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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OPAs and the PMP exam Let’s face it: I first came across the term OPA while reviewing PMP exam training material. Organizational Process Assets do not include infrastructure or the software tools used to manage the data. They influence how we do the work. Don’t get me started on Enterprise Environmental Factors either.)

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Chpokify Scrum Poker Review

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Summary review of Chpokify: If you struggle with planning poker and agile estimating in a virtual environment, Chpokify is the answer. Reviewing the session. For me, the best thing about the tool is that the tech doesn’t interfere with the process. Planning Poker® is a registered trademark of Mountain Goat Software, LLC.

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

Scrum.org

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. despite their best initial intentions?—?often

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SWOT analysis in project management: definition, instruction & example

Inloox

How to perform a SWOT analysis Once the SWOT analysis is completed: 5 key approaches for strategy development Concrete example: SWOT analysis in a software development project Conclusion 1. Strategic planning The SWOT analysis supports strategic planning by providing a structured overview of the most important influencing factors.

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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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Ten Tips for Choosing the Right Collaboration Software for Your Team

Proofhub

Practically speaking, this would be a collaboration software , or platform, that updates in real-time so that team members know the “current” status of a task at any given moment. With a plethora of collaboration software options available, choosing the right one can be a daunting task. Do I need a timer function?

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What’s the big deal about the Definition of Done in Scrum?

Scrum.org

If we don’t have a straightforward answer about a batch of cookies, imagine how much more grey area there might be in something as complex as software development. Others may think a code review is needed before the work can be considered done. At the Sprint Review event, progress towards the Product Goal is discussed.