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Exploring the Benefits of an Agile Application Modernization Approach

Leading Agile

Unless you have been constantly refactoring and modernizing this asset over its history, problems begin to emerge: On-premises infrastructure costs are not competitive. Vendors are dropping support of key technologies used by your application. Staffing for legacy technologies is increasingly expensive and difficult to find.

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How to Become an IT Project Manager

ProjectManager.com

In Review – How to Become an IT Project Manager: If you want to become an IT project manager, Jennifer said she’s happy to hear that because that means you are motivated and have a specific goal. Technical understanding including hardware, software, network, infrastructure, security, etc. IT Project Management Job Plan.

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How to Become a Project Manager in 2022: 3 Ways to Get A Job (with examples)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There are lots of undergraduate degrees and postgraduate certificates and degrees with a project management concentration. Don’t discount an apprenticeship – it’s a solid way to gain experience at a large organization and get a certification at the same time. Certifications to boost your chances of securing a role.

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How to Get Into Project Management: 5 PMs Share Their Stories

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I was not very tech savvy, but thanks to my mentors and coach in the company I learnt not only IT but also leadership skills that I continue to use and develop today. It’s not just spending the day in front of the computer sending emails with due dates! There are lots of different ways that people gain their certifications.

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Exploring the differences: Projects vs operations examples

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Lots of companies work through ‘transformation’ projects which are designed to create large-scale organizational change such as mergers and acquisitions or culture change, or meeting the expectations of technology use through implementing digital strategies. Look around your personal life for all of the projects you are managing as well.

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Review: DevOps a business perspective

Henny Portman

It’s the core literature for the EXIN DevOps Foundation certification and gives a good overview of DevOps. Management of IT infrastructure as a code enabled by virtualization and cloud computing provided the opportunity for the same new approach to IT management. The book is built around 6 chapters.

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IT Audit: Definition & Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

Bottom line: technology is useful, but it’s also vulnerable. An information technology audit is therefore an official examination of the IT infrastructure, policies and operations of an organization. IT audits have been going on since the mid-1960s and continuously evolving since that point as the technology advances.