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John and Adam continue their discussion about cloud migration, this time focusing on discovery. If you are going to move an entire enterprise to the cloud, there is a lot to figure out. But what exactly does discovery entail? And how can discovery be used to identify quick wins to start migrating systems to the cloud immediately? They also discuss how an integrated procurement component can increase success in federal cloud migrations.

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The current pandemic has shown how important remote-first cloud approaches are for an organization. But tackling a cloud migration can be a daunting task. John and Adam discuss how to develop a strategy by breaking down the migration process to into quick wins so your organization can iterate and learn to achieve a better solution. They also discuss the importance of engaging users into the process and how to approach that task, as well as the importance of taking a “One Team” approach.

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Adam and John are joined by special guest, John Bobosh of IQ solutions. John specializes in using data analytics for improving websites. John Bobosh discusses how data analytics can be used to improve the user experience of website and applications by using data to identify areas for improvement.

John and Adam are joined by special guest, Dr. David Bishop, to talk about agile transformations. Dr. Bishop is the founder of the company Agile Worx and recently published a book titled “Metagility: Managing Agile Development for Competitive Advantage.” Topics discussed in this episode include:

• How Dr. Bishop developed his research-based approach over 10 years
• Customizing the agile process to meet the needs of different types of teams working together
• Key aspects of agile transformations
• Metrics of agile success – Are you agile enough? How do you measure the success of an agile transformation?

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John and Adam meet with Josh Powers, Dev Technology’s Technical Director of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Josh discusses the importance of a controlled vocabulary and how the government can make AI/ML a functional part of the customer experience and government service delivery.

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COVID-19 poses many unique challenges to law enforcement agents and officers regarding their safety. Niroop Gonchikar discusses how touchless biometrics could potentially help improve agent and officer safety, and he discusses some of the challenges that still exist with this method of collecting fingerprints.

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Adam and John continue to check in with our teams to see how the initial sudden shift to remote work went, and how the adjustment has been over the past month, and what we can learn from these experiences. Topics discussed include:

• The mental shift to expecting to see people on video calls, and the fun of having family members—and the occasional cat or parrot—drop into your meeting.
• Will we ever want to put on pants again? And what will happen when it is time to go back to the office?
• Adjusting communication strategies to the individual.
• Social constructs for collisionable communication and the challenges of working that into a remote environment.
• How the informal environment of video calls creates a different sense of community.

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John and Adam bring on special guest, Dr. Glenn Platt, to discuss gamification in the workplace, and specifically how to make remote work fun through gamification. Dr. Glenn Platt is the Chair of the Armstrong Interactive Media Studies Program at Miami University in Oxford Ohio, which is a globally ranked award-winning program.

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We are checking in with one of our Project Managers, Terry Sherbondy, to hear about how his team is doing with the move to remote work 100% of the time. Terry’s team is experienced with working remotely, but they still have some challenges to consider for moving forward—like onboarding their summer intern and training users on new features. Terry, John, and Adam discuss

• How Terry and the team are adjusting to working from home
• Different tools they are using, such as MS Teams, and how they are taking advantage of some of the features
• Maintaining open communication with the team and their client
• The importance of maintaining the team dynamic and ways to accomplish that
• Preparing for the start of their summer intern including figuring out how to make sure interns have a good learning experience and a positive team engagement in a remote work environment

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The end of March marks the end of Women’s History Month, and to finish out the month, we are replaying an episode that we recorded last year about the history and future of women in IT.

When the first programable digital computer in the United States was being developed in the 1940s, computer programing was largely considered “women’s work.” During the 50s and 60s, the number of coding jobs began exploding. Employers looked for candidates that were logical, good at math, and meticulous. In this respect, gender stereotypes worked in women’s favor.

In 1984, 37% of all students graduating with degrees in computer and information sciences were women, but by 2010, only about 17% of students graduating in computer and information sciences were women.

In this episode, Michelle Scheuerman and Becky Crane discuss this decline and how we can grow the number of women in IT and why that is important.