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Embracing Enterprise AI: Key Insights from SIM Summit
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Embracing Enterprise AI: Key Insights from SIM Summit

Explore how AI is reshaping enterprise strategies at the 2024 SIM Summit, from cloud-based AI models and data privacy to ROI measurement and compliance challenges. Learn how advanced enterprise AI solutions drive efficiency, ensure transparency, and support long-term innovation.
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Green Onion - Application Development for a Cause
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Green Onion - Application Development for a Cause

Eliassen Group worked with the Life Time Foundation specifically on the creation of their web-based portal, Green Onion, which automated a formerly manual food label review process, thereby enabling the Life Time Foundation to assist more school districts around the around the country more efficiently and cost-effectively.
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Agile Retrospectives with Legos
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Agile Retrospectives with Legos

Agile retrospectives play a valuable role in identifying ways to improve processes. Here's how to find the best Agile retrospective examples through Lego.
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What Does Being
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What Does Being "Agile" Mean to Your CFO? Part 2

What is the meaning of business agility for a CFO? Learn more about the impact of Agile on the responsibility that companies have to their shareholders.
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What Does Being
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What Does Being "Agile" Mean to Your CFO? Part 1

What does Agile mean to the CFO and the business? Bob Ellis shares the positive change in available working capital as a result of agile transformation.
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What does being
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What does being "Agile" mean to your CFO? Part 3

In Part 3 of our 'What does being 'Agile' mean to your CFO?' series, Eliassen Group's Agile expert Bob Ellis makes a case for the importance of Business Agility in a quickly changing world.
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Rewiring for AI: Eliassen Group's Leap from Adoption to Innovation
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Rewiring for AI: Eliassen Group's Leap from Adoption to Innovation

The world of GenAI is moving fast, and the ability to shape AI to our specific needs gives us the agility to keep pace. At Eliassen Group, we're not just proving AI's value – we're actively shaping it to create our future
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How Technology Leaders are Closing the AI Skill Gap
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How Technology Leaders are Closing the AI Skill Gap

Discover how technology leaders are tackling the AI skill gap and talent shortages in 2024 with smart hiring practices to stay competitive.
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How AI is Revolutionizing Cybersecurity: GenAI Threats and Solutions
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How AI is Revolutionizing Cybersecurity: GenAI Threats and Solutions

Discover how AI is transforming cybersecurity in the face of new GenAI threats and get strategies to address the cybersecurity talent gap.
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Don’t Get Left Behind: Leveraging Modern Product Management Across the Organization
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Don’t Get Left Behind: Leveraging Modern Product Management Across the Organization

Learn how to streamline your product development processes, infuse product thinking across the organization, and bridge the gap between vision and delivery.
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Eliassen Group Belfast: Pioneering Innovation in App Development
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Eliassen Group Belfast: Pioneering Innovation in App Development

Connect with us to discover how Eliassen Group Belfast can help you harness the power of innovative App Development to propel your business forward.
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Agile Assessment & Pilot Program for Government Defense Contractor
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Agile Assessment & Pilot Program for Government Defense Contractor

The client is a large government defense contractor who has delivered essential science and technology to resolve the nation’s most challenging security issues for more than 60 years. As a contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the client is responsible for supporting numerous federal, state, and local government agencies, companies, and organizations.
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Agile Transformation to Support Product Delivery for a Leading Financial Corporation
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Agile Transformation to Support Product Delivery for a Leading Financial Corporation

A financial corporation who acquired an online retail bank and wished to transform to the acquisition's Agile methodology.
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Agile Transformation to Increase Speed-to-Market
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Agile Transformation to Increase Speed-to-Market

The client is an electrical equipment provider offering a variety of products that help organizations have controlled, quality delivery of power.
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Beyond the Hype - Practical AI Use Cases for Maximum Business Impact
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Beyond the Hype - Practical AI Use Cases for Maximum Business Impact

Learn how to operationalize generative AI for near-term ROI and long-term success.
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The Eliassen B2B Framework Difference
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The Eliassen B2B Framework Difference

Eliassen’s B2B framework for IBM Sterling B2B Integrator and IBM Sterling File Gateway includes over 300 pre-built assets for rapid production deployment, reducing implementation time and increasing ROI by up to 70%. Our intuitive portal offers centralized control, easy file management, and 360-degree lifecycle tracking for seamless collaboration and operational excellence.
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Global Defense Company Gains a Top-Tier B2B Integration Environment
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Global Defense Company Gains a Top-Tier B2B Integration Environment

Global Defense Company Achieves Superior B2B Integration with IBM Sterling B2B Integrator and Eliassen Group B2B Framework
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5 Take Aways - Beyond the Hype Practical AI Use Cases
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5 Take Aways - Beyond the Hype Practical AI Use Cases

Here are five key takeaways from our webinar Beyond the Hype: Practical AI Use Cases for Maximum Business Impact.
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Innovating at Speed, With Generative AI
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Innovating at Speed, With Generative AI

Generative AI has the potential to dramatically increase the speed at which companies realize their business objectives to optimize the end-to-end speed and quality of value creation.
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The Benefits of Failing Faster
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The Benefits of Failing Faster

Discover how failing fast leads to better outcomes. Learn to cultivate a product learning culture, uncover key assumptions, and prioritize for investigation.
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Understanding React App Modernization: Benefits, Process, and Challenges
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Understanding React App Modernization: Benefits, Process, and Challenges

As technology evolves and user expectations shift, apps built on frameworks like ReactJS require periodic updates to remain performant, scalable, and secure.
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Unlocking Sustainable Success: How to Begin Your ESG Journey
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Unlocking Sustainable Success: How to Begin Your ESG Journey

An ESG Readiness Assessment can help you evaluate your organization's current business practices against ESG regulatory requirements and identify gaps.
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Environmental Social Governance Reporting Overview
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Environmental Social Governance Reporting Overview

ESG reporting continues to evolve as rules are released, which have the potential to affect companies worldwide. Below is an overview of the regulations.
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Five Considerations for Measuring Product Performance – Setting the Stage for Great Outcomes
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Five Considerations for Measuring Product Performance – Setting the Stage for Great Outcomes

Relying on anecdotal evidence and opinions when making decisions about your product or service can be risky. With the right data to guide you, it can be easier to determine whether you should continue investing, pivot your strategy, or abandon a product idea altogether.
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The Impending Risks of Ignoring AngularJS End-of-Life
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The Impending Risks of Ignoring AngularJS End-of-Life

AngularJS is nearing its end-of-life, and ignoring the repercussions of this transition can expose websites and applications to a variety of risks. Embracing change and staying up to date with evolving technologies is not just a best practice; it is imperative to ensure the long-term viability and security of your web applications.
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Unlocking Efficiency: Seven Advantages of Upgrading to Angular
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Unlocking Efficiency: Seven Advantages of Upgrading to Angular

Explore the top seven benefits of transitioning from AngularJS to Angular, including improved performance, mobile responsiveness, and TypeScript integration.
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Journey to the Cloud
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Journey to the Cloud

