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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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Why do projects fail? (Includes examples!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Here are some high-profile failed projects: Following an internal review, Multiplex, the Australian development company responsible for the reconstruction of the Wembley Stadium, became aware that costs for the project were escalating to the point that the company would make a loss of £750 million on the project. billion to £10.9

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

Scrum.org

I worked as a product owner for my first product in 2007–08 to manage the insurance lifecycle for a major insurance company in America. They got the idea of increasing the complexity of dependency management and longer lead time due to the handoffs having individual accountability. Bad technical practices.

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5 Agile Methodologies for Project Managers that are not Scrum Framework

Project Pulse Journal

Ready to transform your approach to project management and software development? Exploring Agile methodologies provides teams with flexible, efficient, and collaborative approaches to software development and project management. Agile methodologies offer a path to mastering these challenges. What are the Top 5 Agile Methodologies?

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Implications of Artificial Intelligence on Project Management

The IIL Blog

By Eugene Bounds and Steve Ackert Recently, the buzzword artificial intelligence (AI) has been on everyone’s minds, not just in the tech world but across many industries, including project management. For over a quarter of a century, the Standish Group has tracked, reported, and improved software-intensive project success rates. [1]

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Transforming Learning with Educational Software Solutions: Empowering Education for the Future

Productivity Land

Education is a valuable part within our lives, as well as the current education method is one that has been created with the technology it uses. Educational software packages are altering how students learn around the globe. As technology advances, educational software solutions will evolve to meet the needs of today’s learners.

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A History of PMI & Its Role in Project Management

ProjectManager.com

In 1969, in Philadelphia, Jim Snyder, of Smith, Kline & French Laboratories, and Gordon Davis, of the Georgia Institute of Technology, were having dinner and decided there was a need for an organization that offered project managers a forum to share information and discuss their industry. Certification.

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