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Successful software projects require corporate support and buy-in. Learn techniques to effectively gain support and increase the odds of success.

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Case study of how a small Agile ERP implementation team can use SpiraTeam to (a) rapidly collect and validate stakeholder requirements and (b) perform stakeholder UAT testing with low implementation defect rates and high user satisfaction.

Key Takeaways:

• Why formal requirements management should be used by Agile teams

• How SpiraTeam is easily used and rapidly deployed collaborative by an Agile Team

• How SpiraTeam testing and defect management in an Agile environment is a best practice to be embraced.

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Whether you’re working on a team or in a leadership position, being able to lead is an essential skill for a professional.  Therefore, everyone needs to have a leadership voice that can inspire and influence others.

These voice skills work if you practice them whether you are fresh out of college and it’s your first job, brand new to a team, brand new to leadership, or have been in leadership for years.  Even if you aren’t a leader yet of a team and that’s your goal, you still must master these vocal skills to stand out and be recognized for your leadership.

When you have mastered your internal and external voice of confidence which is instrumental in being a leader you will become so much more powerful and empowered.  You will know how to use your voice to showcase your ideas, your leadership capabilities, and the value you bring to any business or corporate team.  Who doesn’t want to have this? 

Key Takeaways:

• Be able to make the sounds of confidence

• How to sound instantly more intelligent

• Know how to change your internal and external voice for new improved results

• Feel confident in asking for a raise

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Many people in business and industry assume they are leaders, simply because they have a title and/or have people reporting to them. In fact, most of them are, by definition, managers. Successful organizations thrive on great leadership, not management.

Key Takeaways:

• Great leadership triumphs over technical skills in creating a successful organization.

• Great leaders are grounded in emotional and social intelligence.

• Great organizations depend on visionary leaders and successful change agents.

Panel Speakers:

• Dr. Oonagh McDonald, CBE

• Jan Guido

• Dr. Sriram Rajagopalan

• Sonya Wentz

Moderator: Teresa Langston

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The way we navigate and interact with information is constantly evolving to keep up with our rapidly increasingly digital world. Social networks and digital media platforms backed by subjective influence have paved the way towards complete polarization, and diverse sets of perspectives are being highlighted in technologies that are built to attract and connect consumers. This means that improving the trust and quality of information we use has become even more essential to effectively adapt to the new media age and set the tone for the future of work. Through this, consumers have begun to adapt to the new age of information consumption. Automating answers in real-time and continued support has boosted the workforce morale and validated the trust coming from those using the information.

Key Takeaways:

• The development of emerging technologies that are changing the way we use the information to make decisions

• The vast amount of opportunities for business information growth that stems from an expansive technological landscape that combines human and artificial intelligence

• The workplace and industry benefits of integrated technology that provides information in real-time.

Panel Speakers:

• Dr. Les Stein

• Mike Lyles

• Jan Guido

Moderator: Dr. Sriram Rajagopalan

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A data-driven organization is imperative for the future. The smartphone and the ubiquitous computing have produced an exponential data explosion. From fueling the recent success of “artificial intelligence” (AI) and the rise of “digital transformation” to its accelerated growth due to Covid-19 to new approaches to its “monetization” to how it makes businesses and consumers both anxious and animated, data dominates our deeds, debates, and dreams. If the last decade was about “software eating the world, this decade is about “data eating the world”. Organizations are now faced with the huge challenge of managing, harnessing, and leveraging all of this data. We are still at the very beginning of the data revolution, and of understanding its second, third, and fourth-order effects. Organizations that are successfully transforming their business, technology, and operations strategy to align with their data strategy are the ones that will have a sustainable competitive advantage.

Key Takeaways:

• A mental-model for managing, harnessing, and leveraging data within an organization

• Strategies for improving data culture and democratization within an organization

• Key blockers and challenges on the journey to becoming a data-driven organization