This webinar is about the growing move to containers and the journey to the cloud, presented by Eliassen Group and IBM. This brings insights to the market and discusses how modernization and automation can play a key role in keeping your company up to date with the advancements in your industry.
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AI Adoption: Drawing Insights from the Past for Tomorrow's Strategies
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AI Adoption: Drawing Insights from the Past for Tomorrow's Strategies

As the business world continues to venture into the exciting realm of Artificial Intelligence learn how past experiences can help guide AI adoption in 2024 and beyond.
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Project Management to Prevent a $500k bill for an Environmental Waste & Energy Company
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Project Management to Prevent a $500k bill for an Environmental Waste & Energy Company

Based on the strong relationship between the client and our team, Eliassen Group was enlisted to plan and execute the integration project. We engaged the third-party vendor supporting the manufacturing company’s systems to assist and contracted additional resources to join the client’s internal teams.
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Implementing Workiva for a Chemical Company
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Implementing Workiva for a Chemical Company

Eliassen Group implemented the global statutory reporting (“GSR”) solution within Workiva. This required creation of over 50 distinct sets of financial statements across the globe. We also conducted multiple training sessions and provided support services to local controllership teams globally.
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Material Weakness Remediation
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Material Weakness Remediation

The client received a Material Weakness (MW) during their first audit as a private company. The client company was carved out of a large organization, and the business unit was immaterial to the overall financials and therefore not previously in scope for the Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) opinion.
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Lead Transaction Services for an Analytics and Workflow Solutions Company
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Lead Transaction Services for an Analytics and Workflow Solutions Company

In connection with the concurrent acquisitions of two multi-billion-dollar companies, the client hired Eliassen Group to perform, on their behalf, the incorporation and integration of these companies.
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Using the power of Workiva for Integrated ESG Reporting
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Using the power of Workiva for Integrated ESG Reporting

The client issued their inaugural Responsibility and Sustainability Report in 2021. In it, they stressed the importance of quantifying the company’s environmental and social impact as an integral first step towards creating performance benchmarks and making positive, evergreen changes for their business and surrounding communities.
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System Implementation Support and Process Optimization in Life Sciences
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System Implementation Support and Process Optimization in Life Sciences

The company needed help with managing their Enterprise Resource Planning software (ERP) transition from QuickBooks to Oracle NetSuite. They needed additional support because their existing non-standardized processes required extensive manual intervention to complete Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, and Inventory Control.
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Is Agile Dead?
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Is Agile Dead?

The short answer is no. Find out how Agile became the driving force behind successes within major organizations and how business today can continue to see great results.
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Three Keys to Effective Board Oversight of Workforce Resiliency Effectiveness: Purpose, Pace & Performance
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Three Keys to Effective Board Oversight of Workforce Resiliency Effectiveness: Purpose, Pace & Performance

Our experience working with boards, executives, and managers in the trenches has strengthened our resolve to advise our clients that certain characteristics of need are evident before they embark on resiliency initiatives.
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Controlling the Project
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Controlling the Project

The Project Management Body of Knowledge ("PMBOK") defines project risk management as the process of conducting risk management planning, identification analysis...
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Business Resilience and Crisis Management
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Business Resilience and Crisis Management

Over the last year of the COVID-19 pandemic, business resilience has been tested unlike ever before. As we move on, executives should examine ways to improve resilience.
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Accounting for Internal Use Software Costs
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Accounting for Internal Use Software Costs

As subscription-based cloud applications grow, it is important to understand the accounting treatment of the arrangement.
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Controlling the Project: Critical Elements to Achieve Success
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Controlling the Project: Critical Elements to Achieve Success

Effective risk management strategies allow companies to identify the project’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
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Overcoming Complexity and Driving Alignment through a New Enterprise Architecture Operating Model
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Overcoming Complexity and Driving Alignment through a New Enterprise Architecture Operating Model

To help a Healthcare payer create an Enterprise Architecture program achieve alignment between resources, Eliassen performed an Enterprise Architecture Assessment, developed recommendations, and helped to execute their roadmap.
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End-to-End High Risk Client Review via the Enhanced Due Diligence Process To Meet Regulatory Requirements
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End-to-End High Risk Client Review via the Enhanced Due Diligence Process To Meet Regulatory Requirements

Eliassen Group helped the Investment Division of a top 25 global bank improve their Enhanced Due Diligence reviews of high-risk customers.
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Driving Strategy, Planning, and Buy-In Through Business Capability Modeling
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Driving Strategy, Planning, and Buy-In Through Business Capability Modeling

Learn how a beverage company leveraged Eliassen's EA expertise to optimize its IT investments, alignment, agility, and business outcomes.
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Consulting Services for Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Investigations and Operations Backlog Support
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Consulting Services for Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Investigations and Operations Backlog Support

The Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Investigations Team within a large US wealth management firm was confronted with increasing backlogs and had a short timeframe to complete cases and meet regulatory requirements.
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EDI and APIs: A Match Made for Modern B2B Integration
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EDI and APIs: A Match Made for Modern B2B Integration

There are many scenarios where it makes sense to use EDI and API Integration together, generating numerous benefits. Here are some examples.
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Transition Services Agreement (TSA) Creation and Support for an Analytics Company
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Transition Services Agreement (TSA) Creation and Support for an Analytics Company

Eliassen Group assisted this company with developing TSA communication and approval methodology. This company is a global leader in providing information and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation with scientific and academic research, patent intelligence and compliance standards, and pharmaceutical and biotech intelligence.
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Talent Solutions to Support Cloud Migration Initiative for a Financial Services Company
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Talent Solutions to Support Cloud Migration Initiative for a Financial Services Company

Eliassen Group was entrusted with an advisory leadership role, overseeing the project management responsibilities of the cloud migration initiative and providing direct assistance for the key stakeholders.
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Talent Solutions to Implement Medicaid Management Information System Replacement
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Talent Solutions to Implement Medicaid Management Information System Replacement

In this case study, we delivered a replacement MMIS on time, increasing the number of claims paid annually.
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Talent Solutions for Development of Munis ERP Initiative
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Talent Solutions for Development of Munis ERP Initiative

Lacking the subject matter experts required to port the legacy ERP systems to Tyler Munis; the client needed to outsource for help with this project.
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Rebuilding the Core Infrastructure of a Mobile Gaming App
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Rebuilding the Core Infrastructure of a Mobile Gaming App

Eliassen Group was chosen as the trusted partner on this project, joining the engineering group to prototype a cross-platform long-term solution.
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Post-Acquisition Integration Management and Support
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Post-Acquisition Integration Management and Support

After acquiring a massive competitor, this Fortune 500 Financial Services Institution asked Eliassen Group to support their new Integration Management Office (IMO).
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Opening Up New Real Estate Markets With Data Integrations
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Opening Up New Real Estate Markets With Data Integrations

Eliassen Group delivered a team of talented software engineers with a particular eye for data quality and a good understanding of process improvement.
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Managed Services to Develop an Automation Framework
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Managed Services to Develop an Automation Framework

The client wanted to develop an automation framework to migrate an enterprise legacy application, and they wanted to cut their time from 20 hours to 15 minutes.
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IT Procurement Process Improvement Within Life Sciences
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IT Procurement Process Improvement Within Life Sciences

