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Everything You Need to Know About Release Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

My software projects needed releasing, so we had to follow the formal process and engage with the release manager to make sure that the bug fixes and new features got pushed to the production environment in a controlled way. The role of a release manager is crucial in ensuring that software projects are completed on time and within budget.

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The Power of Product Ownership: A Tale from Microsoft's Journey

Scrum.org

In the vast realm of software development, the role of a product owner is pivotal. He recognised the limitations of a two-yearly release cadence. Their efforts laid the groundwork for Microsoft's season-based model, a cadence that allowed for more frequent releases and quicker incorporation of user feedback.

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All technical debt is a risk to the product and to your business

Scrum.org

So why is so much of software opaque to the business? I hear the phrase “but not all debt is bad” a lot, usually coupled with “some level of debt is manageable” and, as a software developer, it makes me cringe. This commercial product was built using traditional project management practices and delivered on a two-yearly cadence.

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Scaling Agile Practices – Improve Business Outcomes

Agilemania

Develop on Cadence; Release on Demand. In SAFe®, this is known as Develop on Cadence, a coordinated set of practices that support Agile Teams by providing a reliable series of events and activities that occur on a regular, predictable schedule. Agile Team and Agile Release Train Cadences.

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Are These DevOps Obstacles Getting in the Way of Your Agile Transformation?

Leading Agile

As more and more companies scramble to untangle the code of their monolithic legacy software and get it into the cloud, strategic priorities are shifting. Want the Deck Text HIDDEN to 33777 Video Transcript We will run into times where packing software makes it harder for us to transform the skills of our staff and external vendors.

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Agile Still Works

Scrum.org

In an effort to curb productivity leakage, some managers are turning to software to monitor their people. People and Interactions over tools and software. Agile has been around for a while now, but many firms still see agility as a software development solution. Agile isn’t just for software. . Management Innovation.

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Disciplined Agile & SAFe

International Institute for Learning

DA was developed in 2011 by Scott Ambler and Mark Lines and is based on Scott’s work at Rational Software and IBM. To coordinate the teams, SAFe applies cadence and synchronization. Cadence means all teams are aligned to a standard, two-week delivery cycle. They emerged about a decade after the Agile Manifesto.

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