Waterfall and agile processes have been applied to software development for many years. However, the same concepts can be applied to many other areas of business operation, including capacity management.
View this webcast on-demand to learn how to apply agile processes to the function of capacity management and real experiences carrying out capacity management in a company that has embraced Scaled Agile methodologies. Topics covered in this webcast include:
• Agile processes from the beginning
• Capacity management requirements
• Mapping agile processes and executing them
• Lessons learned implementing this approach
This presentation includes an overview of the various estimation techniques used in Agile projects. I've also put in a slide for explaining the importance of business value for Agile requirements. A simple mechanism on capacity planning before weaving it all together to come up with a reasonably foolproof plan.
This presentation includes an overview of the various estimation techniques used in Agile projects. I've also put in a slide for explaining the importance of business value for Agile requirements. A simple mechanism on capacity planning before weaving it all together to come up with a reasonably foolproof plan.
This simple and crisp quick reference card is for Agile and Scrum basics. It is a simple way to glance through all the concepts and use it as a tool for revision, even before an interview.
Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability - Daniel VacantiAgile Montréal
Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability
“When will it be done?” That's the first question customers ask once work is started. Your predictability is judged by the accuracy of your answer. Think about how many times you’ve been asked that question and how many times you’ve been wrong. That you’ve been wrong more times than right is not necessarily your fault. You have been taught to collect and analyze the wrong metrics. Until now.
About Daniel Vacanti
Daniel Vacanti is a 20+ year software industry veteran who has spent most of his career focusing on Lean and Agile practices. In 2007, he helped to develop the Kanban Method for knowledge work and managed the world’s first project implementation of Kanban that year. He has been conducting Lean-Agile training, coaching, and consulting ever since. In 2011 he founded ActionableAgile (previously Corporate Kanban) which provides industry-leading predictive analytics tools and services organizations that utilize Lean-Agile practices. In 2015 he published his book, “Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability”, which is the definitive guide to flow-based metrics and analytics. Daniel holds an M.B.A. and regularly teaches a class on lean principles for software management at the University of California Berkeley.
This August Scrum Breakfast, we have a new speaker - Mr. Pedro Gonzalez - Scrum Master at TINYpulse.
He will bring us an interesting topic about Agile estimation using story points, giving some tips on why relative estimations are far better than absolutes, why we shouldn't spend too long in details, and other issues he has experienced himself with his team.
Estimating with MAGIC Approach – Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control without ‘Guess’ work
#) Measure & Analyze using ‘Story Point Matrix’ based on Functional & Technical Analysis
#)Improve & Control using Statistical Data Modeling based on Empirical Data extracted from agile project management tool
The Product Backlog Refinement refers to activities that help us keeping the product backlog in optimal form. This overview presents all important aspects of this important analysis activity in SCRUM.
Understanding the Agile Release and Sprint Planning Process John Derrico
How to easily understand the agile release and sprint planning process. Simple diagrams based on six sigma principles to clearly convey the goals of the planning process including the understanding of the customers as well as the inputs and outputs required for Agile Release and Sprint Planning ant tactics for success.
Agile Patterns: Agile Estimation
We’re agile, so we don’t have to estimate and have no deadlines, right? Wrong! This session will consist of review of the problem with estimation in projects today and then an overview of the concept of agile estimation and the notion of re-estimation. We’ll learn about user stories, story points, team velocity, how to apply them all to estimation and iterative re-estimation. We will take a look at the cone of uncertainty and how to use it to your advantage. We’ll then take a look at the tools we will use for Agile Estimation, including planning poker, Visual Studio Team System, and much more. This is a very interactive session, so bring a lot of questions!
ome teams find it difficult to measure the success (or failure) of Agile projects. In many cases this is because the link between process and technology is absent and the right tools are not being used - or are not being used in the right way. In this presentation we will introduce Atlasssian products that bring agile reporting to life.
This simple and crisp quick reference card is for Agile and Scrum basics. It is a simple way to glance through all the concepts and use it as a tool for revision, even before an interview.
Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability - Daniel VacantiAgile Montréal
Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability
“When will it be done?” That's the first question customers ask once work is started. Your predictability is judged by the accuracy of your answer. Think about how many times you’ve been asked that question and how many times you’ve been wrong. That you’ve been wrong more times than right is not necessarily your fault. You have been taught to collect and analyze the wrong metrics. Until now.
About Daniel Vacanti
Daniel Vacanti is a 20+ year software industry veteran who has spent most of his career focusing on Lean and Agile practices. In 2007, he helped to develop the Kanban Method for knowledge work and managed the world’s first project implementation of Kanban that year. He has been conducting Lean-Agile training, coaching, and consulting ever since. In 2011 he founded ActionableAgile (previously Corporate Kanban) which provides industry-leading predictive analytics tools and services organizations that utilize Lean-Agile practices. In 2015 he published his book, “Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability”, which is the definitive guide to flow-based metrics and analytics. Daniel holds an M.B.A. and regularly teaches a class on lean principles for software management at the University of California Berkeley.
This August Scrum Breakfast, we have a new speaker - Mr. Pedro Gonzalez - Scrum Master at TINYpulse.
He will bring us an interesting topic about Agile estimation using story points, giving some tips on why relative estimations are far better than absolutes, why we shouldn't spend too long in details, and other issues he has experienced himself with his team.
Estimating with MAGIC Approach – Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control without ‘Guess’ work
#) Measure & Analyze using ‘Story Point Matrix’ based on Functional & Technical Analysis
#)Improve & Control using Statistical Data Modeling based on Empirical Data extracted from agile project management tool
The Product Backlog Refinement refers to activities that help us keeping the product backlog in optimal form. This overview presents all important aspects of this important analysis activity in SCRUM.
Understanding the Agile Release and Sprint Planning Process John Derrico
How to easily understand the agile release and sprint planning process. Simple diagrams based on six sigma principles to clearly convey the goals of the planning process including the understanding of the customers as well as the inputs and outputs required for Agile Release and Sprint Planning ant tactics for success.
Agile Patterns: Agile Estimation
We’re agile, so we don’t have to estimate and have no deadlines, right? Wrong! This session will consist of review of the problem with estimation in projects today and then an overview of the concept of agile estimation and the notion of re-estimation. We’ll learn about user stories, story points, team velocity, how to apply them all to estimation and iterative re-estimation. We will take a look at the cone of uncertainty and how to use it to your advantage. We’ll then take a look at the tools we will use for Agile Estimation, including planning poker, Visual Studio Team System, and much more. This is a very interactive session, so bring a lot of questions!
ome teams find it difficult to measure the success (or failure) of Agile projects. In many cases this is because the link between process and technology is absent and the right tools are not being used - or are not being used in the right way. In this presentation we will introduce Atlasssian products that bring agile reporting to life.
Conig® v1.5 Converged Information GovernanceYalcin Gerek
CONIG® (Converged Information Governance) is a governance framework developed by TAC A.S. addressing information and related technologies. Its main focus is INFORMATION. CONIG® is based on models that are widely used for Information Technologies, Corporate Governance as well as Business Governance.
Scaling your agile implementation across multiple teams in large organizations is always a challenge.
In this webinar, Ragia and Asmaa shared their experiences about:
- Why scaling?
- Different scaling frameworks?
- SAFe configurations
- SAFe pros & cons
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Shawn brings 20+ years of experience in Fortune 1000, SMB private, and startup companies. Adept at providing innovative solutions across all stages of the Enterprise Technology Transformation: Portfolio, Product, Program, and Process Strategy Execution, while reducing non-value-added costs (Muda) to meet customer needs. Evangelizing platforms that enrich the foundational digital footprint enabling SOA models increasing throughput, agility, scalability, and speed to market. Shawn is an ideal partner to advance Enterprise Strategic Operational Excellence. He is well-rooted in systems thinking, executive leadership with a globally diverse enterprise experience.
