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On An Agile scaling journey ? Take our survey to find out how you are doing.

Forrester IT

So in addition to successful Agile team practices, alignment with business stakeholders upstream and downstream with testing and operations, we are looking into more Agile at scale issues like budgeting and DevOps. Software development leaders continue to buy into Agile--while they eradicate traditional waterfall style development.

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What is a Scrum master? A key role for project success

CIO Business Intelligence

Scrum is a powerful framework for implementing agile processes in software development and other projects. This highly adopted framework utilizes short iterations of work, called sprints, and daily meetings, called scrums, to tackle discrete portions of a project in succession until the project is complete. What does a Scrum master do?

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Agile vs. Waterfall: Which Should A CIO Choose?

The Accidental Successful CIO

This first step involves customers and key stakeholders working together to conceptualize, brainstorm, define, prioritize, resource, and budget a project, which is then approved and initiated. Agile requires a Scrum master who is experienced with sprints and who is not easily flustered due to the fast nature of iterations.

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SAFe certification: launch your Scaled Agile Framework career

CIO Business Intelligence

SAFe Agilist The SAFe Agilist certification works best for a program or project manager , Scrum master , team lead, release train engineer, change agent, or others who are part of a Lean transformation. The 45-question exam tests candidates’ ability to: Facilitate Scrum events. Support PI execution.

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Project management: Tips, tools, best practices

CIO Business Intelligence

Costs management: Estimate costs, determine budgets. Project scope During the planning phase, all project details must be solidified , including goals, deliverables, assumptions, roles, tasks, timeline, budget, resources, quality aspects, terms, and so on. Budget for surprises. CSM: Certified Scrum Master.

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Top 15 project management certifications

CIO Business Intelligence

Almost any IT pro can benefit from adding a project management certification to their list of IT credentials, showing you have the know-how to plan, schedule, budget, execute, deliver, and report on IT initiatives. The exam covers topics including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, extreme programming (XP), and test-driven development (TDD).

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How to get your CFO to buy into a better model for IT funding

CIO Business Intelligence

In contrast, traditional organisations use a project-based approach to delivery, with temporary teams created on an as-needed basis for a specific purpose with budgets based on up-front funding estimates. If the scope is clear and easy to define up-front, it’s a great way to keep everyone on track and ensure teams are delivering to budget.

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