This client turned to Eliassen Group to help them adapt to their significant growth and improve their IT contract request process.
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Finding a Senior Accounting Manager on a Tight Timeline
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Finding a Senior Accounting Manager on a Tight Timeline

When this company needed a Senior Accounting Manager, we helped them find one in 14 days.
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Reducing Platform Support Costs and Increasing Productivity with Eliassen Managed Services
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Reducing Platform Support Costs and Increasing Productivity with Eliassen Managed Services

Through Managed Services, Eliassen helped a Healthcare company reduce platform staffing costs by 50%, while sparking quality turnaround, with 35% less MSP overhead.
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Modernizing a Dealer-Facing System Across 4 Geographic Markets
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Modernizing a Dealer-Facing System Across 4 Geographic Markets

Learn how an Automotive Finance Leader partnered with Eliassen to develop a modernized, unified dealer-facing system that improved the dealer experience and created numerous strategic benefits for the company.
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Medical Management Company Achieves B2B Integration Excellence with IBM and Eliassen
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Medical Management Company Achieves B2B Integration Excellence with IBM and Eliassen

A National Medical Management company fortifies B2B Integration with IBM Sterling B2B Integrator and Eliassen Group B2B Framework.
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Future-Proofing Critical Analytics During a Major System Migration
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Future-Proofing Critical Analytics During a Major System Migration

Learn how a financial services leader future-proofed its core analytics capabilities, increased user adoption, and advanced its capabilities.
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Eliassen Group Helps a Major University Support Medical School Graduates with a Learning Management System
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Eliassen Group Helps a Major University Support Medical School Graduates with a Learning Management System

Eliassen helped a leading university medical school create a vast, searchable database to support their students and doctors in litigation related to their training and skills.
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Eliassen Helps a Leading Automotive Company Reduce the High Cost of Maintaining Complicated Pricing Structures
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Eliassen Helps a Leading Automotive Company Reduce the High Cost of Maintaining Complicated Pricing Structures

Find out how Eliassen helped a global automotive manufacturer implement a Custom Pricing User Interface and a Custom Rules Engine to manage complex pricing within their business units.
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Eliassen Group Creates New Rules for Better Performance
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Eliassen Group Creates New Rules for Better Performance

Eliassen Group helped a government agency transform their old online forms into a rules-based process that provides faster, better services.
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A Smooth and Impactful Upgrade to IBM Sterling B2B Integrator
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A Smooth and Impactful Upgrade to IBM Sterling B2B Integrator

Learn how Eliassen Group helped a client minimize the costs of upgrading bisync communications and older versions of IBM Sterling Gentran Server and IBM Sterling B2B Integrator to avoid the risk of unsupported communications and translation platforms.
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DevOps Transformation with CICD Pipeline for a Portfolio Management Team
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DevOps Transformation with CICD Pipeline for a Portfolio Management Team

This large, global financial organization was facing critical challenges in supporting its portfolio management team.
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Deployment of Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Framework and Supporting Capabilities
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Deployment of Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Framework and Supporting Capabilities

Our consultants were able to complete all workstream and program-level tasks, as well as multiple replanning efforts to meet regulatory and enterprise requirements successfully and on time.
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Delighting Food & Wine Lovers With an Updated E-Commerce Experience
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Delighting Food & Wine Lovers With an Updated E-Commerce Experience

The client approached Eliassen Group with a particularly pressing challenge: their current systems were not effectively supported, and they were dissatisfied with their technology and their vendor.
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Data Center Consolidation for a F500 Payment Processing Company
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Data Center Consolidation for a F500 Payment Processing Company

This global provider of payments processing services made a large acquisition and turned to Eliassen Group for the successful consolidation and closure of three US data centers.
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Creating a High-Performance Analytics Environment to Optimize Loan Offerings
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Creating a High-Performance Analytics Environment to Optimize Loan Offerings

Learn how a Financial Services leader established a comprehensive analytical environment to gain a unified view of data, assess credit risk, optimize loan offerings, and reduce losses.
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Business Process Optimization for Newly Expanded Finance and Operations Teams
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Business Process Optimization for Newly Expanded Finance and Operations Teams

This growing construction services provider turned to Eliassen Group to help document their end-to-end processes and lay the foundation for an IT transformation initiative.
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Applying New Integration Design and API Management for Dramatically Improved Performance
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Applying New Integration Design and API Management for Dramatically Improved Performance

Learn how Eliassen assisted a healthcare organization in applying new Integration design and API Management to significantly improve performance and accelerate enrollment of its 13 million members.
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Agile Transformation via Jira Align
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Agile Transformation via Jira Align

The world’s largest telecommunications company was tasked with developing a “next generation” entertainment platform that was unprecedented in the industry.
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Agile Assessment & Pilot Program for Government Defense Contractors
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Agile Assessment & Pilot Program for Government Defense Contractors

The client chose Eliassen Group to assess areas for improvement and identify the major impediments in their product delivery lifecycle.
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Accelerating High-Volume Ecommerce with an API Management Solution Success Story
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Accelerating High-Volume Ecommerce with an API Management Solution Success Story

Learn how Eliassen Group helped a major electronics distributor leverage API management solutions and improve performance.
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Centralizing and Standardizing Analytics for a Single Version of Truth
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Centralizing and Standardizing Analytics for a Single Version of Truth

Learn how a Healthcare leader centralized and standardized analytics for a single source of truth, and empowered users through self-service analytics.
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How to Select Enterprise Architecture Tools
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How to Select Enterprise Architecture Tools

Choosing the right enterprise architecture tool requires a deep understanding of your organization's goals, capabilities, and resources.
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Overcoming Integration Architecture Challenges
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Overcoming Integration Architecture Challenges

Discover the power of integration architecture frameworks in overcoming modern business challenges. Mike Cardillo's insightful blog explores the significance of integration and how a structured framework can streamline data flows, enhance efficiency, and drive growth. Dive into the world of seamless digital collaboration.
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Essential Considerations When Moving to the Cloud
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Essential Considerations When Moving to the Cloud

Discover the crucial factors for a successful cloud migration in 2024. Explore key considerations shared by Mike Cardillo, covering strategy, functionality, team empowerment, and expert guidance. Make your transition to the cloud seamless and effective.
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Streamlining Processes Next Generation GRC Tools
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Streamlining Processes Next Generation GRC Tools

Next generation GRC tools offer an opportunity for businesses that need simplicity, enhanced communication, and improved efficiency in their GRC process.
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Understanding the Cost of Data Breaches: Insights from the IBM Data Breach Study
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Understanding the Cost of Data Breaches: Insights from the IBM Data Breach Study

Gain valuable insights from the IBM Data Breach Study and learn how to mitigate the impacts of data breaches effectively. Discover industry-specific challenges, common causes of breaches, the importance of incident response, and proactive strategies to safeguard your data.
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Advancing Software Quality: The Power of Test Automation
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Advancing Software Quality: The Power of Test Automation

