Herding Cats

OCTOBER 1, 2016

For software, this can be value produced (assuming we have a unit of measure for that value in the for of effectiveness, performance, key performance parameters, or technical performance measures ). DP6Jw is an overview of this process. Stochastic process control is the field of study. https://goo.gl/DP6Jw

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Closing Estimate Controlling Process 28

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 11, 2016

I work in the Software Intensive System of Systems domains in Aerospace, Defense, Enterprise IT (both commercial and government) applying Agile, Earned Value Management, Productive Statistical Estimating (both parametric and Monte Carlo), Risk Management, and Root Cause Analysis with a variety of capabilities. NASA Cost Estimating Handbook.

Performance Measurement 28

Performance Measurement Aerospace 2006 Estimate 28

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 29, 2017

To make some conjecture that some process will fix the problem - Estimates are the smell of dysfunction and NOT Estimating will fix that dysfunction - is naive at best and willfully ignorant of Root Cause Analysis at worse. Avoid Verbal Orders is a critical process in any critical situation. Measures of Performance.

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Process Estimate Engineering Performance Measurement 56

Herding Cats

APRIL 29, 2017

What is an estimate? An estimate as a noun is an approximate calculation or judgment of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something. An estimate as a verb is to roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of. But those estimates, nouns, and verbs themselves's have other attributes.

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Estimate Risk Management Risk SCRUM 46

Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Here are my collected works, presentations, briefings, journal papers, articles, white papers, and essays, used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've developed and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems domain. Managment Processes. Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and Adjourning.

2003 54

2003 2011 2008 Performance Measurement 54

Herding Cats

AUGUST 27, 2017

There's a recent post titled Four Fallacious Reasons to Estimate. It lists the usual suspects for why those spending the money think they don't have to estimate how much they plan to spend when they'll be done producing the value they've been assigned to produce for that expenditure. Let's look at each one in more detail.

Estimate 46

Estimate Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 46

Herding Cats

MARCH 31, 2017

Practices and Process are Fads. A Process is a series of steps and decisions involved in the way work is completed. Here's my version in the form of questions that when answered form the foundation for the Practices and Processes. What does Done look like in units of measure meaningful to the decision makers?

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Process Engineering Software Developers Software Development 53

Herding Cats

MAY 1, 2017

Performance–Based Project Management ® integrates five critical program management process areas with – Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Measures. The inclusion of Technical Performance Measures (TPM) separates this approach from conventional methods based solely on managing cost and schedule.

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Performance Measurement Estimate Risk Management Budget 42

Herding Cats

JANUARY 5, 2017

This means having a set of Principles, Process, and Practices to test the suggestion against. These Five Immutable principles are time phased into Processes that provide answers to the Five Principles. and the connections between each Process are made to form a Closed Loop control systems needed to manage any project.

Estimate 81

Estimate Closing Controlling Defining 81

Workamajig

JUNE 11, 2019

This article looks at the 11 most important project management KPIs you need to track and why. Peter Drucker may have said it half a century ago, but the old adage still rings true: “If you can measure it, you can improve it.”. Measuring and monitoring project management metrics fills this gap.

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Estimate Budget Infrastructure Performance Measurement 93

Herding Cats

MARCH 5, 2017

Do those capabilities meet the Measures of Performance that characterize physical or functional attributes relating to the system operation, measured or estimated under specific conditions? These are attributes to assure the system has the capability and capacity to perform. Related articles.

Software Review 28

Software Review Technical Review Performance Measurement Estimate 28

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Project Controls are Management Actions, either preplanned to achieve the desired result, or taken as a corrective measure prompted by the monitoring process. Project controls are concerned with the metrics of the project – quantities, time, cost, and other resources and their measurable beneficial outcomes for the project.

2005 37

2005 Performance Measurement Closing Controlling 37

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

I've seen estimates abused by bad managers, so let's NOT estimate and that will fix the behavior of Bad Managers." The "bad management" is itself a symptom of untrained, inexperienced, unskilled decision making processes in the presence of uncertainty. . Let's look at what an estimate is.

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Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 2003 Software Review 44

Wrike

MARCH 4, 2021

This article will explain what vendor management is and why it’s important for your organization. It’s a process that includes tracking, measuring, reviewing, and aligning their goals with your organization to ensure a profitable partnership. Estimating turnaround times. Reviewing performance .

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Performance Measurement Defining Monitoring Process 36

International Institute for Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

All companies desire to remain competitive and continuously improve their project management performance by becoming more efficient and more effective in the execution of their project management processes. Step 3: Be able to analyze the business and project management processes of other companies/organizations.

Aerospace 59

Aerospace Underperforming Technical Team Governance Government 59

Herding Cats

JANUARY 19, 2018

Have sufficient Technical Performance Measures margin to cover the required performance measure of the Capabilities. You can't make decision in the presence of uncertainty without making estimates about those decisions. Manage risk, estimate, manage other people's money like an adult. Related articles.

Performance Measurement 31

Performance Measurement Estimate Finance Manufacturing 31

Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates (cost and schedule) and other project attributes (cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). This is a closed loop control system for managing the program with a T echnical Performance Measure (TPM).

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

AUGUST 14, 2016

Measure of Performance - characterize physical or functional attributes relating to the system operation, measured or estimated under specific conditions. MOP's are attributes that assure the systems to capability to perform. TPMs assess the design process. They define compliance to performance requirements.

Performance Measurement 49

Performance Measurement Engineering Lean Software Developers 49

Herding Cats

JULY 24, 2017

The paper on the Cone of Uncertainty is used by many in the No Estimates community as an example of why estimates are of little use. In this paper, there is data that does not follow the Cone of Uncertainty, in that the uncertainty of the estimates does not reduce as the project proceeds. Then there is some analysis.

