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Career Planning—Climbing a Ladder or Navigating an Obstacle Course? Is climbing a ladder the best analogy for how you manage and plan your career? Anuj Magazine looks at different ways you can view career planning: climbing a ladder, navigating an obstacle course, and building a pyramid. |
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IT’s Conflicting Goals: The Data Center vs. Software Development Conflicting goals within IT are in many ways a very good thing. If managed correctly, positive conflict can create motivated employees, innovative solutions, and cost-effective, high-quality results. Eric Bloom looks at the conflicting goals of the data center versus software development. |
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What Is the Difference between an Agile Coach and a ScrumMaster? Joe Townsend explores what exactly the role of an agile coach is and how it differs from the role of a ScrumMaster. For some, ScrumMasters are the front-line fighters and agile coaches are higher up in the organization; for others, an agile coach is the next role a ScrumMaster evolves into. |
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Ease Your Transition to Agile and Learn What Your Team Needs If you are starting a transition to agile, first ask yourself: Why do we want to transition to agile? Agile is about the ability to respond to change. Once you understand what your organization’s issues are and you can resolve them, you can move to a program. |
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Two Lessons Learned from Nokia's Downfall It was not long ago that the news about Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's devices business came to light. For years, Nokia was a leader in mobile phone devices before suffering a near fatal fall in the past few years. Anuj Magazine looks at two lessons we can learn from Nokia's downfall. |
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