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Methods & Tools - Text Edition - September 2013

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*** Linkopedia ***

Software Development Linkopedia September 2013

Blog: The Solution to Technical Debt

Blog: Agile projects and business analysts

Blog: Installing Earned Value Management on Your Project

Blog: Writing More Than Code in Software Development

Article: How Should We Use Velocity?

Article: Test cloud-based applications with Apache JMeter

Article: Being a Software Tester in Scrum

Article: HP QuickTest Professional (QTP) and Selenium Comparison

Tools: Istanbul – JavaScript code coverage tool

Tools: Kanbanzilla – kanban board integrated with bugzilla

Video: From Busy To Effective Developer

Video: Moving Beyond Traditional PMO with Kanban

Video: Agile Analysis

Video: Security Vulnerabilities in OpenSource Java Libraries

Video: Heavy-Traffic Enterprise MySQL

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*** Quote of the Month ***

The problem, meaning the real business problem you are trying to solve, exists regardless of any technological implementation. This underling business problem – perhaps you prefer to call this the policy – is the essence.

Source: Mastering the Requirements Process (3rd edition), Suzanne and James Robertson, Addison-Wesley

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