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Team Building, Team Management, Leadership, Personnel Management, Agile and Lean Methodologies, SAFe, SDLC, Value Stream Mapping, Roadmap Creation, Strategic Alignment, Enterprise Initiatives, Communication Plans, Vendor Management, Six Sigma, Lean DevOps., Lean MVP, Kanban, DMAIC, ITIL, Workflow Analysis, KPI, Value-Based Prioritization, Business Process Optimization, Continuous Improvement, Cycle Cost Analysis, Acquisitions, DMAIC, ITIL, Organizational Change, Portfolio, Product, Program, Project Management.
Integrated Enterprise PPM, ALM and APM on force.com cloudPoornima N
Cloudbyz IT portfolio management solution is built on force.com cloud platform. Solution covers project portfolio Management(PPM), Application Life Cycle Management (ALM) and Application Portfolio Management(APM).
This deck gives an overview on the following key areas.
1) Agile Development Principle
2) Scrum Framework
3) User Story Creation
4) Definition of Done
5) Agile – Retrospective
6) Development – Metrics
7) Agile vs Traditional Development Approach
Principle 11 needs to go! by Ken France at #AgileIndia2019Agile India
The Principles in the Agile Manifesto provide us guidance on how to have an Agile mindset in our organizations. Principle 11 within the Manifesto states "The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams". While this works well for autonomous teams, it proves to be challenging for large organizations with dozens or even hundreds of teams who need to share common architectures and design patterns.
This talk will present a case study of a large retail organization and explore their journey from a highly centralized/governance-based technology organization to a more distributed/collaborative one and explore their lessons learned and success/failure patterns along the way. In the end, we'll answer the question about whether or not Principle 11 scales!
More details:
https://confengine.com/agile-india-2019/proposal/9281/principle-11-needs-to-go
Conference link: https://2019.agileindia.org
Антон Семенченко, опыт в IT более 10 лет, работает в компании ISSoft, специализируется в разработке и автоматизированном тестировании ПО плюс менеджмент\продажи. C++ Architect, Automation Practice Lead, PM, Group Manager
«Agile ValueTeam, учимся понимать Scrum». IT секция. Agile отделение. Для всех уровней подготовки.
«Как эффективно продавать Automation Service». IT секция. Продажи.
«Как эффективно организовать Автоматизацию, если у вас недостаточно времени, ресурсов и денег». Development секция. Отделение тестирования.
AI-Ready Data - The Key to Transforming Projects into Production.pptxPrecisely
Moving AI projects from the laboratory to production requires careful consideration of data preparation. Join us for a fireside chat where industry experts, including Antonio Cotroneo (Director, Product Marketing, Precisely) and Sanjeev Mohan (Principal, SanjMo), will discuss the crucial role of AI-ready data in achieving success in AI projects. Gain essential insights and considerations to ensure your AI solutions are built on a solid foundation of accurate, consistent, and context-rich data. Explore practical insights and learn how data integrity drives innovation and competitive advantage. Transform your approach to AI with a focus on data readiness.
Building a Multi-Layered Defense for Your IBM i SecurityPrecisely
In today's challenging security environment, new vulnerabilities emerge daily, leaving even patched systems exposed. While IBM works tirelessly to release fixes as they discover vulnerabilities, bad actors are constantly innovating. Don't settle for reactive defense – secure your IT with a layered approach!
This holistic strategy builds multiple security walls, making it far harder for attackers to breach your defenses. Even if a certain vulnerability is exploited, one of the controls could stop the attack or at least delay it until you can take action.
Join us for this webcast to hear about:
• How security risks continue to evolve and change
• The importance of keeping all your systems patched an up-to-date
• A multi-layered approach to network, system object and data security
Navigating the Cloud: Best Practices for Successful MigrationPrecisely
In today's digital landscape, migrating workloads and applications to the cloud has become imperative for businesses seeking scalability, flexibility, and efficiency. However, executing a seamless transition requires strategic planning and careful execution. Join us as we delve into the insightful insights around cloud migration, where we will explore three key topics:
i. Considerations to take when planning for cloud migration
ii. Best practices for successfully migrating to the cloud
iii. Real-world customer stories
Unlocking the Power of Your IBM i and Z Security Data with Google ChroniclePrecisely
In today's ever-evolving threat landscape, any siloed systems, or data leave organizations vulnerable. This is especially true when mission-critical systems like IBM i and IBM Z mainframes are not included in your security planning. Valuable security data from these systems often remains isolated, hindering your ability to detect and respond to threats effectively.
