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What is a Scrum master? A key role for project success

CIO Business Intelligence

Some Scrum masters also serve as a team’s project manager. Scrum Alliance, established in 2001, is one of the more influential organizations in the agile community. Project management offices (PMOs) or product development departments within many business sectors hire Scrum masters to streamline their software development processes.

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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

In 2004 the company paid a $611 million fine after the Commission found it guilty of illegally bundling media player software with Windows XP (launched in 2001), and then $357 million in 2006 and another $1.3 Cloud Computing, Cloud Management, Cloud Storage, Microsoft, Software Licensing

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What is TOGAF? An enterprise architecture methodology for business

CIO Business Intelligence

Like other IT management frameworks, TOGAF helps businesses align IT goals with overall business goals, while helping to organize cross-departmental IT efforts. Earning your TOGAF certification will demonstrate your ability to use the TOGAF framework to implement technology and manage enterprise architecture. TOGAF framework overview.

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Marketing as a strategic business partner: mixing theory, research and #data

Jen Stirrup

So, organizations need a cohesive strategy which aligns all methods of communication to ensure consistency (Porter, 2001). Journal of Marketing Management, vol. 2001, Strategy and the Internet. Harvard business Review , (2001): 63-78. After all, the Internet can break a business very quickly! Levitt, T. & Porter, M.E.

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IT leaders adjust budget priorities as economic outlook shifts

CIO Business Intelligence

Security tops the list According to this year’s State of the CIO survey , cybersecurity and risk management are the top investment areas for 45% of IT leader respondents. For the immediate future, Lovelock says, budget issues will be, if not completely stable, at least manageable. Budgeting, IT Leadership, IT Strategy.

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AML: Past, Present and Future Part I

Cloudera

This year, Paul Manafort, a former presidential campaign manager, was found guilty on eight counts of tax and bank fraud, with additional charges of money laundering still pending trial. Following the September 11th attacks in 2001, focus shifted towards fighting terrorism and terrorist funding.

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Data Science at The New York Times

Domino Data Lab

When he retired in 2009 he had some time on his hands. I do not want a product manager being the information bottleneck between people who are supposed to do some research and develop a product that is useful and somebody who’s going to be the end user. Then eventually the scheduled jobs are managed by Airflow and Cloud Composer.