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[273] Luxoft Training is an IIBA Endorsed Education Provider
The International Institute of Business Analysis IIBA has renewed Luxoft Training’s status as an Endorsed Education Provider.
[257] SAFe. Flow of Epics and Epic Owners
Now that we are no longer discussing about project management, multiannual planning, work breakdown-structures, fixed plans, fixed scope and so on, how are the big initiatives being pushed to implementation and who takes care of their lifec
[245] Professional Standards in IT
Whenever professional standards in the IT industry are brought up, the usual reaction is a counter question: How (and what for) can such a fast-changing industry be standardized? Should it be regulated at all? How can it work, especially if
[247] Tips for improving your skills when working in IT&C
IT professionals are constantly improving their skills, often through on-the-job training. As employees perform different functions, there will always be a need to extend their knowledge in one area or another.
[223] Questions – the main tool for managers. Part 2
Let’s continue our discussion on how a manager can successfully use questions to improve the way he manages.
[229] Luxoft Training is an IIBA Endorsed Education Provider
For over 10 years Luxoft Training has been offering professionals the tools and opportunities to maximize their performance as business analysts or to start a career in this field.
[210] Trust in the Team. Maintaining trust
To conclude our talk about trust, I would like to dwell on the main rules to be followed by the manager for building and maintaining a trust-based working environment within the project.
[219] V for Vendetta (and A for Agile)
This post in some ways extends on my article about Why Scrum does not work (and what can we do about it).
[206] Trust in the Team: Why We Need It and How It Can Be Built
When training managers of any level (from small team leads to project/program managers), most trainers focus on various managerial competencies, such as goal setting, planning, effective communication, etc., and on general concepts such as
[187] Get your IIBA certification with Luxoft Training
Luxoft Training has received the status of Endorsed Education Provider (EEP) by the International Institute of Business Analysis.
[188] Lively ReactNative Brings Summer Colors into the “Bloody Enterprise”
In this article I would like to discuss Enterprise development. My articles are usually devoted to mobile development, and this one will deal with MobileEnterprise development. I believe that the best Enterprise solution for Mobile is React
[171] The New IIBA Certification System
A new business analyst certification system of the International Institute of Business Analysis became effective on September 30, 2016 (IIBA, International Institute of Business Analysis). In this article I would like to give an overview of
[175] The Art of Crafting Architectural Diagrams - Identifying Pitfalls
At some point in time, in every software project we are involved in, there might be a need to create architectural diagrams. Whether we are following a formal architectural model (e.g. Kruchten 4+1, Rozanski & Woods, etc) or not, there
[176] The Art of Crafting Architectural Diagrams. Guidelines
In our first article we looked at how we can identify some of the challenges that arise when creating architectural diagrams – from color to mixing runtime and static elements to diagrams that might be too cluttered. Now let’s look at the g
[166] Participants and "customers" in the testing process
In this article, let’s consider who could be the potential stakeholders and consumers of testing services. To do that, we need to answer the following questions:
[146] BABOK Guide v3: What’s New?
Now, it’s finally come true – as of September 30, 2016, the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) launches their new certification program based on BABOK (Business Analysis Body of Knowledge) Guide Version 3. The new BABO
[148] Tester vs. Developer - part 2
In the first part of this article we talked about the relationship between testers and programmers and explored various strategies to improve the way they communicate and offer feedback, mostly in terms of soft skills. In this second part w
[150] Common Mistakes that Entry-Level Testers Make - part 1
While teaching people who are just starting their way in QA, I now and then come across typical mistakes they make. In this article I would like to analyze some of them and give some advice how to avoid such common mistakes.
[151] Common Mistakes that Entry-Level Testers Make - part 2
In the first part of the article we talked about writing a correct description of defect summaries. In the second part we will look at a few more tips and tricks about improving the way we write a defect summary.
[152] Possible Ways to Build Mobile Applications
This article tackles possible methods of creating mobile applications. Today, there are two very popular platforms: iOS and Android. Windows’ popularity, unfortunately, remains inside the margin of error.
