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The Humans Strike Back: Putting People Back in Product – ProdConf 2019 Recap
In a world obsessed with metrics, profits, and the latest technology, it can be easy to lose sight of something…
Influence Without Authority – Powerful Advice for Product Managers
Anne Steiner, now VP of Product Strategy at Cprime, has earned a stellar reputation as a coach and trainer for…
10 Tips That Will Lead to a Successful Data Governance Implementation
Data governance is a big topic, and rolling out an implementation is often an enormous undertaking. If you’re the person…
Test Automation and DevOps: What You Need to Know
Recently there has been a lot of emphasis on DevOps test automation in a bid to push code down the…
Why Are We So Bad at Managing Software Projects?
The Standish Group conducts regular studies of project success rates which provide interesting insights into the project outcomes for software…
Seeking Lasting Change? Look Beyond the Technical Practices
As a technical coach, I quite often get asked to up-skill and improve teams’ performance. Often the request takes the…
The Business Case for Container Technology
When you see the word “containers”, you probably immediately think of Docker. But containers are not a new concept. It…
Do Frameworks Like SAFe, DevOps, ITIL and CMMI Compete or Complement?
When you’re getting an enterprise to function in a more lean and efficient way, there are several frameworks like SAFe,…
Tailoring Agile Processes – Good Practice or Avoid At All Cost?
One of the most controversial topics within the Agile community is the practice of “tailoring”, which most simply-stated, is the…
What Is AIOps and Why Should You Care About It?
Although we’re still just getting used to DevOps, there’s a new Ops kid on the block. And this kid picks…
What is a Chief Scrum Master and do you need one?
Have you heard of the position “Chief Scrum Master”? Most Scrum teams have a Scrum Master but when do you…
How Moving to AWS Enhances Security for Your Entire Operation
There’s a good reason why so many large organizations have moved their operations to the Amazon Web Service (AWS) cloud…