Agile
Agile software and product development help organizations succeed by streamlining their IT process, structure, and communication among teams. Learn about Agile methodologies and best practices, and get insights on how it works in other organizations.
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Coronavirus is Reshaping the way Companies Think About Work
The Coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease that is caused by it are having profound and widespread impacts across the global economy. As companies, governments, and communities wake up to the news each morning, the infections and death counts continue to rise, the stock market continues to fall, and the uncertainty of the situation causes our
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Business Agility in Times of Crisis
Times of crisis put your planning and preparation to the test and tell you just how agile you really are. For the past few years, corporate leaders across all industries have been intently focused on achieving an increased state of business agility – the ability to respond better and adapt to changes in the environment,
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Is ITIL Worth It?
For the past 30 years, the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) has been promoted as “the standard” for how IT organizations should operate. Companies have adopted ITIL processes. IT employees have sought ITIL certification, and IT systems and taxonomies have been framed in an ITIL context. That was great in the era of legacy IT systems,
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Unpacking Enterprise Architecture and Agile
Christopher Armstrong, president of Sparx Services North America, unpacks the loaded topics of Enterprise Architecture and Agile and the ways industry standards can help companies achieve their agile ambitions. Christopher is a well-known enterprise architecture thought leader and contributor to industry standards including: TOGAF, UML, ArchiMate, SysML, BIZBOK Guide to Business Architecture and TM Forum
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Time Management Tips for IT Startups
Launching a startup tends to be an overwhelming experience. Startup owners are flooded with a multitude of decisions on which their startup’s faith rests. During this phase, time management is crucial. From the seemingly trivial to those with long-lasting effects, every choice made during this critical time in a business’ lifecycle can mean the difference
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Cutting Some Fat – A More Agile Incident Management Process
Making your incident management process more agile means stripping out every step that has no customer value or adds nothing to their experience. Doing so means you must critically analyze your current processes and evaluate every step. You do this by asking yourself and your incident management team if the steps do or do not
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Biggest Challenges of Introducing Scrum to an Inexperienced Team
Out of all the different software development approaches that found their place under the Agile umbrella, Scrum has been by far the most successful, both in terms of adoption and the actual results achieved by teams and organizations working within this framework. While the majority of teams that adopt Scrum grow to appreciate it and
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In the Pursuit of Value, Mindset Beats Methodology Hands Down
Over the past few months I have heard myself say the words “I’m not an agile-ist but ….” an awful lot. I then continue to talk about some of the principles that I believe underpin our ability to deliver value through technology. These principles include: Focusing on delivering small quick projects because all the evidence
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