Test automation is a game-changer in modern software development, empowering teams to create high-quality software with improved speed, accuracy, and efficiency. By adopting test automation best practices and selecting appropriate tools, development teams can reap the benefits of automated testing, ensuring their software delivers value to end-users and gains a competitive edge in the market.
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Essential API Management Tool Capabilities
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Essential API Management Tool Capabilities

Unlock the potential of API management tools with our insightful guide. Learn about building effective API strategies and enhancing security, and more.
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Projecting the Top Trends in Data in Motion for 2024
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Projecting the Top Trends in Data in Motion for 2024

Discover the top projected data trends in 2024. Data in Motion is set to experience the greatest shifts and advancements that we have ever seen.
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The Future of Managed File Transfer and Your Business
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The Future of Managed File Transfer and Your Business

Unlock the future of secure file transfer for your business. Discover the benefits of IBM Sterling Secure File Transfer and streamline operations with Eliassen Group. Boost your ROI with our end-to-end Managed File Transfer Consulting Services.
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Streamlining B2B Data Exchange: Overcoming Common Challenges with IBM Sterling Data Exchange
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Streamlining B2B Data Exchange: Overcoming Common Challenges with IBM Sterling Data Exchange

Streamline B2B data exchange with IBM Sterling Data Exchange. Overcome challenges, ensure security, and achieve seamless integration for successful data exchange.
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Overcoming B2B Order Management Challenges with a Modern OMS
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Overcoming B2B Order Management Challenges with a Modern OMS

B2B buyers want a B2C experience, and companies today are struggling to deliver. Discover how to overcome B2B order management challenges today with a modern OMS. 
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Zero Trust MFT in a Hybrid Cloud World
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Zero Trust MFT in a Hybrid Cloud World

Most businesses only prioritize a secure file transfer system once they have a breach. Learn why Zero Trust MFT is so critical.
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Our Recruiting Program
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Our Recruiting Program

Members of the Eliassen Group Recruiting Associate Program share their experiences with our recruiting program. Learn more.
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Introducing the Enterprise Agility Maturity Matrix
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Introducing the Enterprise Agility Maturity Matrix

The Enterprise Agility Maturity Matrix can be used to set transformation goals on the path to Agility and monitor your progress. Download this tool today.
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Laying the Groundwork for your NEXT Job
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Laying the Groundwork for your NEXT Job

Networking online and offline is a great way to prepare for your next IT position, and a safeguard strategy for keeping your options open down the road.
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Waterfall or Agile: Wrong Question!
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Waterfall or Agile: Wrong Question!

Eliassen Group's Bob Ellis shares how to reframe your Agile approach. Start by empathizing with the audience, not focusing on a solution. Learn more.
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Making the Shift from Full-Time to IT Consulting
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Making the Shift from Full-Time to IT Consulting

Have you ever considered making the switch from full-time employment to IT consulting? Read this article to figure out if it’s right for your tech career.
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Mixing Oil & Water (Part 2 of 2)
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Mixing Oil & Water (Part 2 of 2)

In Part 2, we’ll look at more robust Agile solutions required in highly regulated environments and scenarios, such as the Agile QMS and the Agile Playbook.
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Don't get burned: social media rules for job seekers
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Don't get burned: social media rules for job seekers

What should job seekers be concerned about when it comes to their social media habits? In this blog post, we address some of the DOs and DON’Ts.
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(Not Your Grandmother's) Job Interview Tips for Recent College Grads
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(Not Your Grandmother's) Job Interview Tips for Recent College Grads

Gearing up for job interviews? Here are some job interview tips for recent college grads.
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4 IT Consulting Hourly Rate Negotiation Strategies
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4 IT Consulting Hourly Rate Negotiation Strategies

If you are looking for a contract tech job, you need to know these four IT consulting hourly rate negotiation strategies. Learn more.
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Using keywords correctly: a keyword primer for the tech job search
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Using keywords correctly: a keyword primer for the tech job search

Keywords are critical to the tech job search. What are the best practices for utilizing the right keywords, and where do they matter?
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DevOps Pipeline Programming: How to Find Real Alignment
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DevOps Pipeline Programming: How to Find Real Alignment

Through pipeline programming, Eliassen Group can help teams make progress on a project in days or weeks instead of months. Here's how.
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Experimentation or Standardization in DevOps Culture?
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Experimentation or Standardization in DevOps Culture?

To maintain a healthy DevOps culture, you will need to balance standardization with experimentation to keep up with the pace of change. Here's why.
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How Not to Write a Job Posting
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How Not to Write a Job Posting

Why didn't anyone apply to your job posting? You might be surprised. Read this list of how not to write a job posting so you can make improvements.
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My Coder is Faster Than Your Team
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My Coder is Faster Than Your Team

It can be very beneficial for agile teams to take a break from their regular value stream to work on smaller, valuable things. Read the blog to learn more.
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Why Choose the Agile Planning Process?
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Why Choose the Agile Planning Process?

By going with an Agile planning process, your team can deliver value faster. Here's why.
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Agile Transformation: Millions invested in Agile... Where's the value? Part 1
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Agile Transformation: Millions invested in Agile... Where's the value? Part 1

Want to prove your ROI if you invest in an Agile Transformation? Working with an Agile Transformation coach can help your organization move toward success.
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What Makes a Hybrid Workplace Model Good for Consultants?
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What Makes a Hybrid Workplace Model Good for Consultants?

This blog post tells the story of one consultant’s job change, which was made possible by a hybrid workplace model.
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Have you got what it takes to work for the Defense Intelligence Agency?
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Have you got what it takes to work for the Defense Intelligence Agency?

All those years you spent on Facebook could land you a job with the Defense Intelligence Agency.
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SAFe for Fully Virtual Teams - Part 1, Pre-PI Planning
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SAFe for Fully Virtual Teams - Part 1, Pre-PI Planning

We break down implementing SAFe for fully virtual teams, including the process of SAFe Pre-PI planning and creating a SAFe program board. Read to learn more.
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Agile Transformation: Million$ invested, where is the value? - Part 2
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Agile Transformation: Million$ invested, where is the value? - Part 2

In part two of this blog series, Bob Ellis reveals the next three keys to success in an Agile Transformation. Start reading to accelerate your progress.
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The Product Owner Journey, Part 2: Mitigation Strategies
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The Product Owner Journey, Part 2: Mitigation Strategies

A proxy product owner faces many challenges in an organization going through an agile transformation. Learn more about these challenges, and how to solve them, in this blog post.
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Do we need a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)?
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Do we need a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)?

The Scaled Agile Framework (or SAFe Framework) provides a blueprint for enterprise systems, and setting up Scaled Agile Framework roles can boost success. Learn more in this blog post.
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What Makes a Successful Relationship Between Consultants & Recruiters?
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What Makes a Successful Relationship Between Consultants & Recruiters?

