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7 Agility Initiatives To Keep Your Business Expanding

Startup Professionals Musings

Business agility is defined as the ability to adapt rapidly and cost efficiently. Every entrepreneur must be alert enough to spot the change early, and agile enough to adapt quickly. Here are some key strategies to maximize the agility required for you to survive and prosper: Stamp out organizational inflexibility.

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The Best Project Management Framework for Startups

The Startup Magazine

In the midst of all the fun, though, the requirement of good project management starts to stand out. For new businesses trying to overcome obstacles, choosing the right project management framework may be the difference between success and failure. Herein lies the brilliance of hybrid methods of project management.

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How To Build A Career In Agile Software Development

YoungUpstarts

It is no surprise that Agile as a revolution of the software development and project management world is still picking up its pace. This has caused a need for Agile professionals within the IT sector who understand the principles and methodology behind this concepts of Scaled Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean. Transparency.

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[Interview] Jim Ewel, Author Of ‘The Six Disciplines of Agile Marketing: Proven Practices For More Effective Marketing And Better Business Results’

YoungUpstarts

Marketing pioneer Jim Ewel has the answer in three words: “With Agile marketing.”. As Ewel says, “Agile marketing teams can think on their feet, pivot at a moment’s notice, and ride a continuous wave of new ideas — allowing businesses to win in a post-pandemic world.”. What does this mean? How can it give businesses an edge?

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Why You Should Consider Agile As Your Next Career Move

YoungUpstarts

Project management is one dynamic field that is perpetually morphing. Today, the application of Scaled Agile framework, Kansan, as well as Scrum has ensured improved productivity in software development in line with world-class project management techniques. Agile assists us in reacting favorably to sudden and inevitable change.

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Generation Agile: 10 Tips How To Lead Effectively A Newly Outsourced Development Team

YoungUpstarts

Agile, as the name suggests, is modeled with adaptability in mind. Agile project management and team leadership are best showcased by leading a team of developers in completing software development projects. Agile can also be applied across numerous other industries as an effective project management approach.

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Use agile budgeting to manage your cash

David Teten

Instead of budget approvals, monitor key metrics and give managers more flexibility. How should a growth company manage their budget? So here’s the solution I have recommended to some of my portfolio companies: “ agile budgeting ”, i.e., monitoring a few key variables while giving managers significant flexibility.

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