Ironstream and bridge this gap for IBM systems by integrating the important security data from these mission-critical systems into Google Chronicle where it can be seen, analyzed and correlated with the data from other enterprise systems Here's what you'll learn:
• The unique challenges of securing IBM i and Z mainframes
• Why traditional security tools fall short for mainframe data
• The power of Google Chronicle for unified security intelligence
• How to gain comprehensive visibility into your entire IT ecosystem
• Real-world use cases for integrating IBM i and Z security data with Google Chronicle
Join us for this webcast to hear about:
• The unique challenges of securing IBM i and IBM Z systems
• Real-world use cases for integrating IBM i and IBM Z security data with Google Chronicle
• Combining Ironstream and Google Chronicle to deliver faster threat detection, investigation, and response times
Unlocking the Potential of the Cloud for IBM Power SystemsPrecisely
Are you considering leveraging the cloud alongside your existing IBM AIX and IBM I systems infrastructure? There are likely benefits to be realized in scalability, flexibility and even cost.
However, to realize these benefits, you need to be aware of the challenges and opportunities that come with integrating your IBM Power Systems in the cloud. These challenges range from data synchronization to testing to planning for fallback in the event of problems.
Join us for this webcast to hear about:
• Seamless migration strategies
• Best practices for operating in the cloud
• Benefits of cloud-based HA/DR for IBM AIX and IBM i
It can be challenging display and share capacity data that is meaningful to end users. There is an overabundance of data points related to capacity, and the summarization of this data is difficult to construct and display.
You are already spending time and money to handle the critical need to manage systems capacity, performance and estimate future needs. Are you it spending wisely? Are you getting the level of results from your investment that you really need? Can you prove it?
The good news is that the return on investment of implementing capacity management and capacity planning is most definitely positive and provable, both in terms of tangible monetary value and in some less tangible but no-less-valuable benefits.
Join us for this webinar and learn:
• Top Trends in Capacity Management
• Common customer pain points
• Ways to demonstrate these benefits to your company
Automate Studio Training: Materials Maintenance Tips for Efficiency and Ease ...Precisely
Ready to improve efficiency, provide easy to use data automations and take materials master (MM) data maintenance to the next level?
Find out how during our Automate Studio training on March 28 – led by Sigrid Kok, Principal Sales Engineer, and Isra Azam, Sales Engineer, at Precisely.
This session’s for you if you want to discover the best approaches for creating, extending or maintaining different types of materials, as well as automating the tricky parts of these processes that slow you down.
Greater control over your Automate Studio business processes means bigger, better results. We’ll show you how to enable your business users to interact with SAP from Microsoft Office and other familiar platforms – resulting in more efficient SAP data management, along with improved data integrity and accuracy.
This 90-minute session will be filled with a variety of topics, including:
real world approaches for creating multiple types of materials, balancing flexibility and power with simplicity and ease of use
tips on material creation, including
downloading the generated material number
using formulas to format prior to upload, such as capitalization or zero padding to make it easy to get the data right the first time
conditionally require fields based on other field entries
using LOV for fields that are free form entry for standard values
tips on modifying alternate units of measure, building from scratch using GUI scripting
modify multiple language descriptions, build from scratch using a standard BAPI
make end-to-end MM process flows more of a reality with features including APIs and predictive AI
Through these topics, you’ll gain plenty of actionable takeaways that you can start implementing right away – including how to:
improve your data integrity and accuracy
make scripts flexible and usable for automation users
seamlessly handle both simple and complex parts of material master
interact with SAP from both business user and script developers’ perspectives
easily upload and download data between SAP and Excel – and how to format the data before upload using simple formulas
You’ll leave this session feeling ready and empowered to save time, boost efficiency, and change the way you work.
