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Business intelligence has been evolving for 150 years. BI history provides a fascinating look at how the adoption of computers played a critical role in the usage of BI tools and how mathematics became cool again in the 21st century.
Paulo is a certified project/program manager with nearly 20 years of experience in IT. Focused on business intelligence, software development, and IT infrastructure, he has extensive expertise in managing cross-functional teams and delivering projects for companies including Accenture, Hewlett-Packard, and Oracle. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and an MBA in finance.
Agile has become the mainstream approach to software delivery recently due to the popularity of Scrum and Kanban. However, many problems arise when project managers try to scale traditional agile frameworks to larger groups of people. A lot of companies revert to waterfall framework while others use hybrid methodologies like DAD, SAFe, LeSS, or Scrum@Scale.
Darren is a veteran developer, scrum master, and project manager with deep experience in both waterfall and agile methodologies.
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The role of Agile coach has been gaining popularity in recent years. In this article, we will talk about the different types of Agile coaches and their responsibilities. We will discuss how to effectively work with them as a project manager and give suggestions to PMs who want to become Agile coaches themselves.
Vytas is a professional project and product manager leading products and projects in education, 3D graphics, eCommerce, and adtech.
As project managers, we are sometimes tasked with taking over a project in progress. In this guide, we will outline how to plan a project takeover and execute it flawlessly. Use the included project manager checklist for your upcoming projects.
Luciano is a business-driven manager with over 15 years of experience as a CTO and CEO in multinational companies and startups.
Startups play poker, large companies play chess. In this article, we compare and contrast project management for startups with enterprise project management. Different challenges and opportunities arise in both settings. The best project managers should be able to utilize their skill sets to achieve the maximum results in both environments.
Vytas is a professional project and product manager leading products and projects in advertising technology, 3D graphics, and eCommerce.
Robotic process automation (RPA) has become a top priority for many companies in the last two years. Project Managers will increasingly have to manage projects developing software used not only by humans but also by bots. This article covers the opportunities and challenges of using RPA in project management.
Vytas is a professional project and product manager leading products and projects in advertising technology, 3D graphics, and eCommerce.
Have you ever wondered if you can apply design thinking principles with a limited time and budget? If so, check out this in-depth Design Thinking use case, which details how Design Thinking helped a company to save its product.
Luciano is a business-driven manager with over 15 years of experience as a CTO and CEO in multinational companies and startups.
Top PMs are always in demand in organizations around the globe. This is a list of some really useful habits Top PMs possess. Hopefully, they will help you to become one or check if you already have these habits at your disposal.
Miroslav has led teams and departments with 50+ members through Agile transformation at telco, bank, and other organizations.
We increasingly hear “agile,” “scrum,” and “kanban” used improperly in today’s software development environment. This article will clarify how and when to use them for successful project outcomes.
Even in a software context, calling something Agile means different things to different people or organizations. This introduction to Agile project management explores the behaviors, frameworks, techniques, and concepts that support Agile approaches to software development.
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