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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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How To Make 2019 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Would you like to make 2019 a successful year for your projects? I asked people two questions: What should people managing projects be aware of as we go into 2019 to make 2019 their most successful year ever? What will you be doing in 2019 to have your most successful year ever? I’m sure you do. So I made you an ebook.

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The 27 Most Annoying Business Buzzwords of 2019

TrustRadius Project Management

According to a September 2019 survey run by TrustRadius, nearly 4 out of 10 people hear business jargon, cliches, and buzzwords often in a typical work day. Source: September 2019 survey of 764 business professionals conducted by TrustRadius. The 27 worst business buzzwords of 2019, and why they’re so annoying.

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PMI’s Pulse of the Profession 2020: Creating a Future-Oriented Project Management Culture

Inloox

The Project Management Institute (PMI) has been conducting surveys, questioning international organizations and project managers on a regular basis since 2006. From the development of new technologies such as artificial intelligence to the demand for greater social responsibility and the ever-changing expectations of consumers.

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The 2021 Project Management Report

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We surveyed 220 project managers to better understand what it’s like to work in project delivery. This probably speaks to the self-selecting nature of the survey respondents in both cases. Over 20% of survey respondents said that was their goal for the next 12 months. Read next: Why are people leaving project management ?

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The 10 Best Productivity Blogs to Read in 2019

nTask

However, productivity went up and down a slippery slope as technology innovated things. Technology is rapidly evolving businesses as time passes by. The Best Productivity Blogs of 2019. Key Blog Posts: 10 Best Productivity Hacks to Crush It in 2019. MakeUseOf is one of the best technology-oriented productivity blogs.

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

But as Unger-Windeler and her colleagues write (2019): “While [the] role is supposed to maximize the value of the product under development, there seemed to be several scattered results on how the Product Owner achieve this, as well as what actually constitutes this role in practice.”. Data from our Scrum Team Survey may shed a light on this.

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