Education and Career

Scrum is an agile environment where software development tasks are carried out that can include huge software systems and complete software packages by software teams. A scrum environment involves 3 components that make it a framework, namely, a scrum master, a scrum team and a scrum product owner. A scrum...

Stanford University was the best university in the world for teaching and research in engineering and technology, according to the latest prestigious subject rankings released by Times Higher Education (THE). California Institute of Technology (Caltech) was 2nd and Oxford University was 3rd for the same discipline. The Massachusetts Institute of...

University of Cambridge is No. 4 in the world — No. 1 among European universities, according to a new list released by the Center for World University Rankings 2017. More than 27,000 higher education institutions were evaluated worldwide. Topping the list globally is Harvard University in the US for the...

The term “sales funnel” is by no means a new concept. In fact, it was developed by Elias St. Elmo Lewis, an American sales and advertising advocate, way back in 1898. Lewis’s purchase funnel is often attributed as the “AIDA model”, which comprises of four key nodes in customer journey:...

The most talked-about and well-publicised strategy recommended to manage our very busy lives is ‘work–life balance’. This term originated sometime during the early 20th century with regard to improved working conditions and shorter working hours for factory workers. It was meant to describe the idea that there should be reasonable...

Meetings often become a work based social function on company time and at company cost. The thought of socialising with fellow staff and being paid at the same time is sure to keep meetings a popular distraction to lonely work routines. Many companies have a tendency to gravitate toward their...

Does that entrepreneur in you keep you awake at night with the thoughts of making it big in the future? If so, then congratulations, you are on the right path. And, no, the low funds in your bank account couldn’t stop you from achieving your goals. Here’s the deal –...

When running an e-commerce site, there are plenty of elements to watch out for – you need to take care of your UX, keyword optimization, right uses of links, and more. The internal and external elements of your e-commerce site are all important aspects to look at, one of them...

Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) was named top university in Asia, according to the QS Asian University Rankings 2018. The National University of Singapore (NUS) dropped to 2nd and was followed by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)....

We live in a dramatically changing marketplace. The dynamic leader knows how to stay relevant and expand relevant skills. I have presented many times about good habits to practice, but it is equally important to discuss valuable attributes of successful leaders. I’m talking about those features that are inherent in...