4 ways to diversify your IT hiring pipeline

The tech industry has traditionally relied on hiring new talent from colleges and universities, severely limiting its pool for recruiting, as college isn’t accessible to everyone and there are plenty of qualified candidates who may be well past their college graduate years. By hiring with such a narrow focus, organizations miss out on plenty of…

11 dark secrets of application modernization

More than 95% of Fortune 1000 companies still use IMS, IBM’s ancient hierarchical DBMS. At least, that’s the number according to TwoBitHistory.org. My own informal survey, in contrast, reveals that approximately zero percent of the best IT developers have any interest in working in that environment. [ Learn from your peers: Check out our State…

CSM certification: What you need to know

CSM certification Agile practices are being rapidly adopted in project and product management across many industries, and the Scrum master is an important leadership role in agile development. The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification, available through the Scrum Alliance, is an entry-level certification aimed at providing professionals with an awareness of the methodologies and values of…

How Audible innovates in a new media category

Audible is the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling for millions of listeners every day. Along with superior programming, the organization uses a customer-centric approach to technological innovation in order to elevate it in a new media category. Join us to learn how they’re both innovative and resilient with their technology platforms. Read…

The new age of business ‘creators’

You’ve heard it many times by now. Global disruption in 2020 accelerated digital transformation initiatives by five to ten years. But this sudden, dramatic digital business acceleration doesn’t come without an entirely new set of challenges. The rapid advancement of innovative technologies and their implementation across the entire organization is happening in parallel with managing…

20 tips for supporting team mental health

Mental health is a critical component of every employee’s wellbeing and should be a top priority in all workplaces. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, 51% of workers have reported an increase in mental health symptoms at work, with 75% of 18- to 24-year-olds reporting one or more mental health symptom. Overall, anxiety levels…