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Hadoop Solutions Make Frugal Living and Extreme Couponing Easier than Ever

Smart Data Collective

. Frugal living has become a major fad since the onset of the recession in 2008. Traditional coupon books are not organized very well. In particular, extreme couponing has become a hobby that is practiced by tens of thousands of people all over the United States. Consumers saved $3.1 billion with coupons in 2017.

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Business Analysts to Watch in 2024

Passionate BA

A couple of months ago, I had a conversation with a bunch of seasoned business analysts about education, books, resources to learn from, etc. Author of numerous books, a software development consultant, speaker, trainer, songwriter, and just a great person! Renowned book author. Learning from Karl is always a pleasure.

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Best Business Analyst Blogs to Follow in 2021

The BAWorld

Established in 2008, Bridging the Gap has been around for a while and has assisted thousands of business analysts to take their careers to the next level. It also contains some really handy templates which can be downloaded and put to use without much ado. Bridging the Gap. URL – [link]. Techcanvass. URL – [link].

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Agile on Trial, Or, How Not to Write an Agile Contract

Vitality Chicago

Jeff Sutherland penned an article about running agile contracts back in 2008 and used the title Money for Nothing and Change for Free. It is based on their excellent book, Practices for Scaling Lean and Agile which is a must read for anyone practices agile ways of working for multiple teams or an enterprise.

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The Importance of Imports in Java

Leading Agile

” So, the assumption is written into books as well as expressed on social media, also (apparently) without explanation. In answer to a different StackOverflow question , from October 2008, Benjamin Pollack explains, “The only problem with it is that it clutters your local namespace.

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Why Analytics Are Essential in Times of Crisis

Sisense

Twelve years ago, in the throes of the 2008 economic recession, British Airways was cutting costs across the organization. BA claimed that a continued investment in analytics during the crisis was a critical factor to streamlining marketing activities and thwarting fraudulent bookings when their business was especially fragile.

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Why Journaling is Key for Agile Coaches

Vitality Chicago

For years I kept my journals in these black books. My preference was to use the (specific type of book) and a ink pen. I don’t even know what happened int 2008 but it really took a dive there. I used to journal all the time. It was one of the techniques that helped me to survive as a project manager and later as a coach.

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