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How the ‘diversity hire’ accusation and other barriers remain for Black women in tech

CIO

Many of the women interviewed for this article were uncomfortable being named for fear of reprisal or stunted career development. “I I work like no tomorrow,” says a project manager, working in financial services. You haven’t got what it takes. I’ve heard that directly.” And I don’t get promoted. They’re not willing to invest in me.

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If there was ever a good time to be sure you have good governance, this is it

The Agile Manager

Since 2006, I've written multiple blog posts , a few articles and self-published an e-book on governing investments in strategic software. Restated, software development is discretionary spend of balance sheet cash that could be directed to other investments or returned to investors.

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Competency Lost

The Agile Manager

The captive corporate IT department was a relatively early adopter of Agile management practices, largely out of desperation. Years of expensive overshoots, canceled projects, and poor quality solutions gave IT not just a bad reputation, but a confrontational relationship with its host business.

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Working On Hitting a Release Cadence? CI/CD Observability Can Help You Get There

Honeycomb

Release engineers are critical to the continuous delivery cycle and knowing the right time to ship is important for internal business stakeholders but more importantly end-user customers and especially if it’s a significant release. No-one wants to push bad code but the unforeseen can inevitably happen.