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		<title>Meetings Are a Microcosm of Organizational Dynamics</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci Lester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by: Chris Goldsbury Have you ever been through a meeting where the purpose was unclear, the background was misty, the discussion drifted in confusion, none of the attendees were introduced and one week later a follow-up meeting was scheduled only to repeat the same listless course of direction? “Let’s table this discussion and come back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Web Seminar Recap: Kanban</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Daughtry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As companies work to migrate their software development approach from Waterfall to Agile, they often begin to discover that the limited set of tools offered by the Agile (or Scrum) framework alone do not satisfy organizational needs. Larger projects, more teams, and limited resources are often the hallmark and impetus to implement a Lean development [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Web Seminar Recap: Navigating the Waters of Business Process Improvement</title>
		<link>http://www.aspe-sdlc.com/blog/?p=3224</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Daughtry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BPI]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recap When your boss comes to you with a problem, how often does he/she provide you with a manual on how to solve the problem? If you answered never, you are absolutely correct! If your boss knew how to solve the problem they wouldn’t come to you in the first place. Your boss hired you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Web Seminar Recap: Business Analyst Work Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 17:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Daughtry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recap As a business analyst, you are most likely highly organized, but without the planning tools and business analysis expectations; you may have the appearance of being disorganized in your plight to deliver effective requirements. If we do not pause to plan our work, it is as if you are trying to ride a bicycle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Six Personal Brand Growth Strategies for SDLC Professionals</title>
		<link>http://www.aspe-sdlc.com/blog/?p=3205</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 20:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Cothran</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jobs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Mantica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Branding]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by ASPE President David Mantica It’s a simple question:  Why grow your personal brand?  Monster was yesterday’s top job finding tool, today’s is social media.  If you want to find a job with the least amount of pain and suffering, build and maintain your personal brand online.  You will be found and hired before a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Culture Shock of Transitioning To Agile</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 13:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci Lester</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gathering Requirements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by: Christopher R Goldsbury You&#8217;re excited to make your move to agile. The agile coach you&#8217;ve brought on board has briefed you on his engagement plan and everything seems in alignment with your goals to make your IT group more agile. But before you sign the statement of work he looks at you and says: “Now, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Web Seminar Recap: How to be a Great ScrumMaster</title>
		<link>http://www.aspe-sdlc.com/blog/?p=3194</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 19:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Daughtry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recap Prior to implementing Scrum, many of us are classically trained Project Managers. We are taught to master the tools and techniques of the profession.  Unfortunately, many of us are not taught key leadership skills and we struggle to fulfill the purpose of the ScrumMaster role. When we manage, rather than lead, our teams can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Web Seminar Recap: Agile Adoption &#8211; The Organizational Change Dilemma</title>
		<link>http://www.aspe-sdlc.com/blog/?p=3184</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Daughtry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agile]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agile at its foundation is a way of conducting work governed by a set of principles.  Agile has been “productized” (different Agile Flavors) for specific work needs and special practices have been established to get the work done.  With that said, most organizations feel they just need to teach their team the practices and get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Web Seminar Recap: The Agile Business Analyst</title>
		<link>http://www.aspe-sdlc.com/blog/?p=3170</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Daughtry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recap There is a lot of confusion, misconceptions, and heated debates about the role of a business analyst in Agile projects. But think of it this way: Agile projects, like all projects, have requirements—and requirements are not just “user stories.” There is a need to go from high-level stories to the detailed requirements needed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Golden Ticket Winner Chosen!</title>
		<link>http://www.aspe-sdlc.com/blog/?p=3165</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Wainwright</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ASPE]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ASPE&#8217;s Golden Ticket promotion started its run in the newest edition of our Course Catalog.  A Golden Ticket allowed any customer to receive 20% off onsite training booked before March 31, 2012, just by using the code GOLDENTICKET.  The second part of this promotion gave ONE lucky customer the chance to win a FREE 2-day [...]]]></description>
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