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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower - Project Management

Most innovators don’t have a technical background, so it’s hard to evaluate the truth of the situation. And unless they have a tech background, they can’t look under the hood themselves. The answer is to engage a trusted outside source for a Technical Review – a deep-dive assessment that provides a C-suite perspective.

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Setting up IT infrastructure for a Small Business

Binfire

IT In the modern business environment, nearly every aspect of operation is operated by technology. The IT infrastructure of a company plays a crucial role. Considerations for building a strong IT environment Every aspect of your business infrastructure is important. A small business environment comprises different IT components.

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Navigating the Challenges of Cloud Transformation

Leading Agile

Cloud transformation is not simply a technological shift but a comprehensive, multi-dimensional journey that requires strategic planning, execution, and management. In this piece, we’ll delve into the complexities of cloud transformation, which is receiving increasing interest due to a desire to leverage emerging AI opportunities.

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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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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OPAs and the PMP exam Let’s face it: I first came across the term OPA while reviewing PMP exam training material. Organizational Process Assets do not include infrastructure or the software tools used to manage the data. Don’t get me started on Enterprise Environmental Factors either.) What is not an OPA?

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

ProjectManager.com

Information technology (IT) runs most businesses. This is a common budget cycle, though all budgets should be reviewed throughout the year. The importance of having an IT budget is to align technology requirements with an organization’s business strategy. It’s hard to imagine a company without an IT department.

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Escaping the Feature Factory

Scrum.org

Overemphasis on Utilization : Prioritizing keeping teams busy with feature work over allowing time for creativity, exploration, and addressing technical debt also contributes to a feature factory environment. Display this vision prominently in your team space and reference it in all Scrum events.