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5 Steps Every Business Must Adopt to Welcome Sustainable Growth

So you want to grow your business, but not at the expense of everything else? Sustainable growth is the name of the game these days. It’s all about finding that sweet spot where your business flourishes without leaving a trail of destruction. We’re talking about creative solutions, wise choices, and yes, being smart about our […]

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30 Open Source DevOps Tools

30 Open Source DevOps Tools These DevOps tools help provide continuous software delivery and cloud migrations to enable seamless updates, uninterrupted customer experience, and robust data protection in the cloud for highly loaded products.  Of course, there are many alternatives, so you can find the solutions that fit you better, yet these tools form a […]

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Release Train Engineer Salary

Introduction In the realm of Agile development, a Release Train Engineer (RTE) is a pivotal role. They are the servant leaders who guide the Agile Release Train (ART), a long-lived “team of Agile teams”, which incrementally develops, delivers, and where applicable operates, one or more solutions in a value stream. (Also known as “Agile Release […]

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Why Every Business Needs Effective Data Management

Today, in our hyperconnected world, businesses are generating immense amounts of data every single day. From customer interactions and sales figures to market research and operational metrics, the inflow of information can be both overwhelming and invaluable. This is where effective data management becomes crucial. Data management is not simply about storing and organizing data; […]

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Myths of agile: “Agile is just micromanagement”

I’ve seen quite a few “Agile sucks” and “Agile is dead” posts making the rounds lately. They get trotted out every year or so and spark some lively but uninteresting debate. Most of these are just clickbait and are not worth discussing. But some are sadder and tell depressing stories of “agile” projects dominated by micro-management, that […]

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Scrum team name ideas

If you’re doing agile software development with Scrum, you’ll need a name for your team. But what should the team be called and how should you choose your Scrum team name? This article will answer those questions for you and provide some Scrum naming conventions. So you won’t be stuck for any agile team name […]

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Agile and risk management

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The Misconception that Agile doesn’t recognise risks There is a strange misconception going around that people working in Agile software development don’t consider risks, or don’t manage risk, or don’t take risk seriously. This is in fact quite false. This article will attempt to clear up the relationship between agile and risk management. The Waterfall […]

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Alternatives to Planning Poker

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Planning poker is a common way of doing story point estimation. It has some advantages but some problems too. A lot of people think that Planning Poker is the only agile estimation technique. But that’s not true! There are some alternatives to Planning Poker out there. Let’s see what they are. What is planning poker […]

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Does PMP use Agile?

Introduction In the dynamic world of project and product management, two approaches often stand out: Project Management Professional (PMP) and Agile. Both have their strengths and are widely used across various industries. This article aims to look at the intersection of these two philosophies and answer the question: “Does PMP use Agile?”. A quick summary […]

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The difference between Agile and DevOps

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DevOps is one of the hot topics at the moment, and is well on its way up the hype cycle curve. Some are even saying DevOps replaces agile, thus spelling the end of agile software development. That isn’t true, though if you’re interested in agile, you should start learning about DevOps. Some people say DevOps […]

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