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Scrum master certification: Top 13 certs for agile pros

CIO

A-CSMs attend educational offerings to gain techniques and skills that go beyond the basics and introductory mechanics of Scrum, expanding into interaction, facilitation, coaching, and team dynamics, according to Scrum Alliance. The certification is also well-suited for software engineers, business analysts, and project managers.

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The dirty work of IT leadership: Dealing with malfeasance

CIO

Episode #1: Inter-vendor rivalries Once upon a time, a CIO wanted to establish an architecture practice, using an application portfolio rationalization (APR) exercise as the springboard. The APR consultancy engaged to make this happen needed data managed by a different outsourcer. That outsourcer saw no reason to cooperate.

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Hybrid meetings: 5 best practices for better outcomes

CIO

Embrace collaboration platforms,” says Maryia Krauchanka, chief research officer at Cloverleaf.me, a coaching automation company. Or work out the details of a project plan by pulling up your work management tool. It’s useful for retrospectives, ideation, and brainstorming exercises,” she says.

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How pitch training can help startups get their story right

TechCrunch

I am also a developer, and I do project management, but most of the consulting I do is not the kind of growth marketing stuff that takes more time to show results. When we work together on their pitch, CEOs can instantly see if the new pitch resonates or not; and they also know if the exercise itself worked for them.

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Why Having a Tech Lead or Manager as Scrum Master is a Bad Idea

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

Tell them that the role of ScrumMaster is as a servant-leader, coach, and facilitator, navigating the dynamics of the team to ensure Scrum practices are followed and value is delivered effectively. Coaching: helps the team improve by ensuring that Scrum principles, values and practices are understood and enacted.

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Product-based IT: A blueprint for success

CIO

Arooni, along with his CIO counterparts, have made a variety of structural changes and initiated a range of best practices to ensure a successful transition away from legacy-style project management to an IT operating model architected around product centricity.

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AoAD2 Practice: Whole Team

James Shore

Okay, you’re Agile now,” your manager says, before vanishing in a puff of golf-scented smoke. Broadly speaking, these skills can be grouped into customer skills, development skills, and coaching skills. Project management. This might be a product manager or senior developer. Coaching Skills. Whole Team.