Automate Studio reduces your dependency on technical resources to help you create automation scenarios – and our team of experts is here to make sure you get the most out of our solution throughout the journey.
Questions? Sigrid & Isra will be ready to answer them during a live Q&A at the end of the session.
Who should attend:
Attendees who will get the most out of this session are Automate Studio developers and runners familiar with SAP MM. Knowledge of Automate Studio script creation is nice to have, but not required.
Leveraging Mainframe Data in Near Real Time to Unleash Innovation With Cloud:...Precisely
Join us for an insightful roundtable discussion featuring experts from AWS, Confluent, and Precisely as they delve into the complexities and opportunities of migrating mainframe data to the cloud.
In this engaging webinar, participants will learn about the various considerations, strategies, and customer challenges associated with replicating mainframe data to cloud environments.
Our panelists will share practical insights, real-world experiences, and best practices to help organizations successfully navigate this transformative journey.
Whether you're considering migrating and modernizing your mainframe applications to cloud, or augmenting mainframe-based applications with data replication to cloud, this roundtable will provide valuable perspectives and insights to maximize the benefits of migrating mainframe data to the cloud.
Join us on March 27 to gain a deeper understanding of the opportunities and challenges in this evolving landscape.
Data Innovation Summit: Data Integrity TrendsPrecisely
Data integrity remains an evolving process of discovery, identification, and resolution. With an all-time low in public confidence on data being used for decision-making, attention has gradually shifted to data quality and data integration across multiple systems and frameworks. Data integrity becomes a focal point again for companies to make strategic moves in a world facing an evolving economy.
Key takeaways:
· How to build a data-driven culture within your organization
· Tips to engage with key stakeholders in your business and examples from other businesses around the world
· How to establish and maintain a business-first approach to data governance
· A summary of the findings from a recent survey of global data executives by Drexel University's LeBow College of Business
AI You Can Trust - Ensuring Success with Data Integrity WebinarPrecisely
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a strategic imperative in a rapidly evolving business landscape. However, the rush to embrace AI comes with risks, as illustrated by instances of AI-generated content with fake citations and potentially dangerous recommendations. The critical factor underpinning trustworthy AI is data integrity, ensuring data is accurate, consistent, and full of rich context.
Attend our upcoming webinar, "AI You Can Trust: Ensuring Success with Data Integrity," as we explore organizational challenges in maintaining data integrity for AI applications and real-world use cases showcasing the transformative impact of high-integrity data on AI success.
During this panel discussion, we'll highlight everything from personalized recommendations and AI-powered workflows to machine learning applications and innovative AI assistants.
Key Topics:
AI Use Cases with Data Integrity: Discover how data integrity shapes the success of AI applications through six compelling use cases.
Solving AI Challenges: Uncover practical solutions to common AI challenges such as bias, unreliable results, lack of contextual relevance, and inadequate data security.
Three Considerations of Data Integrity for AI: Learn the essential pillars—complete, trusted, and contextual—that underpin data integrity for AI success.
Precisely and AWS Partnership: Explore how the collaboration between Precisely and Amazon Web Services (AWS) addresses these challenges and empowers organizations to achieve AI-ready data.
Join our panelists to unlock the full potential of AI by starting your data integrity journey today. Trust in AI begins with trusted data – let's future-proof your AI together.
Less Bias. More Accurate. Relevant Outcomes.
Optimisez la fonction financière en automatisant vos processus SAPPrecisely
La fonction finance est au cœur du succès de l’entreprise, et doit aussi évoluer pour faire face aux enjeux d’aujourd’hui : aller plus vite, traiter plus d’informations et assurer une qualité des données sans faille.
