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Are Agile and CMMI Compatible?

June 25, 2010
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Guest post by Michael Mariani, Yasir Safdar and Mario Gouvea With the increased adoption of Agile methodologies, organizations that have invested in CMMI process improvement are asking how they can combine the rigor of their existing repeatable processes with the benefits that Agile practices deliver. Can a team of agile developers that embrace change, have a short-term view, and are focused on eliminating the immediate barriers to success effectively work in an environment with well ...

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6 Ways to Find Weak Signals

October 9, 2009

One of the fundamental mysteries in the practice of IT management is “why cant we get better at delivering projects?”  Much has been written about the subject, with the balance focusing on the negative – project failure, IT Fail, etc.  A recent article in MIT Sloan Management Review got me thinking about another angle on this question – maybe we are ignoring some fundamental, but less obvious signs that our projects are not positioned for ...

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First Aid for IT Project Failures

July 20, 2009

I spent last week at Boy Scout Camp in Oklahoma.  One of the benefits of attending a Scout camp as an adult is the great training opportunities available.  This year, I was able to get Red Cross certifications in First Aid, Wilderness First Aid and CPR during the week – all very important when dealing with boys (and adults) in camps away from good cell phone signals. As I sit here and take a break ...

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IT’s Keystone Skills

April 16, 2009

Process issues are not alone in contributing to IT’s success or failure. People (and their skills) are also part of the “holy trinity” of People – Process – Technology, the three interrelated building blocks of any business capability, IT included. With the dramatic uptake in outsourcing over the last several years, CIOs have been faced with a new set of organization design challenges and skill needs. In fact, many IT shops have remade themselves to ...

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