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• 8 agile certifications to take your career to the next level

  19-07-2018 23:47
  Agile has revolutionized the face of software development and project management, and has increased demand for IT professionals with understanding of the methodology and its many flavors — Lean, Scrum, Kanban and Scaled Agile, or SAFe, for the enterprise. The methodology, which emphasizes cross-functional teams collaborating incrementally and iteratively on projects in a flexible and responsive way, is now in practice at a wide array of organizations, and there are a number of available c
  
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• BrandPost: 3 Keys to Keeping Up with Your Ever-Changing Customers

  19-07-2018 21:22
  It’s a moving target: As companies struggle to become more agile and responsive to customer demands, customers change what they’re looking for—with increasing unpredictability. According to the 2017 PWC Global Operations Survey, 63% of business leaders said their companies find it challenging to understand their customers’ priorities, and 61% are hard pressed to change directions in response to a customer need. It’s a bit like navigating by a GPS with spotty satell
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Enterprise collaboration: big business without Big Brother

  19-07-2018 21:21
  The enterprise collaboration industry is experiencing two distinct forecasts in 2018. The latest data shows that employees are optimistic about technology’s ability to impact work, as 70 percent of employees believe that collaboration platforms are changing their workplace interactions, according to Bersin by Deloitte. It’s almost impossible to imagine the workplace before digital communication. The traditional “water cooler” conversations have been replaced by pings, th
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: What’s so funny about a business presentation?

  19-07-2018 19:05
  When coaching executives who have to deliver presentations to large audiences, I always begin by asking them what performance skills they would most like to learn or improve. They often say, “I want to be funny.”My response is always, “That’s funny. (Beat, two, three…) Why would you want to be funny?” Most of us struggle in life to be taken seriously. So, I think it’s funny that so many executives and managers want to make people laugh when they stand
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Common (and avoidable) divestiture headaches

  19-07-2018 16:42
  As more companies act on their transformation strategies, many see divestments as a way to put more resources into growing their core businesses. This is one reason that nearly 9 out of 10 companies plan to divest assets in the next two years, an increase from around 4 out of 10 just last year. Though the number of global divestitures is increasing, effectively executing a divestiture can be a complex and challenging process. These are a few of the common software headaches companies run into w
  
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• Carhartt’s digital transformation puts the customer first

  19-07-2018 12:00
  Like most legacy retailers, workwear brand Carhartt found itself in need of a digital overhaul, thanks to a market disrupted by large ecommerce competitors with advantages in size, speed and scale.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• 7 tips for improving employee retention

  19-07-2018 12:00
  How confident are you that you can keep key positions filled with qualified employees over the next five years? If you’re like most IT leaders, the answer is: Not very. And it’s not just because of pipeline and skills gap problems. Your best employees are likely hot targets for savvy recruiters — and some may already have an active eye on the door.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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