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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”. Technical Debt and Code Smells. Technical debt is easily introduced, but not always repaid quickly.

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Bridging the PM Competency Gap [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This article, Bridging the PM Competency Gap [Book Review] , first appeared on Girl's Guide to PM. These courses are strong on the technical elements of project management. Pin this review for later: Read more great articles about project management at Girl's Guide to PM - Project Management Skills Made Easy.

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How to Make a Disaster Recovery Plan

ProjectManager.com

In Review – How to Make a Disaster Recovery Plan. It enables the recovery and continuation of critical technology, infrastructure and systems. It focuses on the information and/or technology systems of supporting critical business continuity. Review this process regularly. Disaster Recovery. Always backup and confirm.

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7 Must Read Books on Stakeholder Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

William Dow & Bruce Taylor, Dow Publishing, 2015. Phil Simon, Wiley, 2015. A well-researched book for prompting thinking about how we communicate with a focus on how to simplify communication and make the best use of technology. Jake Holloway, David Bryde & Roger Joby , Gower, 2015.

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4 Real-Life Tips For Choosing Collaboration Tools

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Do your due diligence and vendor comparisons, but don’t ignore that feeling either. Survey Results The results of the 2015 collaboration tools and project management survey are in! Find out how your colleagues use technology on their projects, what they. What business problem are you trying to address?

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PRINCE2 and PMBOK: How They Compare

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Project managers need to be able to engage stakeholders effectively, and that’s far more part of the job now than the technical skills. They’ve got a good selection of materials including an exam simulator, great student reviews and an active Facebook group. As at July 2015, statistics from PMI Today magazine.

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Managing Multiple Projects: Statistics

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Working on multiple projects is a great way to get to know a vast range of stakeholders across your organization across, both business and technology, as well as external vendors. You have to be super organized and it helps if you have the same sponsor or stakeholders for some projects.

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