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

Scrum.org

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”. This post is ideal for developers with some experience, and for people who support developers in the development of their technical skills.

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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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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. The key is to carefully tease out and state how a content strategy will meet the business needs.

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9 Essential Project Management Competencies

Rebel’s Guide to PM

One in five projects is unsuccessful due to ineffective communication, according to research by PMI (The Essential Role of Communications, 2013). Technical competencies. Effective communication is top of my list because it’s core to what we are trying to do as project managers: effect change.

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Test First approach sounds simply enough, right?

Scrum.org

This can be the first confusion in its understanding and actual meaning today, for either technical or non-technical folk. Then we have all these practices you hear about residing under this Test First banner - TDD, BDD, and ATDD. Test Driven Development (TDD). But let us leave that for another day. Add a test.

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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. 2013, June). Cardozo et. Chow, T., & Cao, D.

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