as development.

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9 tips for achieving IT service delivery excellence

CIO

IT service delivery enables an organization to give end users access to essential IT services by designing, developing, and deploying key technology resources, including applications and data. Develop a structured service catalog and adapt Achieving service delivery excellence is not a one-size-fits-all process.

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5 Tips for Successfully Implementing Behavior-Driven Development in Your Team

Gorilla Logic

Have you ever been part of a team where tickets are hard to understand or don’t supply enough detail for the team to properly work? Experiences like these make many developers think about using Behavior-Driven Development (BDD). Know your team members You work with your team every day and know them well.

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How To Maximize An Agile Team – Don’t Give Up On Scrum

Modus Create

When I first attended Scrummaster training, I went in wide-eyed and excited to learn all of the secrets behind this amazing “new” agile project-management strategy called Scrum. But my employer had just paid for me to go through the training, and I was expected to help improve their development processes.

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Agile Release Planning Guide for Scrum Teams

Modus Create

In Agile, a release is a group of software features that can be developed and deployed to the users in a given period. Adding more plans and meetings to an Agile team can seem like a slowdown which feels scary given that Agile is all about speed and deployments. What is Agile Release Planning? Why is Release Planning Necessary?

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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. What is Scrum? Scrum is a framework that helps teams to encourage self organization and generate effective solutions against complex issues. Scrum guides the product creation and focuses on value and high visibility.