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5 Notorious Failed Projects & What We Can Learn from Them

ProjectManager.com

Surprisingly, Sony continued to produce Betamax all the way into 2016. But soon the market had options that were cheaper and better than Betamax, making it a failed project. But the state moved forward with the project until 1994, when it had to admit failure and end the project. The Lesson. The Lesson.

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Managing Project Assumptions and Risks

The IIL Blog

For example, the projects must be delivered by a certain date. For example, IF the project costs more than planned, THEN there are multiple potential impacts. In 2016, Alan founded Project Management Essentials to share his passion for and experience in project management, leadership, and Agile.

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Software Estimating Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to estimate software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Minku and Xin Yao, Automated Software Engineering, 28 December 2016. “SW Effort, Duration and Cost Estimation in Agile Software Development,” Mohd. Ramakishore, IEEE Computer, 2016.

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2020 Challenges and Trends in Construction

Epicflow Blog

Many of you have heard about a $140,000 3D printed house in China in 2016 and probably read the news about the popularity of this approach for constructing buildings in Dubai. Besides, it also reduces the lead time, costs, and resolves the problem with the workforce shortage. Building Information Modelling.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. 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. “A

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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. The Chaos & Complexity of Mega Projects,” Michael Bensussen, PM.2128,

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Clockify vs Toggl: A Definitive Comparison [November 2023]

Teamweek

Analytics and reports Activity dashboard that displays logged time and project costs at a glance. Reports on projects, profitability, ROI, and other vital business metrics. It wasn’t until 2016 that they started working on their flagship product— Clockify. Supports report exports as PDF, CSV, or Excel.

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