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Agile & DevOps
What is Jira Expressions and Why Does it Matter?

When does a relatively obscure coding language become important to the C-suite of an international,…

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Agile & DevOps
Is Measuring Velocity in Scrum Good or Bad for Your Team?

Throughout the past few years, the Velocity metric seems to have become a polarizing element…

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Agile & DevOps, Service Management
ITSM and DevOps: Friends or Foes?

Speaking to purists on both sides, you could easily come away believing that IT service…

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Agile & DevOps
Pillars of Engineering Management: How Foundational Engineering Practices Drive Business Success

The engineering industry is constantly evolving. Staying ahead of the curve requires a deep understanding…

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Agile & DevOps
How to Manage Unplanned Work in SAFe?

At the time of this writing, which is early-2023, Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe) remains the…

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Agile & DevOps
Six Practices for De-Commodifying the Scrum Master and Unleashing Team Greatness

It is painful to watch how some enterprises treat the Scrum Master role like a…

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Agile & DevOps, Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM)
The Portfolio Kanban System & Lean Portfolio Management

Since their initial creation decades ago, both Agile and Lean management principles have fueled the…

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Agile & DevOps
POETIC Leadership Enables Lean-Agile Leadership, Part Three: Intelligent and Curious

This is the third in a three-part series of articles covering the POETIC Leadership approach…

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Agile & DevOps, Organizational Change & Culture
Finally, Safe 6.0 Puts Continuous Learning Culture Where It Belongs

There is a real buzz in the SAFe community with the new changes in SAFe…

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