Eliassen Group experts share what they feel makes for a successful consultant recruiter relationship. Find out how to work well together.
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Building Technical Capabilities
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Building Technical Capabilities

Eliassen Group experts share why it matters to define your technical capabilities so you can solve business problems and improve outcomes. Read more.
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Stop Doing Backlog: Critical Component in Agile Transformation
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Stop Doing Backlog: Critical Component in Agile Transformation

A key component of a successful Agile Transformation is eliminating non-value tasks. Learn more here.
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Transformation: Deceptions in Disguise
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Transformation: Deceptions in Disguise

Personal transformations are the engines that drive change — and the end result can be cultural and organizational transformation. Learn more in this blog post.
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Five Online Development Platforms That Will Help You Land a Great Job
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Five Online Development Platforms That Will Help You Land a Great Job

Developers, here's why you should take advantage of online development platforms to showcase your work & 5 online dev tools for job search. Read the post here:
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The Best Eliassen Group Recruiting & Job Search Advice of 2016
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The Best Eliassen Group Recruiting & Job Search Advice of 2016

Read the best Eliassen Group recruiting and job search advice blogs of 2016 to get a head start on the New Year. Check them out here.
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Asking the Question: Why is Agile Failing Us? Part 2
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Asking the Question: Why is Agile Failing Us? Part 2

Agile isn’t perfect and we should question it and keep looking to improve it. Continuous Improvement is part of Agile and should also be how we treat Agile.
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Why encourage employee professional development?
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Why encourage employee professional development?

This blog post explores examples of professional development and provides reasons why it should be encouraged by leadership.
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Top 3 Benefits of IT Asset Management
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Top 3 Benefits of IT Asset Management

Businesses will find three main benefits when leveraging IT asset management within their operations to handle their infrastructure. Learn more today.
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Tactics for Agile in Biopharma Research & Development
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Tactics for Agile in Biopharma Research & Development

A director of product management shares what works and what doesn't when implementing Agile within drug discovery organizations. Learn more today.
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Align Agile Across the Organization & Measure Success
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Align Agile Across the Organization & Measure Success

It is important to have alignment across the organization about your goals and measurements of success right from the start. Learn how in this blog post.
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3 Signs You Should Outsource Your Technology Project
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3 Signs You Should Outsource Your Technology Project

Let’s take a look at some of the biggest signs that you should outsource your technology projects.
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Scrumming Scientific Project Management
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Scrumming Scientific Project Management

Scientist and Agilist Kendra West shares tips for scrumming scientific project management by introducing Agile practices. Learn from her findings today.
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E-Book: 7 Important Reasons to Start Consolidating Multiple Instances
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E-Book: 7 Important Reasons to Start Consolidating Multiple Instances

Running multiple instances of Jira and Confluence can pose business problems. Valiantys, an Eliassen Group partner, helps you prepare to consolidate.
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Biomarker Use Facilitated by CDISC Standards
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Biomarker Use Facilitated by CDISC Standards

Download our whitepaper to learn how biomarker use facilitated by CDISC standards may help achieve more effective treatment outcomes. Get the download here.
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Why Smart Companies Use Contract Consultants During a Recession
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Why Smart Companies Use Contract Consultants During a Recession

In this blog post, learn why smart companies use contract consultants during a recession.
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The Agile Principia (a.k.a. Playbook) - Part 1: Agile Documentation
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The Agile Principia (a.k.a. Playbook) - Part 1: Agile Documentation

In Part 1 of a two-part series, Stephen Gristock considers Agile documentation, ultimately making a case for an Agile Playbook.
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What Is Agile? It Ain't No Big Thing
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What Is Agile? It Ain't No Big Thing

Agile isn't a system that rolls out "transformations" turning project managers into Scrum Masters. Find out from Bob Dobson what Agile really means.
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Accelerating Team Maturity by Failing Faster with One Week Sprints
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Accelerating Team Maturity by Failing Faster with One Week Sprints

Charles Galoppe advocates for one-week sprints, providing the team with the ability to learn up to 4 times faster to accelerate their maturity. Learn more.
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When Companies Lose Their Way: Find It Again in 3 Steps (Part 2)
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When Companies Lose Their Way: Find It Again in 3 Steps (Part 2)

In part 2 of his blog series, Agile expert Mark Hill continues to explore the ways in which an Agile mindset can help companies that have lost their way.
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Financial Services Case Study: Risk Management & Business Optimization
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Financial Services Case Study: Risk Management & Business Optimization

These case studies on Risk Management & Business Optimization show how Eliassen Group has helped the companies excel despite challenges. Learn more.
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Business Agility Definition: Avoid Becoming Organizational Roadkill
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Business Agility Definition: Avoid Becoming Organizational Roadkill

Companies must get beyond Agile just for IT. Agile expert Tom Wessel provides a business agility definition and shares how to survive -- and thrive.
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Get The Whole Team Training!
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Get The Whole Team Training!

Consider investing time in Whole Team Training! Whole Team Training is a curriculum that encourages involvement from everyone on a team across the board.
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Recruiting & Retaining Multi-Generational Workforce: The Baby Boomers
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Recruiting & Retaining Multi-Generational Workforce: The Baby Boomers

As a generation, Baby Boomers have a lot to offer employers and colleagues. Here are some tips for recruiting and retaining these valuable employees.
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What Is a Value Stream? From Theory to Practice
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What Is a Value Stream? From Theory to Practice

What is a value stream? Start understanding by starting with customer satisfaction.
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3 Tips to Ensure a Positive Work-Life Balance
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3 Tips to Ensure a Positive Work-Life Balance

Work-life balance is a very popular topic of discussion and some would argue that there is no such thing.
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How to Win the War for Tech Talent
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How to Win the War for Tech Talent

Key recruiting strategies that help you win the war for tech talent.
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Agile eBook – Kanban vs. Scrum: Tips for Choosing the Right System
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Agile eBook – Kanban vs. Scrum: Tips for Choosing the Right System

With many companies adopting Agile methodologies, many project management software tools have popped up in support of Agile transformation and implementation.
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Avoid Business Transformation Failure (3 Transformative Truths Part 2)
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Avoid Business Transformation Failure (3 Transformative Truths Part 2)

Avoid business transformation failure by understanding these 3 key transformative truths and creating the right organizational DNA. Learn more in this blog post.
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The Product Owner Journey, Part 1
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The Product Owner Journey, Part 1

The product owner operates at the friction point between the agile team and the rest of the enterprise. Learn more about this role here.
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Mixing Oil & Water (Part 1 of 2)
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Mixing Oil & Water (Part 1 of 2)

Stephen Gristock discusses how, while Linear compliance processes and Agile methods do not inherently work together, Agile compliance is possible.
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Do you know where you really are in your Agile Transformation?
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Do you know where you really are in your Agile Transformation?

Enterprise Agility Maturity Matrix is a tool that can be used to set transformation goals, monitor progress and get everybody on the same page regarding Agile. Check out the tool here.
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Working with Millennials
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Working with Millennials

Millennials. The generation of lazy, narcissistic, self-righteous, participation trophy-toters. As one of those very Millennials, I’d like to help shed some light on what we need in order to thrive.
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Objectives and Key Results: Examples to Help You Measure Success
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Objectives and Key Results: Examples to Help You Measure Success

If you are starting a major project, our objectives and key results examples can help you stay true to your mission. Learn more.
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Scaling Great Heights with SAFe - Part 2
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Scaling Great Heights with SAFe - Part 2

In Part 2 of “Scaling Great Heights with SAFe,” Stephen Gristock examines some approaches for successfully leveraging SAFe. Read to learn more.
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How Clean is Your Code?
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How Clean is Your Code?

