Word of the Day & Pop Quiz: The Three Ways

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Word of the Day & Pop Quiz Daily updates on the latest technology terms | August 28, 2020 The Three Ways The Three Ways is a set of business principles for building a positive corporate culture in which: 1. Feedback loops are short, so mistakes get fixed early and are not repeated. 2. Everyone understands how different parts of the business interrelate. 3. All employees are encouraged to seek knowledge that will help the company meet its business goals. The Three Ways was first introduced in a popular business/IT book called The Phoenix Project. The book's narrative story line uses relatable characters to show the reader that bad things can happen when product owners, software developers, IT operations, quality assurance and InfoSec teams fail to work together as a cohesive unit. In the book, the concept of the Three Ways is introduced incrementally by a mysterious all-knowing character named Erik Reid. As each Way is revealed, the characters in the book begin to build a culture in which people, process and technology are aligned and working towards the same goal -- providing value to customers. IT Revolution, the book's publisher, provides a more in-depth look at The Three Ways and explains how the principles can be used to create best practices in an accompanying reference manual called The DevOps Handbook. Continue reading... Take today's Pop Quiz! Answer key below   1. What do you call a technique or methodology that reliably leads to a desired result? Answer   2.  What do you call the collection of values, beliefs, ethics and attitudes that characterize an organization and guide its practices? Answer   3. QA is the systematic process of determining whether a product or service meets specified requirements. What does QA stand for? Answer   4. In IT project management, ________ is an operational philosophy that promotes better communication and collaboration among business owners, IT Operations, software developers, QA testers and InfoSec staff members. Answer   5. What type of innovation involves a series of small improvements made to a company's existing products, services or processes? a. incremental b. innovative Answer Today's Takeaway "CIOs seeking to influence culture should be concerned with the IT organization's values. If group values are not clearly understood, personal values will form the basis for individual decisions and actions." -- Suzanne Adnams Watch and Learn Strategic management helps businesses succeed. Watch this short video to learn how strategic management works and how it can help businesses. Continue Learning What Amazon's culture and practices can teach your company Amazon has set a standard for workplace innovation that many firms aim to emulate. But experts advise executives to adjust insights from Amazon to fit their organizations' needs. Business culture is key in OpenStack network requirements Network teams should expect a shift in their day-to-day routines if their organization embraces OpenStack. However, if the business culture is flexible, changes will be positive. Collaboration tools are shifting work culture in new ways Collaboration is fast becoming the core of business communications and employee workflows. Bringing communications capabilities to workflows can streamline processes and enhance productivity. How to measure employee experience and satisfaction Employee surveys are a must-have, but you can find employee experience metrics in all sorts of places -- some right under your nose. Here are the best places to look. The 7 elements of an enterprise cybersecurity culture An effective 'human firewall' can prevent or mitigate many of the threats enterprises face today. Adopt these seven elements of a culture of cybersecurity to defend against risks. Pop Quiz Answer Key 1. best practice 2. corporate culture 3. quality assurance 4. DevOps 5. incremental innovation Stay in Touch Thank you for reading! For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition (or learning resource) please contact me at mrouse@techtarget.com FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter The Word of the Day is published by TechTarget, Inc., 275 Grove Street, Newton, Massachusetts, 02466 US. Click to: Unsubscribe. You are receiving this email because you are a member of TechTarget. When you access content from this email, your information may be shared with the sponsors or future sponsors of that content and with our Partners, see up-to-date Partners List, as described in our Privacy Policy. For additional information, please contact: webmaster@techtarget.com. © 2020 TechTarget, Inc. all rights reserved. Designated trademarks, brands, logos, and service marks are the property of their respective owners. Privacy Policy | Partners List