iTWire Monday, 19 July 2021 07:55 Agile adoption still increasing strongly: report
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DevOps value stream delivery and management platform Digital.ai s 15th State of Agile Report finds a strong increase in Agile adoption plus a desire for ongoing distributed working by most development and IT practitioners.
The State of Agile Report is said to be the longest continuous annual survey of Agile techniques and practices.
This year s report finds:
• A significant increase in Agile adoption (from 37% to 86%) among software development teams, and a doubling of adoption by non-IT teams.
• Scrum and SAFe remain popular, with Scrum and its derivatives used by 81% of respondents, and SAFe used by almost 40%
The Pandemic Has Torn Families Apart
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PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C., April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ This past year has been tough. People have dealt with the social distancing and now getting vaccinated in many different ways and these differences have caused issues. Families have been splintered and friendships have been destroyed because of how people have reacted to events. And, a new online survey conducted by Regina Corso Consulting among 2,099 U.S. adults, 18 and older between April 14 and 17, 2021 shows that it has impacted a good number of these relationships.
Two in five Americans (40%) say their friends and family have gone too far with how they reacted to the pandemic while almost two in five (37%) say they have stopped associating with members of their family because of how they have handled themselves over the past year of the pandemic. There is a generational split here with Gen Z and Millennials being more likely than
Certain Industries Have Done a Better Job Dealing With the Pandemic Than Others
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PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Over the past 14 months everyone has had to adjust to a new reality and that includes how industries deal with the changes as well. One of the most impacted was grocery and food stores and almost three in five Americans (57%) say they have done the best job dealing with the pandemic. Gen Xers and Baby Boomers/Greatest Generationers are more likely than Gen Z and Millennials, however, to say they have done the best job (61% and 74% vs. 36% and 49%). This is from an online survey conducted by Regina Corso Consulting among 2,099 U.S. adults, 18 and older between April 14 and 17, 2021.
Majority of Finance Professionals Say Difficulty with Collecting Cross-Border Payments Slows Global Expansion
Flywire survey reveals efficient receivables processing and greater transparency into FX rates could drive bottom-line growth
BOSTON, April 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) As the global economy becomes more “borderless,” one of the hardest things for businesses to do when expanding internationally is getting paid. In fact, a
new survey of finance professionals commissioned by Flywire, a global payments enablement and software company, found that complexities with collecting cross-border payments is impacting their ability to scale their business internationally. Furthermore, 9 out of 10 respondents who have a role in handling the inbound payments at their companies said global expansion efforts could accelerate if businesses could deal with foreign exchange rates in an easier way. These same respondents report revenue loss due to operational inefficiencies with receivabl
Parents are Very Worried About the Effects of Severe Acne on their Teenage Children as Reported in a New Survey
- Deep concerns about physical, emotional, and social impact underscore urgency to effectively treat severe acne and mitigate prolonged distress(1)
Findings reflect heightened stress on families as teens cope with isolation and embarrassment; remote schooling eases some worries but exacerbates others
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PRINCETON, N.J., April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc., USA (Sun Pharma), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mumbai-based Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, today released results of a survey that reveals a deep sense of worry among parents in the U.S. about the effects of severe acne on their teenage children. The survey, which was sponsored by Sun Pharma, in collaboration with the American Acne and Rosacea Society (AARS), polled 250 parents of teenagers with severe [nodular or cystic] acne, s