In the world of software development and the Agile Manifesto, we should always ask ourselves, how clean is this code? Get help answering this question.
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What Leadership Needs from Employees: Supporting Great Company Culture
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What Leadership Needs from Employees: Supporting Great Company Culture

Great company culture involves strong leadership and employee engagement. How can you build a culture of trust and transparency in your company?
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Beyond the Portfolio: How to Hire Great UX & UI Designers
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Beyond the Portfolio: How to Hire Great UX & UI Designers

Looking to hire great UX and UI Designers? Here's what you need to consider.
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Net Promoter Scores: What Do the Numbers Really Mean?
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Net Promoter Scores: What Do the Numbers Really Mean?

Net Promoter Scores are based on how likely you are to recommend your firm to a friend or colleague. Find out what the highest net promoter score reveals.
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Your Agile Journey: What about my old metrics?
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Your Agile Journey: What about my old metrics?

With sprints, sometimes we don't get around to fixing a bug for weeks which is presenting an issue when it comes to our Agile adoption.
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The Growing Trend in Cybersecurity Equals Job Opportunties
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The Growing Trend in Cybersecurity Equals Job Opportunties

Learn about the job opportunities for IT professionals in the field of Cybersecurity.
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Pharmaceutical Innovation and Agility
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Pharmaceutical Innovation and Agility

Dr. Terry Barnhart shares how your company can boost pharmaceutical innovation through Agility. Start accelerating your innovation today.
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When Companies Lose Their Way - How to Find It Again in 3 Steps
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When Companies Lose Their Way - How to Find It Again in 3 Steps

Realizing how you’ve lost your way invites a new disruptive way of thinking that creates the possibility for a transformative change in your choices.
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The Unstoppable Drive to Win
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The Unstoppable Drive to Win

The human drive to win can be an incredible transformational tool when harnessed and used for positive change. Read this blog post to learn three basic questions that can propel you ahead of your competition.
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Holiday Workplace Celebrations Reinvented
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Holiday Workplace Celebrations Reinvented

Holiday celebrations in the workplace that honor your employees
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Reinforcing the Dam: Strategies for Supplementing Your Workforce to Accommodate Demand
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Reinforcing the Dam: Strategies for Supplementing Your Workforce to Accommodate Demand

In this blog post, we explain the importance of supplementing your workforce with talent solutions, including consultants, during times of stress.
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College Athletics & Your Career
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College Athletics & Your Career

Looking for a competitive environment and to be compensated based on your performance? Check out the Resource Specialist Program at Eliassen Group!
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Agile Roundtable Series: What Is Business Agility?
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Agile Roundtable Series: What Is Business Agility?

What is business agility, and why is it so important to organizational survival? A group of experts offer their perspectives and where to get started.
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Why Measure Maturity With Agile Assessments?
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Why Measure Maturity With Agile Assessments?

Audrey Boydston and Stephen Gristock reveal the approaches that make an Agile maturity assessment report successful. Learn more.
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How to Align Recruiting With Your Talent Acquisition Strategy
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How to Align Recruiting With Your Talent Acquisition Strategy

How do you ensure that your IT recruiting & hiring practices match your talent acquisition strategy? Learn to evaluate your process & attract desired candidates with this blog post.
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The High Demand for UX/UI Designers
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The High Demand for UX/UI Designers

Top companies recognize how critical the need for great user experience design is for their products. A UX/UI designer will help you focus on these challenges.
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How to Evaluate and Select a Job Recruiter
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How to Evaluate and Select a Job Recruiter

Do you know what to ask when evaluating an IT job recruiter? Here are specific questions and considerations to help you select the right recruiter.
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The Emerging Creative Executive: CIOs and CMOs Leading the Charge
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The Emerging Creative Executive: CIOs and CMOs Leading the Charge

The emerging creative executive is in charge of design-driven companies. Whether this starts with the CIO or the CMO, this role is crucial.
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New Agile Training Courses: Eliassen + Scrum@Scale
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New Agile Training Courses: Eliassen + Scrum@Scale

Eliassen Group offers a variety of Agile training courses to help organizations and individuals learn Agile practices, the Scrum@Scale framework, and more. Learn more here.
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Understanding Agile Metrics - Part 2: Measuring Value and Maximization
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Understanding Agile Metrics - Part 2: Measuring Value and Maximization

Value maximization is a key part of scrum. Do you know the difference between value and outcome-based metrics, and leading vs lagging metrics? Learn more in this blog post.
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Avoid Business Transformation Failure (3 Transformative Truths Part 1)
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Avoid Business Transformation Failure (3 Transformative Truths Part 1)

What are the common missteps that hamper Agile Transformation? The following insights will help you avoid business transformation failure. Learn more.
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The Best Jobs for a Positive Work-Life Balance
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The Best Jobs for a Positive Work-Life Balance

Looking for the best jobs for work life balance? So are we. Here's why work-life balance matters and how we can help.
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The Agile Principia (a.k.a. Agile Playbook) - Part 2
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The Agile Principia (a.k.a. Agile Playbook) - Part 2

In Part 2 of this blog post, we look at some of the pre-requisites and adoption scenarios of an Agile Playbook, which you can use in your own organization. Learn more.
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Building Your Personal Brand: Career Tips for Millennials
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Building Your Personal Brand: Career Tips for Millennials

Learn how to build your personal brand for career success! This blog post provides great tips to help you build your influence early on in your career.
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Agile Management in the Real World
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Agile Management in the Real World

Why don't we talk about the role of management in Agile? Marc Danziger makes the case for a thoughtful discussion.
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How to Get the Most Out of SIM Boston
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How to Get the Most Out of SIM Boston

Four Key strategies to make the most out of your time at SIM Boston from Tom Renda, VP of New England at title partner Eliassen Group.  
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The Business Benefit of Design Thinking
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The Business Benefit of Design Thinking

Learn more about what design thinking actually is, how it benefits an organization, and how it impacts a digital transformation in this blog post.
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Agile Case Studies: Talent Solutions and Agile Transformation
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Agile Case Studies: Talent Solutions and Agile Transformation

Learn how Eliassen Group has helped financial services stay agile and win more business with these Agile case studies.
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Is it time for a SAFe® Health Check?
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Is it time for a SAFe® Health Check?

