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An Agile Story | Agile Project Management | Scrum Master - MindTree Cartlog [Digg]

Digg — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:14:08 PDT

MindTree cartlog on a dip in the chart: an agile story. Topic includes, agile team management, agile project management, time management, product engineering and management team.

A Dip in the Chart – An Agile Story

Raja Bavani — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:23:30 +0000

This is about a project that started a couple of months ago with a team of eight in India and a team of five in the U.S. Andy is the onsite manager. Kiran went onsite for a month long knowledge …

Outsourcing Testing | Independent Testing | Customers Interactions - MindTree Blogs [Digg]

Digg — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:16:54 PDT

MindTree blog on my interactions with customers – key issues with partners in outsourcing testing. Topic includes, testing community, testing professionals, testing activities and testing phases.

My Interactions with Customers – Key issues with partners in outsourcing Testing

Ananda Rao Ladi — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:26:34 +0000

For issues with partners in outsourcing testing, it is always important to go back to basics periodically to check the direction of the issue, and also understand if you are addressing the right problem. During customer engagements, sometimes we get …

The Smart Machine | Consumer Engagement | Customer Experience - MindTree Blogs [Digg]

Digg — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:32:27 PDT

MindTree blog on the smart machine – a win-win proposition. Topic includes, promotions management, customer engagement, consumer interaction, technology integration, data integration and enterprise solutions.

The Smart Machine – A Win-Win Proposition

Manish Grover — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:25:33 +0000

Gone are the days when payments were made by card. Now, it is that time when a consumer at a ball game waves her hand in front of a vending machine, and it dispenses her favorite drink along with a …

CPG Trends & Implications | Retail Excellence | Trade Promotion - MindTree Blogs [Digg]

Digg — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:46:38 PDT

MindTree blog on key CPG trends & implications. Topic includes, mobile technology adoption, brand engagement, predictive analytics, retail planning, supply chain strategy, mobile commerce and inventory strategy.

Key CPG Trends & Implications

Indy Sawhney — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:25:18 +0000

A number of factors are shaping CPG organizations worldwide. A few key trends worth mentioning are – mobile technology adoption, increased demand for brand engagement, real-time consumer advocacy, strong competition from private labels, striving for retail excellence, collaboration with customers, …

Gamification | Technology Adoption | Game Design Techniques - MindTree Blogs [Digg]

Digg — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:20:46 PDT

MindTree blog on can gamification help achieve better adoption? Topic includes, technology implementation, ux strategy, gamification platforms, gamified application and user interaction design.

Can Gamification help achieve better adoption?

Vinay Dixit — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:20:36 +0000

You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink. This proverb holds a lot of meaning in almost everything we do in our life, especially when we implement technology to do ‘stuff’. Technology can enable enterprises …

Customer Management Vs Customer Expectation Management - MindTree Blogs [Digg]

Digg — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:22:56 PDT

MindTree blog on customer management Vs customer expectation management. Topic inlcudes, customer handling, hospitality services, customer expectations and customer satisfaction.

Customer Management Vs Customer Expectation Management

Amit Kumar — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:25:51 +0000

Indian IT services companies take pride in themselves in building a service oriented mentality over the years, and perfecting the art of customer management. Countless people have highlighted the term “Customer Handling” in their resumes and public profiles. Many people …

Jagi Panda | Subroto Bagchi Blogs [Digg]

Digg — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:24:49 PDT

“Firstly, you must budget for frustration; once you do that, it does not overwhelm you. Two, for every eight guys who ...

Point of Sale (POS) | CPG Firms | Trade Promotion Management - MindTree Blogs [Digg]

Digg — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:20:54 PDT

MindTree blog on enabling connected point Of sale (POS) for CPG firms. Topic includes, inventory optimization, supply chain optimization, pos solutions, trade promotion management and optimization.

Approval Systems | Public Clouds | Private Clouds | vmUnify - MindTree Blogs [Digg]

Digg — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:49:29 PDT

MindTree blog on approval systems – public & private clouds. Topic includes, virtual machine (vm), vm usage, soho users, public cloud vendors, public cloud providers and private cloud computing.

Approval Systems – Public and Private Clouds

Giridhar LV — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:25:43 +0000

In any organization, you know that there is a defined process to raise a request for all your needs. This request then goes to your manager for approval. If approved, your wish is granted and you are happy. At MindTree …

The Perplexed Scrum Master | Agile Scrum | Agile Project Plan - MindTree Blogs [Digg]

Digg — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:56:07 PDT

MindTree blog on the perplexed scrum master. Topic includes, offshore service provider, agile practice, agile project, offshore teams, agile project manager and agile scrum.

The Perplexed Scrum Master

Raja Bavani — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:25:56 +0000

This situation is based on a real life experience, about a project that started four months ago with a team of eight in India and five in the United States. Alan is the onsite manager and Naresh’s customer. Naresh works …

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) | Data Center | vmUnify - MindTree Blogs [Digg]

Digg — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:43:15 PDT

MindTree blog on IaaS – past, present & future. Topic includes, public data centers, third party data center, public cloud, elastic compute, vmware, application intelligence and perimeter security.

IaaS – Past, Present and Future

Giridhar LV — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:25:23 +0000

IaaS or Infrastructure as a Service has been prominent since the time Amazon launched the EC2 or Elastic Compute offering. But, was there no IaaS before EC2? Infrastructure in the computing world has defined everything starting from server hosting Data …

VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP) | Data Center | vmUnify - Mindtree Blogs [Digg]

Digg — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:06:07 PDT

MindTree blog on VSPP and our play. Topic includes, virtualization platform, cloud stack, IaaS, VMware service provider program, public data center, vcloud standard and vcloud premier

VSPP and License Agreements

Giridhar LV — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:20:54 +0000

Coming from a product development background, it feels great to see a product that begins to meet the vision you had at the start. However, beware of “License Agreements” that can derail all your dreams and plans. We almost came …

Data Centers in India | Virtual Private Server (VPS) | vmUnify - MindTree Blogs [Digg]

Digg — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:14:43 PDT

MindTree blog on data centers in india – a view. Topic includes, vmunify, Virtual private server (VPS), customer segments, virtualization technologies, general cloud, hardware and software combination

Agile India Conference 2012 | The Rule of Two Feet - MindTree Blogs [Digg]

Digg — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:53:12 PDT

MindTree blog on the rule of two feet. Topic includes, agile india conference 2012, agile maturity model, lean methods, international conference, software project teams, agile projects

Content Strategy | Digital Business | Web Content Management - MindTree Blogs [Digg]

Digg — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:01:16 PDT

MindTree blogs on content strategy – drive it to drive your business. Strategies for web content management or for enterprise content management to drive your business. Also includes business intelligence, governance, emerging trends, operational excellence etc topics