agile - News, Features, and Slideshows

• NZ firms have less than two years to adopt digital before 'Uberisation' hits

  Fear of ‘Uberisation’ – or disruption by a new digital player – is widespread, prompting a growing number of businesses to act

• Why organisations need to create a digital workplace ‘A-team’

  Gartner lists ways to ensure the success of digital workplace programmes

• Tech CEO to NZ Boards: ‘AI is your responsibility, your opportunity ...and your problem’

  Why Dr Ayesha Khanna is advocating for, while keeping a watchful eye on artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies

• CIOs, talk about the business, not the operating model

  Dr Marcus Blosch of Gartner on why CIOs need to rethink their role as organisations push through with digitalisation programmes

• The rise of CraaS, ‘Crap idea as a Service’

  Just because something is new doesn’t mean it is useful. Here are some pointers to find out if what you’re being offered is just a glittering pile of bad ideas

• 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