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On Technical Debt And Code Smells: Surprising insights from scientific studies

Scrum.org

Why is code quality so often an issue? Why do software teams?—?despite So I was pleasantly surprised when Carsten Grønbejrg Lützen pointed at a peer-reviewed academic paper by Michele Tufano and his colleagues (2015), called “When and Why Your Code Starts To Smell Bad”. Technical Debt and Code Smells.

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11 Project management skills employers expect you to have

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Plus, there are technical skills we have to consider -- employers definitely look for those too. One in five projects is unsuccessful due to ineffective communication, according to research by PMI (The Essential Role of Communications, 2013). I think the area will grow in importance over the coming 10 years.

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Key Considerations for Project Delivery Teams in 2025 Strategic Planning

The IIL Blog

By The PMO Squad October 30, 2024 Strategic planning is a pivotal moment for organizations, providing an opportunity to review, assess market conditions, and set a course for the coming year. Technology: Identify whether there are areas where third-party tools could provide a strategic advantage.

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Test First approach sounds simply enough, right?

Scrum.org

As the name "Test First" suggests, you write a test first before the actual code and keep them running all the time. validate the code). This can be the first confusion in its understanding and actual meaning today, for either technical or non-technical folk. Test Driven Development (TDD). Write the code.

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We are Not Alone: The Intersection of Project Management and Content Strategy

The IIL Blog

While our tools and techniques might have evolved since 2013, content strategists can find value in looking closely at the basic principles of project management. But that is not always the case, especially in technology. Many software tools are available for recording and tracking requirements.

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Dependency Management – the Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Scrum.org

Dependencies are an epidemic in software development. Sutherland, Scrum Guide, 2013. Thing we hear (or say): Organizational Design: My team is mostly back-end; we rely on another team for the (fill in with any component of software – front end enhancements, database layer, integration, API). Scrum Master or Tech Manager.

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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

Scrum.org

So we went to Google Scholar and searched for review articles. 2010) reviewed 28 scientific studies that investigated how Scrum is associated with overall business outcomes. A strength of such a review is that it allows for the identification of patterns across many studies. Journal of systems and software , 81 (6), 961–971.

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