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In the vein of bestselling titles The Phoenix Project and The Unicorn Project, Investments Unlimited will help organizations radically rethink how they handle audit, compliance, and security for their software systems. By introducing concepts, tools, and ideas to reimagine governance, this book will catalyze a more humane way to enable high-velocity software delivery that inspires trust and is inherently more secure. Read Part 1 and Part 2 of our exclusive … [Read more...]
In this series of blog posts, follow along as we revisit Mark Schwartz’s book A Seat at the Table: IT Leadership in the Age of Agility. Five years after its publication, it’s still highly relevant and chock full of tips, tactics, and learnings. Join us as we follow along with Online Marketing Assistant Lucy Softich as she reads through the book for the first time. Make sure you start with the introduction post! Today we’re talking about Chapter 11: Quality. If, like we touched on in the … [Read more...]
In this series of blog posts, follow along as we revisit Mark Schwartz’s book A Seat at the Table: IT Leadership in the Age of Agility. Five years after its publication, it’s still highly relevant and chock full of tips, tactics, and learnings. Join us as we follow along with Online Marketing Assistant Lucy Softich as she reads through the book for the first time. Make sure you start with the introduction post! Chapter 10: Risk sounds fairly straightforward, and it begs the question: in an … [Read more...]
In the vein of bestselling titles The Phoenix Project and The Unicorn Project, Investments Unlimited will help organizations radically rethink how they handle audit, compliance, and security for their software systems. By introducing concepts, tools, and ideas to reimagine governance, this book will catalyze a more humane way to enable high-velocity software delivery that inspires trust and is inherently more secure. Read the sneak peek of this upcoming book in this … [Read more...]
In the vein of bestselling titles The Phoenix Project and The Unicorn Project, Investments Unlimited will help organizations radically rethink how they handle audit, compliance, and security for their software systems. By introducing concepts, tools, and ideas to reimagine governance, this book will catalyze a more humane way to enable high-velocity software delivery that inspires trust and is inherently more secure. Read Part 1 of our exclusive excerpt here. “Okay everyone, let’s do … [Read more...]
In this series of blog posts, follow along as we revisit Mark Schwartz’s book A Seat at the Table: IT Leadership in the Age of Agility. Five years after its publication, it’s still highly relevant and chock full of tips, tactics, and learnings. Join us as we follow along with Online Marketing Assistant Lucy Softich as she reads through the book for the first time. Make sure you start with the introduction post! We've been touching on it in other chapters, but Chapter 9: Governance and Oversight … [Read more...]
By Bill Bensing, coauthor of Investments Unlimited: A Novel about DevOps, Security, Audit Compliance, and Thriving in the Digital Age Automated Governance brings the same speed and quality assurance of DevOps to information security, audit compliance, and change management. After all, when developers are pushing changes to production every few minutes, no manual governance model can keep up, which leads to workarounds and shortcuts, which leads to vulnerabilities and non-compliance. To relieve … [Read more...]
Now that you've learned the basics of how to Wardley Map in our last post, let's look at the principles and antipatterns of Wardley Mapping as outlined by David Anderson in the book The Value Flywheel Effect. Principles of Wardley Mapping The first principle of mapping is to admit you are unsure of the way forward. It’s worth exploring this principle and others deeper before we dive into mapping. Mapping is not an easy skill to master, and it’s worth understanding these key principles … [Read more...]
Clarissa Lucas is a lifelong learner who is passionate about the internal auditing profession. She has over fifteen years of experience in auditing, risk management and compliance. On a mission to elevate the auditing profession, she envisions Management and auditors working together collaboratively toward a collective goal. Clarissa has written articles and has spoken at a number of industry conferences on how to enjoy a better audit experience. Auditors want to work with you When the … [Read more...]
In this series of blog posts, follow along as we revisit Mark Schwartz’s book A Seat at the Table: IT Leadership in the Age of Agility. Five years after its publication, it’s still highly relevant and chock full of tips, tactics, and learnings. Join us as we follow along with Online Marketing Assistant Lucy Softich as she reads through the book for the first time. Make sure you start with the introduction post! In Chapter 8: Build Versus Buy, Mark makes a radical suggestion: it is actually … [Read more...]
