8 December 2020
Insights to help you transform ways of working so people love their jobs!
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This edition we explore ethical product delivery, tech trends for 2021, the pitfalls of performance management, the status of AI vs ROI, and we go behind the scenes of open source software. There’s also some updates to our job board… plus more!
Tackling Unconscious Bias to Create Good Products… for Everyone
The future of tech lies in ethical products - a reaction to the fail fast, fail often mindset that has led to some unexpected, and at times damaging, consequences.
To Be Continued… More Tech Disruption Anticipated for 2021
IT research firm Gartner predicts a continuation of the major disruption to company technologies and strategies seen in 2020.
Performance Management: Why It’s Broken & Steps You Can Take to Fix It
Everyone knows it - the system is broken but organisations insist on continuing with the charade. So why isn’t anyone trying to find a better way?
AI Isn’t Delivering ROI for Organisations As Anticipated: Here’s Why…
For many organisations, a rush to adopt AI hasn’t been the Holy Grail they had hoped for with only 10% seeing ROI. A trend that’s predicted to continue well until 2022.
The Not So Glamorous World of Open Source Coders
Behind the scenes of open source software are coders who are facing burnout due to too much work and too few people to help out.
From the Archives…
Struggling to start, let alone finish those tasks on your to-do list? In this mini-hack Alex talks about a technique that could help you as much as it has helped her!
AND ANOTHER THING…
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An excellent presentation on how to give better, more engaging presentations - aimed primarily at tech/developers but equally valuable for anyone who presents.
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Rounded edges are rounded edges right? Not according to Apple. Introducing the squircle… the geometric success behind the iPhone’s visually pleasing design.
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How mindful are you of your digital carbon footprint? Did you know you can reduce your impact by using links in emails rather than sending attachments? Here’s a short video with more on reducing your digital footprint (5mins)
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Agile Australia’s annual conference was online this year, the presentations from which are now available: AgileAus Circles 2020
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IS IT TIME FOR AN ORGANISATIONAL HEALTH CHECK?
We’ve consolidated everything you need to consider into a convenient Poster!
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For the latest of Who & What in the Agile community locally, and worldwide, visit our website for our Blogs and Podcasts. And ICYMI, all of our NEWSletters are there too.
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JOB BOARD
Some of our highly recommended clients with great workplaces are currently looking for new team members!
TWO BULLS // Opportunities in Engineering and Product >> Find Out More
ANZ // Scrum Master/Delivery Lead, Digital Customer Experience >> Find Out More
TARGET // Engineering Manager >> Find Out More
A CLOUD GURU // Opportunities in Engineering and Product >> Find Out More
CATAPULT SPORTS // Opportunities in Engineering >> Find Out More
KMART // Senior DevOps Engineer >> Find Out More
KMART // Tech Lead >> Find Out More
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