[134] Tips and tricks for a successful presentation
One of the key advantages of working in the IT&C industries is that if you are very good at what you do (whether it’s programming, project management, software testing or business analysis) at some point in the future you will be put in
[139] Instruments and financial markets – part 2
In the first part of our article we talked about the different types of financial markets and their main characteristics. Apart from those it is important to understand that each market has certain financial instruments which can be traded.
[105] Mixing different responsibilities for the same role
Combining different roles in project teams helps with budget saving and optimizing the workload of the team. However one person can’t have too many roles. But often the desire to save money and optimize produces some strange combinations of
[110] Dreyfus, Agile and other scary words
There is a great programmer out there named Andy Hunt. He is primarily known as the author of a remarkable book entitled The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master. But some know him as one of the authors of the Agile Manifesto, an
[111] So That’s What “Regression Testing” Is!
There seem to be a lot of testers which think that “Regression testing is when we retest everything all over again”. Well, yeah, but why is it called “Regression testing” and not “Retesting everything all over again”?
[116] Writing a simple analyzer using Roslyn – part 1
With the release of a new version of Studio (VS2015), each of us gained an opportunity to feel involved in the development of tools for developers. People from C #/VB compiler teams did an excellent job of "exhibiting" the compiler’s guts,
[119] Best practices when conducting a technical interview or a structured one
When you are in a managerial role you can seldom say that you don’t have enough to do: analyzing various areas, developing business plans, setting goals, monitoring performance, solving conflicts, making decisions, coaching subordinates etc
[122] Review A Mind for Numbers by Barbara Oakley
DISCLAIMER: if you took the course Learning How to Learn on Coursera, the book will not be really new for you. On the other hand, if you took a course, then you know that space repetition is a very useful technique, which means the book can
[96] How to start a career in testing?
Testing as a profession is gaining popularity and becoming more desirable. More and more people are willing to retrain and become IT specialists, because this area is developing and the highly paid work of the tester seems to be the most ac
[71] No Need for a Grid
Every enterprise application features some sort of the grid. A grid being is an interactive table that presents a list of data with rows and columns. The most used features of the grid are paging, sorting and filtering. There are a lot of
[72] KPI’s and conflicts of interest
Are there any KPI which affect the personal interests of the manager but can also lead to a win-win situation? The answer is no. Once there are KPI’s that affect the interest of the manager we will surely have a situation where the manager
[75] What are your requirements?
Why do we as testers spend so much time with functional requirements? What about the rest of the requirements which are numerous and important as well?
[77] On Software Development and the Book “Applying UML and Patterns”
A standard learning process has an interesting feature. Once we decide to learn something new, we start reading textbooks, attending courses and obtaining new knowledge by all available means. After some time we say “Enough!” to ourselves,
[79] 10 things you didn't know you could do with the Oracle database
In the world of enterprise software development we can see a steady tendency in moving business logic from the database tier to the application tier. Many factors influenced this, but the main one, in my opinion, is portability. Modern appl
[85] Controlling your systems with Puppet
Even if it may seem so, keeping a correct configuration on all your systems is not a trivial task. And, more than that, it is also a very important one. Regardless of their role - development environments, regression test beds, production s
[34] NEW course Python Basics
Luxoft Training is glad to invite to a brand new course Python Basics that will take place in Bucharest, 10.06.2014.
[38] Web application development by using JavaScript and AngularJS
Luxoft Training offers to attend the online training “Web application development by using JavaScript and AngularJS”, that will be held on December, 8–11.
[49] Interview with Joe Rainsberger
New interview with the Canadian software development consultant Joe Rainsberger
[61] Time Management for IT Projects – 9 common mistakes and how to avoid them
Mistake 1: Life without plans
In spite of frequent changes appearing in the IT business anyone who wants to be successful should have a documented To-do list (day, week and month). No matter what system you use – MS Project, Excel or not
[29] Luxoft Training assists to prepare for the BABOK certification
Luxoft Training has received the status of Endorsed Education Provider (EEP ™) of International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA ®), that confirms the compliance of the training courses, offered by Luxoft Training to the Busin
[32] NEW course "Tool Command Language”
Luxoft Training is glad to announce NEW course "Tool Command Language", that will be held in Bucharest, 23 September, 2014.