How employees feel about their work is significant driver of organizational success. Engaged workers are more productive, stay with employers longer, and tend to refer friends and colleagues, thereby boosting your hiring efforts. Disengaged workers, on the other hand, are more likely to leave for other opportunities, or worse, drag down the productivity of your…
Not all outsourcing relationships last. And it could be any number of reasons that might suggest an IT service provider relationship is worth breaking up over. The outsourcing vendor’s performance may be poor. The client may feel they’ve lost control of their IT organization. Costs and fees may have ballooned. The contract may be nearing…
What is the 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) qualification, available through the Scrum Alliance, is an entry-level certification aimed at providing professionals with an awareness of the methodologies…