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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

ProjectManager.com

The kanban board is broken down into columns that represent the different stages of a process, and the kanban cards are individual tasks that move from one column to the next as they move through the process. This created less waste and increased the efficiency of processes. When one bin is empty, the next bin refills it.

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How to Become a More Productive Software Engineer (Productivity Tips & Workflows)

Planio

So how can you become a more productive software engineer? In his book Smarter Faster Better , author Charles Duhigg defines productivity as “making certain choices in certain ways” that change our focus from being “merely busy” to “genuinely productive”. Repeat this process every working day.

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10 Data Protection Questions to Ask Before Starting a New Project

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Does your project include processing of personal data? Yes, you'll have a data protection officer or some other similar role on the team, but you also need to have some basic understanding for what it means for changing your process or building your new software or feature. Or any other kind of data? GDPR and data protection.

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People Drive Solutions, Tools Just Pave the Way!

Scrum.org

The essence of DevOps lies in its conceptual foundation, born out of software engineering. It's about understanding the impact of accelerated processes on our engineering systems and the way we design and approach our products. DevOps is not about the tools we use; it's about the ideas behind them.

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What Is IT Management? Why Is IT Important for Businesses?

ProjectManager.com

They include computer programmers, web developers, support specialists, IT technicians, network engineers, database administrators, software engineers, computer scientists, data scientists and IT security specialists. This includes digital services, networking, servers, fixing hardware and software issues, etc.

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Agile Laws to Help with Transformation

Scrum.org

Brooks’ Law Frederick Brooks stated in his 1975 book The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering that “adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.” Moreover, over-reliance on complex tools and technologies for simple problems further complicates the development process.

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5 Scrum Myths – Busted

Scrum.org

A specific methodology is a well-defined set of principles, concepts, tools, and associated practices that guide processes to meet a focused goal. On the other hand, a framework is a flexible yet incomplete structure that leaves space for different practices and related tools requisite for the overall process.

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