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Chad Sands

Chad Sands MBA, CPCU, CLU, FLMI is an Enterprise Architect and IT leader at State Farm Insurance. Currently leading work on enterprise business information architecture and analytics modernization, he has previously served in a variety of business and technology leadership roles related to large scale IT operational transformation, legacy system modernization, customer experience research consulting, enterprise data strategy, and Property & Casualty insurance operations. Chad’s professional interests and contributions include the evolving role of business and IT architects in the context of DevOps, and the adoption of agile mindsets and practices in non-IT areas of the enterprise.

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The Strategic Product Backlog: Lead, Follow, Watch and Explore

The economic outlook for 2023 suggests many organizations will be leading through a period of resource scarcity as IT budgets are scrutinized and organizational priorities are re-evaluated. For the product manager, smaller budgets and fewer resources place even greater emphasis on ensuring alignment between enterprise priorities and the product backlog. Many tools are available to […]

Jan 26, 2023 · 3 min

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DevOps Disillusionment? 4 Behaviors to Get Your Team to the Other Side

For most teams, the adoption of DevOps and an agile mindset involves many twists and turns on the path to maturity. It’s not uncommon for teams to experience a “trough of disillusionment” period as: Initial euphoria and “us-against-the-world” team mentality ushered in by adoption of new work patterns wanes with time. Client demands and pressures […]

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