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Reading List for the Cone of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

Little [8] makes the claim that agile methods don't follow the Cone - that is the uncertainty doesn't reduce as the project proceeds. A Quick Estimation Approach to Software Cost Estimation," Leckraj Nagowah, Hajrah BibiBenazir, and Bachun, African Conference on Software Engineering and Applied Computing , . "A

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. Software Engineering Institute, January 1996. Risk Management Papers.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

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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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

This is the motivation for short work intervals found in agile development. . Mazzuchi, and Shahram Sarkani, Systems Engineering , Volume 17, Issue 4, Winter 2014, Pages: 375–391. Hybrid–Agile Software Development Anti–Patterns, Risks, and Recommendations,” Paul E. The probability of something happening.

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Cone of Uncertainty - Revisited

Herding Cats

We're writing two chapters in an upcoming Project Management Book, with a working title, The Gower Handbook of Project Performance for Agile, Waterfall and Everything in Between , edited by Mark Phillips. Thesis, University of Southern California, August 2012. So here's the outcome. The Cone of Uncertainty is a build to goal.

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Asana Alternatives

Binfire

It is popular with software engineering teams due to its integration with code repository and versioning apps like GitHub. Citrix acquired Podio in 2012. Although Zoho project offers time tracking, it is very limited and lacks reporting like Binfire’s time tracking software. Are you plan to use the Agile method ?

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Resources for Cone of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

Google will find each of these for you, as a start to the extensive body of litertaure for estimating agile projects in the presence of uncertainty. Shrinking The Cone Of Uncertainty With Continuous Assessment For Software Team Dynamics In Design And Development," Pongtip Aroonvatanaporn," Ph.D. 37-48, 2007.

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