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A Dozen Commitments for Your Project Sponsor A project’s sponsors are the senior managers who want the project completed and control the project’s budget and schedule. Effective sponsors support the project manager to get the job done. |
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Resource Groups in MySQL 8 Resource Groups, a new feature in MySQL 8 for resource management, are used to define a group for a certain type of threads, and to allocate the resources that threads in a particular group may consume. This results in prioritizing the different groups of threads. |
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Window Functions in MySQL 8 Window functions are a new feature in MySQL 8. While most functions operate only on the data pertaining to a single row of data, Window functions operate over a “window” of data when performing a SQL query, and also for each query row. |
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That’s a Great Idea! Let Me Get Back to You… Being responsive to customer needs and desires is not a bad thing—the decision to accept, reject, or defer a change is something that should be considered in light of the consequences of the delay. |
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Creating a New User in MySQL 8 In MySql 8, you may create a user that requires multiple authentication methods, uses a random password, with comments and attributes annotated with the user, and configured failed logins. |
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The Cost of Running Late Projects exceed their predicted schedules for many reasons. The cost consequences of some delays are obvious, but some are subtle. Knowing the expected costs of delays is vital to supporting informed decision-making. |
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Common Table Expressions in MySQL 8 Common Table Expressions (CTEs) are a new feature in MySQL 8.0 to simplify SQL code related to result sets generated by subqueries, offering a better alternative to derived tables. |
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Control the Narrative We often talk about the importance of effective communication on a project, but we often omit timing and context. Messages need to be timely if a project manager is going to guide the narrative. |
