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

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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”. In this post, I summarize the insights from the study by Tufano and draw in more recent research. Technical Debt and Code Smells.

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MPlaza PRINCE2® Practitioner Online Course Review (for 2023)

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Welcome to my Mplaza PRINCE2® Practitioner review! In this MPlaza PRINCE2 Practitioner course review for project managers, I’ll share: Whether the course is worth it (spoiler: it is). How long you’ll need to spend studying before you can expect to pass the exam. BUT… it’s hugely important to choose a good quality PRINCE2 course.

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Generative AI for Project Managers (PMI Course Review)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Read on for my review. Close the popup to progress through the module. While that’s good because you can get through the content quickly, I wish some of the case studies had taken longer to get into more detail. It’s not technical, which makes it suitable for project professionals. Not quite ready?

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Unlocking the power of paraverbal communication at work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We’ll also explore the impact technology has had on paraverbal communication at work today, because how you say something is different when you are communicating through a tiny square window. The gesturing with a closed fist with the thumb on top (instead of pointing, which is considered rude), the expansive stance on the stage.

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What Makes Agile Transformations Successful? Results From A Scientific Study

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And what about the socio-technical skills of Developers? In this post, I summarize the findings from an academic peer-reviewed publication by Daniel Russo (2021), a professor at the University of Aalborg. Case-based research is hardly objective, and Dikert and his colleagues urge for more objective data in future studies.

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12 Tips for PRINCE2® Practitioner Exam Success

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I recommend using an exam simulator for that because the style of the question and the formatting of the answers more closely matches your experience in the test. It’s a huge help with exam techniques such as managing your time and using the ‘mark for review’ option. Pick an area you want to study. Study with diagrams.

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Case Study: the Business Banking transformation journey at de Volksbank.

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This case study analyzes the transformation journey using Org Topologies™ Scans and focuses on the Business Banking Hub. We will clarify the stages with OT maps using the following symbols: More explanation and background information on Org Topologies™ that help to understand this case study can be found here and here.