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Implementing a Cohesive Approach to Agile Portfolio Management in 2020

Smart Data Collective

Over the last 15-20 years, Agile has either fully or partly been incorporated into most companies. The reason is that Agile project management practices really work and are proven effective. Research published by Techliance shows that 98% of companies have used Agile and its effectiveness is around 30% higher than Waterfall.

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Consolidate Your Software Spend Data For Better IT Budget Planning

Smart Data Collective

In a similar vein, 44% of businesses declared that they intend to increase their spending on technology in 2020, in contrast to 38% last year. Balance Agility with Insight. A number of organizations are conflicted between the push to agile business practices and their more traditional, fixed IT budgets.

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Four Ways Great BAs Can Start The New Year Right!

BA Squared

Take some time to plan your year! I know this sounds funny, but just like product and project planning, we need to have a vision and intention for the year. Without a dedicated plan, everyone else’s vision and priorities will rule your time and energy. A bit of planning can help you serve others while looking out for yourself!

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Project Managers Fail to Help Software Projects (Standish Group Chaos 2020)

Vitality Chicago

In my related post about the most recent Standish Group 2020 Chaos Report, Beyond Infinity , I described the continued finding that Agile succeeds 3X more than Waterfall. But there was something new in the 2020 Standish Group Report that I found quite surprising. The Standish Group 2020 Chaos Report – Beyond Infinity.

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6 Criteria for Choosing an IoT Application Development Partner

Smart Data Collective

billion devices connected to the IoT in 2020, increasing productivity and business efficiency. The times when software used to be developed in cascade methodology are long gone, with agile development taking its place. According to the Gartner Institute, there were 5.8 Is there a work process?

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The Case for Continuous Financial Planning after Covid-19

Insight Software

Financial planning has always been vital to businesses in order to make sound, long-term decisions. Companies use forecasting to make critical investments, plan for covenant compliance, and even decide on future mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategies. What is continuous planning? Why change the process?

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The Extinction of Agile Coaching

Agile Coach

I didn’t renew my contract many months later because I couldn’t see any evidence that this organization was interested in being Agile. Well, I was the Agile Consultant. I was hired because there was a smattering of agile-y stuff on my Monster profile, and my CSM designation was some sort of proof I had a clue.

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