Scaled Agile Framework can bring your enterprise best practices, values and principles with an evolving library of courseware, and growing community of SAFe Agilists.
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Disabling Thousands of Production Desktops in a Retail Call Center
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Disabling Thousands of Production Desktops in a Retail Call Center

The result of DevOps implementation is not only greater success of the process, but greater teamwork. Find out what IT expert Bob Fischer learned from disabling thousands of production desktops in a retail call center.
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Mobile Usability in Web Design: The Demand for UX & UI Designers
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Mobile Usability in Web Design: The Demand for UX & UI Designers

With the growth in mobile usage, UX/UI Designers or User Experiencers/User Interface Designers are becoming more and more sought after by companies.
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4 Dimensions of Success for Agile Metrics
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4 Dimensions of Success for Agile Metrics

When setting Agile metrics, avoid common pitfalls by choosing metrics that cover these key elements. Read the blog post to learn more.
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You Can Count on Me, a Team Exercise
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You Can Count on Me, a Team Exercise

Most teams never say how they commit to working together or set up a team operating agreement. But this "you can count on me to" exercise can help -- fast.
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Challenges Facing Product Organizations: Root Causes, Results & Recommendations
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Challenges Facing Product Organizations: Root Causes, Results & Recommendations

In this blog post, learn about challenges facing product organizations, including root causes, results and recommendations
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Organizational Agile Part 3 – Plan, Pilot, Review, Tune, Repeat
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Organizational Agile Part 3 – Plan, Pilot, Review, Tune, Repeat

You've completed your Agile awareness training sessions. Are you ready to start your first Pilot? Good! Let’s get started.
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What IoT programming language works best for you?
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What IoT programming language works best for you?

There are 11 IOT programming languages you can use in your Internet of Things engagements. Start thinking about which one is right for you.
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How to Use GitHub to Market Yourself & Find the Right Job
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How to Use GitHub to Market Yourself & Find the Right Job

GitHub is an online open-source community where users can build out their profiles, develop repositories of code - and find jobs. Here's how:
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What if Continuous Compliance were possible in the Drug Industry?
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What if Continuous Compliance were possible in the Drug Industry?

Jennifer Mariani discusses the high resistance to change in the drug industry. Find out why she proposes Agile and Continuous Compliance as the solution.
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The True Value of Corporate Mentoring Programs
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The True Value of Corporate Mentoring Programs

What are the key benefits and the true value of corporate mentoring programs? Here are key considerations for establishing and measuring your mentoring program.
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User Experience Design in Healthcare: On the Precipice
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User Experience Design in Healthcare: On the Precipice

There are many opportunities and challenges facing healthcare companies related to user experience design. Learn how to find and hire the right creative talent.
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Here are seven helpful tips for acing phone interviews
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Here are seven helpful tips for acing phone interviews

Now that we can't always make first impressions in person, use these tips for acing phone interviews to be ready when a hiring manager calls.
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Agile featured in
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Agile featured in "Software skills shortage spurs channel business"

Eliassen Agile featured in TechTarget: Software development skills shortage spurs channel business. Read the article here.
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We all need someone in our corner. That’s why we have CAP.
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We all need someone in our corner. That’s why we have CAP.

Our consultants know that instead of spending time guessing who the point of contact is to answer a question, they can reach out to CAP the first time. Learn more about the program here.
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Help! My Teams are Agile but my Execs are Waterfall!
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Help! My Teams are Agile but my Execs are Waterfall!

Software is strategic differentiator for companies and the ability to design and deliver this software effectively and efficiently is dependent upon agility.
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Scaling Great Heights with SAFe - Part 1
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Scaling Great Heights with SAFe - Part 1

SAFe calls for an initial focus on defining the need for Agile with the help of active participation from Leadership. Learn more in this blog post by Eliassen's Stephen Gristock.
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5 Tips for Crafting Job Postings That Stand Out
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5 Tips for Crafting Job Postings That Stand Out

How do you make your job postings stand out to attract top candidates.
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What to look for in an IT consulting contract
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What to look for in an IT consulting contract

With so many IT consulting positions out there, how do you know which ones to consider? Read this article to learn what to look for in an IT consulting contract.
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Using Lego to capture data for Cycle Time & Process Cycle Efficiency
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Using Lego to capture data for Cycle Time & Process Cycle Efficiency

How can Lego help you gather metrics like process cycle efficiency, without adding administrative overhead? Find out in this blog post.
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How do you prepare for the interview
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How do you prepare for the interview "dance?"

How can you learn more about your candidate(s) and come away with information that will aid in the hiring process? Learn more in this blog post.
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The Three Hallmarks of Product Agility (And Why It Matters)
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The Three Hallmarks of Product Agility (And Why It Matters)

Learn more about the three hallmarks of project agility and why it matters in this blog post.
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4 Tips for Video Interviews
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4 Tips for Video Interviews

With these tips for video interviews, interviewees can set themselves up for success.
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Positively Impacting Our Consultants
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Positively Impacting Our Consultants

At this year's Kickoff, we held a panel with a few of our consultants who gave us valuable insight into their time working with Eliassen Group.
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Be Prepared! The Many Types of Interviews
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Be Prepared! The Many Types of Interviews

Job candidates must be prepared for the various types of interviews that may come their way during the job interview process.
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Understanding Agile Metrics and Measurements
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Understanding Agile Metrics and Measurements

Can alignment be measured during a transformation? Here's how to interpret crucial Agile metrics and measurements, including Agile quality metrics.
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Is Agile the Answer to Big Pharma's Digital Revolution?
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Is Agile the Answer to Big Pharma's Digital Revolution?

A push for speed and innovation is forcing large pharma companies to exchange less-efficient liner, traditional processes for methodologies like Agile. Learn more.
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Technical Debt is a Business Problem
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Technical Debt is a Business Problem

Looking for faster cycle time and improved quality? Find out how to measure technical debt and reduce technical debt starting now.
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Is Agile Dead? What Successful Agile Adoption Looks Like
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Is Agile Dead? What Successful Agile Adoption Looks Like

Find out from Eliassen Group's James Sweet and Valiantys's Dean MacNeil why some organizations reap the rewards of Agile and others don't.
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Value Metrics Matter: Focusing on Business Value Add
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Value Metrics Matter: Focusing on Business Value Add

For years, companies have talked about and measured IT performance metrics. But are your IT value metrics measuring the right things? Find out in this post.
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Recruiting 'Check Up' - Upfront Planning to Recruit the Best Talent
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Recruiting 'Check Up' - Upfront Planning to Recruit the Best Talent

Learn how upfront recruitment planning can help you locate and hire the best IT talent. Here are 5 questions your recruiting partner will ask - read the article
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What Is the Role of a Product Owner?
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What Is the Role of a Product Owner?

What is the role of the product owner? Bob Fischer of Eliassen Group shares why a product owner's tasks are so crucial to the success of an Agile team.
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Job Negotiation Skills for Millennials
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Job Negotiation Skills for Millennials

Regardless of the motivations, that first position is critical as a stepping-stone to the rest of your career.
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Why Military Veterans Make Great Scrum Masters
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Why Military Veterans Make Great Scrum Masters

With sound technical skills from their service, Military veterans can be utilized in the role of a Scrum Master. Learn why in this blog post by a retired veteran.
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Job Search During the Holidays: The Force is With You
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Job Search During the Holidays: The Force is With You

Yes, continuing your job search during the holidays can be advantageous. Read our blog by Eliassen Group's Tech Recruiter, Mark Paolini, to find out why.
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The Whole Enchilada: A Value Stream Example, Part 1
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The Whole Enchilada: A Value Stream Example, Part 1

Find out why the "whole enchilada" is an ideal value stream example, and learn how to use these lean value stream mapping examples in your organization.
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Ongoing Training Opportunities for Tech Consultants
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Ongoing Training Opportunities for Tech Consultants

Learn about the ongoing tech training available for IT and tech consultants: which ones are best for your career path?
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Agile in Biopharma
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Agile in Biopharma

What role is there for Agile in the pharmaceutical industry? A big one. There’s no better methodology for speed and efficiency than Agile. Learn more.
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5 Tips for Writing Job Postings That Stand Out
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5 Tips for Writing Job Postings That Stand Out

Writing job postings that stand out and encourage the best candidates to apply is more important than ever. These tips can help you get started.
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Celebrating and Supporting Women in Our Workplace
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Celebrating and Supporting Women in Our Workplace

Eliassen Group has created EmpowHER, a group that celebrates and supports women in our workplace. Learn more about this group which helps women speak up, “lean in,” and take their rightful seats at the table.
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What Is a Scrum Framework?
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What Is a Scrum Framework?