Nous vous proposons de découvrir ensemble comment répondre à ces défis, notamment les points suivants :
Gérer les référentiels comptables et financiers, comptes comptables, clients, fournisseurs, centres de couts, centres de profits…Accélérer les clôtures et permettre de passer les écritures comptables nécessaires, de lancer les rapports adéquats et d’extraire les informations en temps réelOrganiser les taches en les affectant de manière ordonnancée à leurs responsables ou en les lançant automatiquement et les suivre de manière granulaire
Notre webinaire sera l’occasion d’évoquer et d’illustrer cette palette de capacités disponibles pour des utilisateurs métier sans code ou avec peu de code et nous vous espérons nombreux.
In dieser Präsentation diskutieren wir, welche Tools aus unserer Sicht dabei helfen, die Transformation zu SAP S/4HANA optimal zu gestalten. Aber wir blicken auch nach vorne!
In unserem Beitrag fokussieren wir uns nicht nur auf kurzfristige Lösungen, sondern es geht auch um das Thema „Nachhaltigkeit“. Um Investitionen für die Zukunft.
Dazu gehören Entwicklungen, die die SAP Welt nachhaltig verändern werden.
Wir betrachten zukünftige Technologien, wie KI oder Machine Learning, die dazu beitragen, datenintensive SAP Prozesse zu optimieren, die Datenqualität zu verbessern, manuelle Prozesse zu reduzieren und Mitarbeiter zu entlasten.
Werfen Sie mit uns einen Blick in die Zukunft und gestalten Sie die digitale Transformation in Ihrem Unternehmen mit.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
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Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
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We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
2. Abstract
Waterfall and agile processes have been applied to software development for many years.
However, the same concepts can be applied to many other areas of business operation,
including general IT activities such as capacity management. Terms such as lean, scrum, sprint,
velocity, stories, etc. are used in agile development, and can be carried over into other areas
as well, where they fit. Where agile concepts do not fit well, a more conventional or hybrid
approach can be used. Underlying principles to improve efficiency is what should determine
the methods used.
Agile software development was formulated in 2001 by a group of developers who created
a manifesto based on their experience with software development. The manifesto contained
guiding principles the developers came to value in creating software. Mapping these concepts
over to other areas of business operation, where efficiency could be improved, was a natural
evolution. Primary factors for agile processes is that it be customer centric and fast. This paper
covers the idea of applying agile processes to the function of capacity management and real
experiences carrying out capacity management in a company that has embraced Scaled Agile
methodologies.
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3. Contents
Agile processes from the beginning
Capacity management requirements
Mapping agile processes and executing them
Lessons learned
Future ideas
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4. Agile processes from the beginning
Agile processes respond to
unpredictability through incremental,
iterative workflows and empirical
feedback. Agile processes can be an
alternative to waterfall, or traditional
sequential processes.
It advocates adaptive planning,
evolutionary creation, early
implementation, and continuous
improvement, and it encourages
rapid and flexible response to change.
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5. Agile processes from the beginning
Agile methodologies provides opportunity
to assess the direction of value delivery
throughout the creation lifecycle.
Progress is achieved through periodic
iteration of work, known as sprints, at the
end of which team present a potentially
shippable functionality.
By focusing on repetition of abbreviated
work cycles, as well as functional output
produced, agile methodology can be
described as “iterative” and
“incremental.”
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6. Agile processes from the beginning
A primary difference between agile methods and
other approaches, is that quality and value is
measured immediately after changes are made.
Because this happens in iterations, users of the
output can frequently use the new functionality
to validate value. After users know the real value
of the updated functionality, better decisions can
be made about what should be delivered in the
future.
Having retrospective sessions in each iteration,
Scrum typically has iterations of just two weeks,
helps the team continuously adapt its plans to
maximize the value it delivers.
