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IBM Project Manager Certificate: My Student Review

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Summary review The IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate is a good CAPM® alternative or course to use towards your CAPM prep. I spent a lot of hours reviewing the materials and studying the individual courses, and I hope that time helps you make a choice about whether the course is a good fit for your career needs.

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Stop normalizing unprofessional behaviour in the name of agility

Scrum.org

Agility requires more planning, more knowledge, more diligence, more discipline, and more competence… not less! Think about the lead software engineer at Volkswagen that got a 3-year prison sentence for following orders and writing code that disabled the catalytic convertor when under emissions tests.

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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

ProjectManager.com

Kanban history has informed everything from manufacturing to software development. For those unsure what kanban is, we’ll first explain the kanban system and then go into kanban history from its development to its uses in manufacturing, project management and software development.

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Five reasons why Scrum is not helping in getting twice the work done in half the time

Scrum.org

They got the idea of increasing the complexity of dependency management and longer lead time due to the handoffs having individual accountability. Or measuring things like defects per story, defect removal efficiency and code coverage, etc. They got training on Scrum, understood concepts, and formed teams, but struggle to commit.

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If you are not doing Test First then you are doing it wrong!

Scrum.org

Many teams are struggling with delivering modern software because they are not building with Test First Principals. A common form of Test First is Test Driven Development (TDD) and we can use it to meet more of our customer’s expectations, minimise our maintenance costs, and get fewer regressions and bugs in production.

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Using Generative AI to Drive Corporate Impact

TechEmpower - Project Management

In the sphere of software engineering , AI is pivotal for corporate IT by automating coding, optimizing algorithms, and enhancing security to boost efficiency and minimize downtime. By automating routine and complex tasks alike, AI allows engineers to focus on innovation and strategic tasks.

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The Pillar of Steady Operations: Site Reliability Engineer

Wrike

Enter the Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), the unsung hero of the digital age. This comprehensive article will delve into the world of SREs, exploring their role, responsibilities, importance in business operations, the intersection of software engineering and systems administration, and the future trends shaping this crucial field.