agile - News, Features, and Slideshows

• Going digital? Most of us have skeletons in the closet

  Or, why transforming legacy systems is a challenge but not impossible

• A Kiwi global CIO’s framework for building a change-ready, growth-minded ICT team

  John Bell takes a ‘transform from within’ approach for his 400 staff at Fletcher Building.

• This chief digital officer sees the demise of siloed organisations

  Dr Claire Barber of Spark New Zealand talks about architecting for change and resiliency across the organisation and in her own career.

• How Spark refused to let legacy norms hold back digital transformation

  ...and developed a playbook for success that other organisations can learn from.

• 8 essential roles for a successful digital transformation

  CIOs scouring the earth to fill technical roles are likely ignoring the 'medium digital' skills required to round out their digital transformations. Here are the lesser-known digital roles CIOs should target.

• 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