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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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The scrum methodology has been around since the mid-1980s and has been a core sub-methodology of agile since 2001 when Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle wrote the book on it: Agile Software Development with Scrum. That hasn’t stopped practitioners from using scrum in varying industries, from retail logistics to event planning.

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Cost and Value Management for Software Development

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This, of course, is a violation of the principles of Managerial Finance and Microeconomics of software development in the presence of uncertainty and scarce resources. Software Project Cost Estimation . There are numerous horror stories about software development cost and schedule overruns.

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PM, Strategy, and Key Resources – Business Model Canvas

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This post provides an overview of the Key Resources block on the business model canvas, provides related considerations for organizational strategy, and outlines the impact on project management. These can also include software systems, such as for customer relationship management (CRM), resource management systems, financial software, etc.

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What Is an IT Budget? IT Budgeting Basics (Template Included)

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The importance of having an IT budget is to align technology requirements with an organization’s business strategy. You can’t manage your IT finances without an IT budget. If the organization sees IT investment as a critical part of its strategy, then there might be more funding for it. What Is the Importance of IT Budgeting?

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Case Study: Q agency – Resource Allocation for Development Teams

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Croatian-based Q agency knows a thing or two about software development. Marija Donkov, Resourcing coordination expert As is the norm for most software development teams, resource management in Q agency was for many years a part of the project delivery team. That’s when their autonomous Resourcing Department was born.

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Service Request Management in IT: Process & Best Practices

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It must work seamlessly with all involved departments, such as compliance, IT, marketing, finance and human resources. This documentation will help the service team deal with more complex requests and provide data to create improvements and better fulfillment strategies. It also includes the tools that are used to run this process.

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Free project management certifications

Moira Alexander

Agile Software Development - goes over fundamental agile concepts to enhance your software development skills. Evidence-Based Project Management - a self-paced course that covers which project management strategies, tools and techniques are most effective by analyzing evidence-based research. Related Video.