What is a Scrum framework? We'll explain it at several levels and show you how it works through a case study.
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How to Write Killer IT Job Postings
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How to Write Killer IT Job Postings

Creating effective job posts to recruit IT and technology professionals can be tough. Learn how to craft winning career posts in five easy steps here.
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It's more than just a job search.
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It's more than just a job search.

At Eliassen Group, our purpose drives what we do. Our purpose is to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which we operate. And we mean that. See how we’ve positively impacted the lives of a few of our consultants.
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Unstoppable
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Unstoppable

Take a look at how Eliassen Group overcomes obstacles to achieve success and become truly unstoppable.
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What Is an Agile Coach, and What Is It Like to Work As One?
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What Is an Agile Coach, and What Is It Like to Work As One?

What is an Agile Coach? Find out from a coach and top recruiters if the Agile coach career path is right for you.
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Risk Management in Banking: Case Studies
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Risk Management in Banking: Case Studies

These case studies involving risk management in banking demonstrate how to handle complex situations successfully. Learn more today.
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The Push-Me-Pull-You Paradox: Self-Organizing Agile Teams
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The Push-Me-Pull-You Paradox: Self-Organizing Agile Teams

Get back to Agile basics by taking a look at these things to remember when forming self-organizing Agile teams.
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The Secret of High-Performing Virtual Teams
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The Secret of High-Performing Virtual Teams

This webinar features an expert panel discussion around effective ways to respond to change and adapt to remote teams. Watch the video to learn more.
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Which Big Data certification is right for your career?
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Which Big Data certification is right for your career?

Big Data certifications can transform your career. Here are some of the most popular ones, including tips for which to choose based on your individual goals.
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How do you measure your IT department’s performance?
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How do you measure your IT department’s performance?

Does your company measure its IT department’s performance with analytics? Read the blog post for some reasons why you should get started.
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Employee Net Promoter Scores
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Employee Net Promoter Scores

Learn about how Employee Net Promoter Scores (eNPS) are calculated, and see where Eliassen Group ranks among Employee Net Promoter Scores benchmarks.
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Glassdoor Lists Best Jobs for a Positive Work-Life Balance
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Glassdoor Lists Best Jobs for a Positive Work-Life Balance

The best jobs for a healthy work-life balance. With a healthy balance, employees will be more loyal and more productive.
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Career Opportunity: Become a Technical Recruiter
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Career Opportunity: Become a Technical Recruiter

Have you thought about a career as a technical recruiter? Eliassen Group's Resource Specialist Program will train you for recruiting success. Learn more.
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A Day in the Life of a Recruiter
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A Day in the Life of a Recruiter

In this blog post, we learn what it's like to be a recruiter at Eliassen Group, and find out that no two days are exactly the same.
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Why Innovation Matters in Your Management Practices
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Why Innovation Matters in Your Management Practices

Are your management practices simply in need of fine-tuning or do they require thoughtful innovation? Are those processes something you set-and-forget, or are they worthy of regular examination and renewal?
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Techniques to Address Agile Non-Functional Requirements
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Techniques to Address Agile Non-Functional Requirements

These tips can help you address Agile non-functional requirements regardless of your methodology. Get ahead of potential project problems today.
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What's the Big Deal About Big Data?
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What's the Big Deal About Big Data?

Let’s take a deeper dive into why big data is such a big deal and what can be expected from this technology in the near future.
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Melting the Frozen Middle: Helping Management Transition to Agile
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Melting the Frozen Middle: Helping Management Transition to Agile

As an organization goes through an Agile Transformation, middle managers must change their style from functional manager to servant leader, or they risk becoming obsolete. Learn more.
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Positive Reinforcement in the Workplace
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Positive Reinforcement in the Workplace

In this post, learn about the importance and proven effectiveness of providing positive reinforcement in the workplace, and turn to some examples for help.
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Does Your Company Take Too Long to Hire?
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Does Your Company Take Too Long to Hire?

Does lack of a streamlined hiring process slow your company down? Learn quick tips for reducing time-to-hire in this blog post.
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Accelerating Your Key Initiatives in an Economic Downturn
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Accelerating Your Key Initiatives in an Economic Downturn

In this blog post, Bob Fischer of Eliassen Group shares why investing in Agile during an economic downturn is a smart idea.
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Successful Program Increment (PI) Planning: SAFe®
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Successful Program Increment (PI) Planning: SAFe®

Eliassen Group's James Sweet shares why proper program increment (PI) Planning: SAFe is crucial and how to assemble an agenda correctly. Get started now.
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The Dos and Don'ts of Creative Portfolios
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The Dos and Don'ts of Creative Portfolios

Here are some tips, tricks, and tools to keep in mind as you create your portfolio, because finding work as a creative can be challenging.
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How to Become an Agile Coach
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How to Become an Agile Coach

So what does an Agile coach do, exactly? Learn more, and how to become an Agile Coach in this article by Eliassen Group.
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Technical Debt and Agile: Framing the Conversation
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Technical Debt and Agile: Framing the Conversation

What is technical debt in agile? This visual guide enables non-technical people to appreciate the need to actively and continually keep technical debt low.
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Project Accounting to Agile Funding
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Project Accounting to Agile Funding

If you prefer managing with data, you will love Agile. Find out how your organization can transition to rolling planning and strategic Agile funding.
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Separation of Duties in IT and DevOps
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Separation of Duties in IT and DevOps

The separation of duties in IT is an important concept— and to some, it might seem to be incompatible with a DevOps approach. This blog post explains why it isn't.
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How to Get the Most Out of College Career Fairs
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How to Get the Most Out of College Career Fairs

How can you take advantage of college fairs and use them to maximum advantage in your search for a great job opportunity? Learn how in this blog.
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Transforming Risk Management in Financial Services: The Power of AI
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Transforming Risk Management in Financial Services: The Power of AI

In an increasingly complex and interconnected financial landscape, risk management has become a critical aspect for financial services companies. This post explores the power of AI.
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What NOT To Do When Developing a Job Posting
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What NOT To Do When Developing a Job Posting

How to develop more effective job postings to attract great talent - avoid these mistakes.
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Asking the Question: Why is Agile Failing Us? Part 1
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