agile - News, Features, and Slideshows

• Mainfreight uses IoT to locate hazardous goods

  New service from Spark provides crucial real-time data of segregation bins used to transport hazardous goods

• Mark Rees of Xero: Ask hard questions, foment unrest with the status quo

  Fomenting unrest with the status quo is good for the organisation, writes Mark Rees of Xero

• What is low-code development? A Lego-like approach to building software

  Drag-and-drop tools allow developers to assemble applications without the need for manual programming. Here's how companies such as Shell Downstream, 7-Eleven and John Hancock are putting low-code development to work

• Inside the digital transformation of an IT function

  The University of Auckland restructures its 400-member IT Services into one function called Connect

• CIO spotlight: Glen McLatchie of SkyCity

  This CIO’s success calls for a balancing act in the era of unceasing change - transforming the ICT function in an organisation that is facing a raft of disruption

• Are agile, DevOps and similar certifications worth it?

  DevOps, continuous delivery, scrum and agile are all necessary skills in an IT-driven workplace. But how much can certifications in these areas really prove?

• How to help your agile team succeed

  If your organization has adopted an agile methodology and you're frustrated by failure, it's time for a long, hard look in the mirror: Perhaps the problem isn't agile. The problem is your management style. How can you help teams succeed? First, you have to get out of their way, says Selena Delesie, founder and principal at Delesie Solutions, an agile coaching, consulting and training firm, in a workshop held at Agile Alliance 2015 last week in Washington, D.C.

• 11 project management tips for setting and managing expectations

  Project management experts discuss the best ways to set, manage and adjust expectations to ensure that projects don't veer off course - and they suggest what steps project managers should take if they do.

• 13 tips for keeping IT projects under control

  How do you keep IT projects under control? Project managers and other experts share their top tips for keeping IT projects on schedule.

Whitepapers about agile

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  2016 Veeam Availability Report: How to close a widening Availability Gap

  While business transformation is driven by a new breed of user — one that desires a seamless, connected experience — the ability for modern enterprises to deliver non-stop services and continually innovate has never been more urgent. However, are today’s businesses delivering what users need?

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  Agile revolution report: Benchmarks and guidelines to improve your effectiveness

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  Achieving agile IT operations with unified infrastructure monitoring