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        %h1.page-headline Planning for success
        %h2.page-subtitle How to quickly iterate and ship code in the DevOps lifecycle.

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            %p Reducing the time between thinking of an idea and having the code in production is vital to delivering value to customers, but 25% of product managers struggle to create a consistent project management methodology or scoping document.
            %p Planning what actions to take to ship an idea is an essential part of maintaining velocity, and when teams adopt a simple, flexible approach to planning, they can quickly ship code and innovate to create features that customers want.

            %h3 What you'll learn in this whitepaper:
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              %li The problem with traditional planning methods
              %li How a large toolset limits progress
              %li How to successfully plan with GitLab

            %p Download the whitepaper to discover how teams can work in a single, shared space to easily and efficiently collaborate.


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