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7. Capacity management requirements
Mission
Ensuring the best use of the appropriate IT infrastructure to cost-
effectively meet the business needs both now and in the future
Understanding how IT services will be used and matching resources
to deliver services at agreed levels (SLAs) now and in the future
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8. Capacity management requirements
Key Task
Ensuring adequate capacity
Performance Monitoring
Tuning
Forecasting resource demands and service levels
Producing the Capacity Plan
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9. Capacity management requirements
Objects
Ensure the right level of ITI investment
Identify and resolve bottlenecks
Evaluate tuning strategies
Improve and report/publish performance
“Right-size” or “consolidate”
Ensure accurate and timely procurements
Ensure effective service level management
Plan for workload growth, new apps / sites
Avoid performance disasters
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11. Capacity management requirements
Inputs
Technology
SLAs, SLRs, and Service Catalogue
IT Plans and Strategy
Business Requirements and
Volumes
Operational Schedules
Deployment and Development
Plans
Forward Schedule of Changes
(Change Management)
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Incidents and Problems
(Incident Management
and Change Management)
Service Reviews
SLA Breaches
Financial Plans
Budgets
12. Capacity management requirements
Outputs
Capacity Plan
Capacity Management Information System (CMIS)
Baselines and Profiles
Thresholds and Alarms
Capacity Reports (regular, ad-hoc, exception)
SLA and SLR recommendations
Costing and charging recommendations
Proactive changes and service improvements
Revised operational schedule
Effectiveness reviews
Audits
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16. Mapping agile processes and executing them
Scrum Roles
Product Owner
Scrum Master
Development Team
Scrum Activities and Artifacts
Product Backlog
Sprints
Sprint Planning
Sprint Execution
Daily Scrum
Sprint Review
Sprint Retrospective
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17. Scrum Storyboard
Scrum Burndown Chart
Mapping agile processes and executing them
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18. • Capacity Assurance
• Monitoring
• Tuning
• Forecasting
• Capacity Plans
Completing capacity management tasks with agile methodology follows the same
process as with other work, such as software development.
Product Backlog
Stories
• Capacity Plans
• CMIS
• Baselines
• Alarms
• Reports
• SLAs
• Recommendations
• Improvements
• Schedules
• Reviews
• Audits
Output
Mapping agile processes and executing them
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Mapping agile processes and executing them - Scaled Agile
What is “Scaled Agile”?
Scaled Agile Framework (or SAFe) is an agile software development framework consisting of a
knowledge-base of integrated patterns intended for enterprise-scale Lean-Agile development.
Its proponents consider SAFe to be scalable and modular, allowing an organization to apply it
in a way that suits its need, including non-development areas like capacity management.
Before realizing SAFe rewards, organizations must embrace a Lean-Agile mindset, and
understand and apply Lean-Agile principles.
Achieving the business benefits of Lean-Agile processes at scale is not a trivial effort, and SAFe
is not a trivial framework.
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20. Mapping agile processes and executing them - Scaled Agile
The Transition to Scaled Agile Framework
Went from project-driven to product-driven. Capacity Planning team merged with IT Facilities
and Monitoring to become Facilities, Capacity, Monitoring Service.
Infrastructure became service-oriented (Server, Storage, Middleware). No longer
Engineering/Operations split.
Essentially all of traditional IT switched to the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) as our new way
of working.
Individual Service/Product teams are using SCRUM or Kanban to track work.
Adoption rates vary across the organization.
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21. Mapping agile processes and executing them - Scaled Agile
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22. Lessons learned
Unplanned work.
Areas of the organization that are not using same methodology or iteration/sprint schedule
Data Centers/Power Infrastructure may not always be “agile”
Huge backlog
Silos can get worse
In something like Scrum/SAFe, the ceremonies and formalities might seem heavy and killing
efficiency.
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23. Lessons learned
Rapidly changing capacity requirements or lack thereof
Planning away the ability to be curious
Cadence of short sprints and capacity reporting work well together
More visibility into what we provide the business
Learning/Training – plan, show the value, do
Better teamwork
Less trying to predict resource needs from waterfall style development and delivery
Watch out for your company being sold “agile as a product” and not doing things how it
works best for your organization.
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24. Future ideas
Timeframes rarely allow for a large, all-encompassing enterprise plan
Plans live through ongoing/incremental work items
Respond to change
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25. Future ideas
Still need long-term data; unless you don’t
The plan and results achieved are much more visible
Any formal plans need to be kept much more simple, as things are changing much
more rapidly
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26. Thank you for attending
Agile Capacity Management
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