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Bridging Structural Conflict

No two people or groups are the same, but their differences don't have to force them apart. In this column, Esther Derby uses the example of feuding operations and development groups to explain how focusing on the source of structural conflict can help build a bridge across the disagreements.  

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Reaping the Rewards of the Agile Lifecycle If your organization has already begun adopting agile techniques, you probably are familiar with test-driven development, behavior-driven development, continuous integration, pair programming, and planning poker.However, when adopting agile, most organizations experience significant gaps between the anticipated benefits and what they are able to achieve. Download this complimentary white paper from HP.
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