Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol.

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Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 35

International Institute for Learning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Managing a team is definitely something really difficult because in addition, for instance, to the technical complexity of the topic, there is the challenge to coordinate people with different personalities, knowledge, background and even culture with the purpose of making the team work in an efficient way. Schwaber, K. Hackman, J.

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Underperforming Technical Team 2022 Technical Review 2002 52

Leading Agile

JUNE 18, 2018

Defensive programming consists of learning and using guidelines for software design and coding that tend to minimize the frequency and severity of problems in production. The day came when the software community more-or-less forgot about defensive programming. I guess that worked out okay for a generation of developers.

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Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Artificial Inteligence 81

Planio

JULY 22, 2020

The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups. Swipe to Unlock: The Primer on Technology and Business Strategy. Technical documentation. Each chapter ends with quick reviews making this a useful “PMBOK for Dummies”. Author: Harvard Business Review. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.

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2020 Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review 148

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The primary purpose of software estimation is not to predict a project’s outcome; it is to determine whether a project’s targets are realistic enough to allow the project to be controlled to meet them ‒ Steve McConnell. The Future of Systems-and Software Development. Springer International Publishing, 2016.

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Workzone

JULY 18, 2022

As of January 2022, there are over 450 project management software solutions on the market, according to Software Advice ! With so many choices available, you’re likely wondering which software is right for your team. Top 3 Benefits of Project Management Software. Ranking the Best Project Management Software.

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Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 2022 Software 26

Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

When I first learned about Agile methods in 2002, the principles seemed to offer an ideal solution to many organizational issues common at the time. How can the same principle be a good idea in 2002 and a bad idea in 2019? When I applied those principles in real-world situations, they worked remarkably well. What has changed?

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Agile Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Technical Review 94

Epicflow Blog

MAY 14, 2019

Over 200 PM experts from ExxonMobil, INEOS, DXC Technology, and other companies have shared their experience and proved that it’s a super hot topic. Business drivers have to be translated into project drivers by a strong technical team, not management. Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering by Robert L.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 2002 Software Review 75

Workzone

APRIL 23, 2020

There are over 400 project management software solutions on the market, as of April 2020, according to Software Advice. With so many choices available, you’re likely wondering which software is right for your team. With so many choices available, you’re likely wondering which software is right for your team.

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Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Technical Review 26

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

The naturally occurring work effort in the development of a software feature - even if we've built the feature before - is an irreducible uncertainty. The Development of Progress Plans Using a Performance–Based Expert Judgment Model to Assess Technical Performance and Risk,” Justin W. They cannot be suppressed or removed.

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Herding Cats

JULY 8, 2018

This advocate continually confuses Macroeconomics of financial markets and sovereign finance with Microeconomics of software development. Here's a book review from 2008, about Black Swans and Fooled By Randomness in the context of managing software development in the presence of uncertainty. Pich, Christoph H.

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2002 2008 Technical Review Software Review 34

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Here's a collection of presentations, briefings, papers, essays, book content used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've written and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems and other domains. Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations.

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Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

Herding Cats

JULY 8, 2018

This advocate continually confuses Macroeconomics of financial markets and sovereign finance with Microeconomics of software development. Here's a book review from 2008, about Black Swans and Fooled By Randomness in the context of managing software development in the presence of uncertainty. Pich, Christoph H.

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2002 2008 Technical Review Software Review 28

Workzone

AUGUST 4, 2021

This list of alternatives for Asana the project management software will help you identify which project management software you should be using. We’re going to share the top Asana alternative, Workzone, pros and cons of Asana, and 24 other software solutions so you can decide which option is worth researching further.

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Workzone

JULY 13, 2021

Yes, we’re actually talking about Airtable, the database software turned project management tool that comes in handy for technical users who like building automation and formulas within spreadsheets. Reviews from the #1 Rated Airtable Alternative: Workzone. Too specific? Did I just overshare? Request a Workzone demo.

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