Managing projects is an art that takes twists and turns at every step of the way. No two projects follow the same trajectory, and every project is a new learning experience. They say that bygones are bygones, to forget what… Continue Reading
Software development organizations that have implemented ITIL or one of its variants often ask me how the framework will be phased out as we start implementing DevOps processes. A few organizations have started taking steps to do away with ITIL… Continue Reading
Traditional project management has relied on the foundations of triple constraints to plan and control projects. It has always stood like a rock for projects to be planned and executed around it. With the advent of agile project management methodologies,… Continue Reading
Planning for, taking, and passing the Project Management Professional (PMP®) exam can be a long and stressful journey. What better way is there to take a little stress off and help yourself prepare than to learn from those who have… Continue Reading
Agile is everything today, starting from running projects to the outset of people in organizations. Without agile, it seems that the system would break down. Just a decade earlier, it was a newbie trying to make inroads and being off-roaded… Continue Reading
Many modern soothsayers predicted that ITIL will cease to exist when DevOps pace picks up. Well, DevOps has picked up rapidly in the last couple of years, and there is no talk of ITIL giving way to something else in… Continue Reading
In the first post in this series, I gave the basic differences between assets and configuration items. In this concluding piece, I will provide the differences that exist when there is a need to govern changes to it. Configuration items… Continue Reading
I often find myself talking to customers, peers, and suppliers who use the terms assets and configuration items interchangeably. They say that ignorance is bliss, but when it comes to management terminologies, it is better to understand the differences between… Continue Reading