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Why Agile Projects Fail
By Scott Nelson - Published 11/13/2008
Agile methodologies can deliver more functionality and better quality in less time. When they don't, is it the process, the people, or the project?

Stubbing For Fun, Profit, and Survival
By Scott Nelson - Published 10/22/2008
The importance of stubbed methods is often misunderstood, leading to approaches that hinder development progress. Learn why this common technique is key to a project's success and a variety of approaches to adapt in your daily development.

Reuse and the Portal Onion
By Jeffrey Ryan - Published 10/08/2008
Reuse is the Holy Grail that many IT shops search for to reap the benefits of lower development and maintenance costs. Read on and peel the layers of the portal onion, examining how each layer enables reuse of front-end components and infrastructure.

Improving Portal Page Load Performance
By Scott Nelson - Published 10/01/2008
Portals provide users with access to more applications from a single point of entry, but if it takes too long to get in,, they will go elsewhere. Learn specific techniques to improve page load time and track down what is slowing your pages down.

More Ways to Maximize SharePoint's Out-of-the-Box Features
By Daan De Brouckere & Raj Agarwal - Published 09/17/2008
Review three additional real-world solutions you thought couldn't be implemented with SharePoint's out-of-the-box features but can with some creativity. You'll continue to take a practical approach by viewing them with examples from real projects.

Portal Performance Planning
By Scott Nelson - Published 09/11/2008
The performance of your portal has a direct impact on usability, and usability can make or break your portal ROI. Learn design and development approaches that will help prevent and pinpoint pesky portal performance problems.

How to Maximize SharePoint's Out-of-the-Box Features
By Daan De Brouckere & Raj Agarwal - Published 09/10/2008
Review two real-world solutions you thought couldn't be implemented with SharePoint out-of-the-box features but can with some creativity. We'll take a practical approach by demonstrating them with examples from real projects.

Adding Attachments to Excel 2007 Email Hyperlinks
By Paul Kimmel - Published 08/29/2008
Learn to add attachments to hyperlinks that contain email addresses by using a little bit of VBA.

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