Leading Agile

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Product fit assumptions can be a good starting point for building a product, but they shouldn’t be the only information developers work with. If work is being done based on assumptions, it could leave out actual market feedback that will help improve the product for those who use it. Because markets are constantly changing and consumer needs adapting, you can start with assumptions, but you should always validate that they are correct before developing.

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Smart Data Collective

DECEMBER 20, 2022

AI is becoming a powerful disruptive technology in recent years. One poll showed that 86% of CEOs feel that AI is a mainstream technology that their companies heavily depend on. According to a recent report by SaaS purchasing platform Vertice, 90% of buyers are overpaying for their SaaS, by an average of 20-30%. Many of these buyers are enamored with the idea of using AI to improve their business models, but don’t make sure that they are getting the right value from it.

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Dataversity

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Dirty data – data that is inaccurate, incomplete, or inconsistent – costs the U.S. $3.1 trillion per year, according to IBM. Along with the staggering cost, it prevents health care stakeholders from realizing the enormous potential value that they could be realizing from downstream analytics, including population health management, value-based care, and digital health.

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280 Group

DECEMBER 20, 2022

For our next installment of the Women in Product Management Series I interviewed Heather Weeks, Vice President of Product Management at Marathon Health. To read the entire series on Women in Product Management make sure to sign up for our newsletter. How did you get into Product Management? . It definitely has not been a straight line. I spent a decade in management consulting at Booz Allen which gave me many skills that translated into my current role–strategic thinking, analysis, a con

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The value stream mapping method allows you to produce precise representations for each phase of your work process. It displays the movement of goods throughout your firm between the client and the supplier. All elements are included in software solutions, an example of what a software firm may provide its clients. The value stream map depicts the stages required to deliver value in your work process.

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Portfolio Management Agile Digital Transformation Monitoring 111

Business Analysis Knowledge Share

DECEMBER 20, 2022

As a contracted Business Analyst you may have the opportunity to work in different industries that required you to get up to speed on the domain really quickly. Here are some steps for you to take to understand how to acquire domain knowledge quickly. Learning about domains can be a valuable way to expand your knowledge and skills, and can help you to understand the broader context of your work or interests.

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The Data Administration Newsletter

DECEMBER 20, 2022

It has been eight years plus since the first edition of my book, Non-Invasive Data Governance: The Path of Least Resistance and Greatest Success, was published by long-time TDAN.com contributor, Steve Hoberman, and his publishing company Technics Publications. That seems like a long time ago. The book has now been translated into five languages with […].

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Data Governance Government Data Quality Data Management 91

Villanova University

DECEMBER 20, 2022

If you’ve heard of Scrum, a lightweight framework for product development, you’ve probably heard of the Scrum ceremony. Scrum ceremonies – also known as scrum events – are milestone rituals that guide sprints, the two- to four-week workflow units that make up Scrum projects. Like everything in this framework, Agile Scrum events happen under the leadership of Scrum Masters.

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The Data Administration Newsletter

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Your security team has plenty of challenges, but securing and protecting your data with consistent, granular, and automated enforcement across your hybrid cloud data estate shouldn’t be one of them. Security teams need to modernize to successfully secure and protect data with consistent, granular, and automated enforcement across hybrid cloud data estates.

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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

Innovation

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

The success of IT projects depends on effective project management. That said, surveys show that one out of four project managers claim that they don’t have the right tools to allow for collaborative work between teams when working on projects. IT projects are no different than other types when it comes to project management. IT project managers may need to be more selective on the type of project management methodology to use (we’ll get into those soon), but at its core, IT projects require a s

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The Data Administration Newsletter

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Over the past few months, my team in Castlebridge and I have been working with clients delivering training to business and IT teams on data management skills like data governance, data quality management, data modelling, and metadata management. Many of these teams were ‘blended’, combining staff from across the traditional divide (as an aside: this […].

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Monday

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Businesses that follow an agile scrum approach to project management will likely know this tool: the burn up chart. Like Gantts and Kanbans, burn up charts display progress. But unlike the former, burn up charts are super handy because you can quickly see both the scope of a project and work completed so far (represented by two different lines). As the graph trends up, two lines should eventually meet to show the team has achieved their goals and completed the project.

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The Data Administration Newsletter

DECEMBER 20, 2022

As one can easily tell by looking at the history of this column, I am not only professionally, but also personally interested in studying gender equity. I am toward the end of a master’s degree in educational psychology that focuses primarily on education research. Please enjoy this excerpt from a study I recently completed that […].

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Data Governance Government Data Management 52

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Clarasys

DECEMBER 20, 2022

What ESG challenges are the pharmaceutical industry facing and what can be done by organisations to accelerate sustainability? The post ESG challenges and opportunities within the pharmaceutical industry appeared first on Clarasys International Business Consultancy.

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InfoQ Articles

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This article lists the chaos testing principles which are outlined by Netflix. The readers should be able to understand the advantages and disadvantages that chaos testing offers. This will help them to decide whether they want to perform it or not. The article also explains why we should convince the management to perform chaos tests, considering all benefits over the risks.

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Villanova University

DECEMBER 20, 2022

If you’ve heard of Scrum, a lightweight framework for product development, you’ve probably heard of the Scrum ceremony. Scrum ceremonies – also known as scrum events – are milestone rituals that guide sprints, the two- to four-week workflow units that make up Scrum projects. Like everything in this framework, Agile Scrum events happen under the leadership of Scrum Masters.

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The Data Administration Newsletter

DECEMBER 20, 2022

What is Data Governancein the Public Sector? Effective data governance for the public sector enables entities to ensure data quality, enhance security, protect privacy, and meet compliance requirements. With so much focus on compliance, democratizing data for self-service analytics can present a challenge. It’s not uncommon for analysts to struggle to access mission-critical data— even […].

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In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.