2007 42

2007 2012 2006 2008 42

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates (cost and schedule) and other project attributes (cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). Estimates are needed but are subject to large level of uncertainty. This is due to many reasons.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Estimate 2005 Software Review 28

Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 7, 2024

This system encompasses processes, principles, understanding customer preferences, and best practices designed to optimize project outcomes while aligning with organizational objectives. Efficiency and effectiveness are also measures of value creation. Efficiency and effectiveness are also measures of value creation.

Governance 52

Governance Government Technical Review Sustainability 52

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 5, 2017

And to make those risk-informed decisions in the presence of reducible and irreducible uncertainty we need to ESTIMATE. So let's look at the principles, processes, and practices that will be in the White paper when it is complete. Unrealistic Cost and Schedule Estimates. Impacts of Risk on Program Performance.

Aerospace 37

Aerospace Estimate Governance Government 37

Herding Cats

JANUARY 14, 2017

The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates or any other project attribute (in this post, cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). This is a closed loop control system for managing the program with a T echnical Performance Measure (TPM). Related articles.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management 28

Wrike

JULY 1, 2020

In fact, HR professionals are increasingly adopting project management tools to improve their processes and workflows. . In this article, we will discuss the benefits of project management for HR professionals and why HR project management is vital for departmental success. Some of the outcomes of this process include: .

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Performance Measurement Executing 36

Herding Cats

AUGUST 12, 2016

Here's an article, recently referenced by a #NoEstimates twitter post. The headline is deceiving, the article DOES NOT suggest we don't need deadline, but that deadlines without credible assessment of their credibility are the source of many problems on large program. There is no ideal in the estimating business.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Estimate 2003 Aerospace 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 17, 2017

The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates (cost and schedule) and other project attributes (cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). This is a closed loop control system for managing the program with a T echnical Performance Measure (TPM).

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

JUNE 4, 2017

No matter the engineering processes used to produce the outcomes from the project. The test of the hypothesis for projects are the Measures of Effectiveness, Measures of Performance, Key Performance Parameters, and techTechnicalformance Measures used to assess progress to plan for the project. No Estimating?

Estimate 39

Estimate Risk Management Risk Engineering 39

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 28, 2016

In a recent Blog post titled Precision it is suggested Precision (or the implication thereof) is perhaps the root problem of most, if not all dysfunction related to estimation. . Estimates have precision and accuracy, but the reason for these unfavorable outcomes is not stated in the post. Related articles.

Estimate 28

Estimate Performance Measurement Information Technology Risk Management 28

Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

These frameworks involve the use of statistical techniques, probability theory, and mathematical formulas to estimate the likelihood and impact of risks, calculate expected values, and determine risk exposure. By following the COBIT framework, organizations can establish a clear line of sight between business goals and IT processes.

Risk Management 36

Risk Management Risk Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 36

Herding Cats

MARCH 4, 2017

The uncertainty is always there, it doesn't go away with specific actions in specific domains, or with the use of any tools, processes, or practices. This includes the Measures of Effectiveness (MoE), Measures of Performance (MoP), Key Performance Parameters (KPP), and Technical Performance Measures (TPM) of the deliverables.

2010 28

2010 2007 Estimate Aerospace 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 29, 2018

The principles of microeconomics of decision making in the presence of uncertainty mandates you make estimates of how to achieve that Value in terms of cost and schedule, those three (and all) variables are random variables, usually driven by a stochastic process. Related articles. IT Risk Management.

Manufacturing 40

Manufacturing Estimate Risk Management Budget 40

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Decision-making is the process of choosing among alternatives. For high-consequence decisions with potential outcomes that can have a large impact on valued things, the decision-making process should involve consideration of uncertainties about the outcomes. [1]. Related articles. Decision-Making in the Presence of Uncertainty.

2009 28

2009 2015 Influencer Performance Measurement 28

Herding Cats

JUNE 4, 2016

It is wrong to suppose that if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it – a costly myth. This is used in support of the fallacy that estimates aren't needed to make decisions in the presence of uncertanty. Related articles. Technical Performance Measures. The #NoEstimates advocates love to use a Deming quote.

Software Engineering 28

Software Engineering Performance Measurement Finance Manufacturing 28

Herding Cats

AUGUST 19, 2016

2nd Law of Thermodynamics states that the total entropy of an isolated system always increases over time, or remains constant in ideal cases where the system is in a steady state or undergoing a reversible process. The increase in entropy accounts for the irreversibility of natural processes, and the asymmetry between future and past.

Performance Measurement 28

Performance Measurement Estimate Software Developers Software Development 28

Herding Cats

JUNE 12, 2017

Successfully managing projects, not matter the domain, the size, the development or engineering method starts with a set of Principles, Practices, and Processes. The Processes need to be tailored to your domain. Principles and Practices of Performance-Based Project Management® from Glen Alleman. Related articles.

Information Technology 34

Information Technology Estimate Engineering Innovation 34

Herding Cats

APRIL 4, 2016

This is a good start, but it needs to produce actionable outcomes , not just principles, but practices and processes. Much of Ackoff's principles are the basis of practices and processes that assure this happens. . Related articles. Technical Performance Measures. Estimating Guidance.

Engineering 28

Engineering Software Performance Measurement Finance 28

MPUG

JUNE 27, 2022

This article is the fifth in my series, “A Better Microsoft Project,” You can find the earlier articles here: Introduction , Time Modeling , D * U – W fields , and Workload Leveling. This is explained in my second article. This concludes the fifth in my Better Microsoft Project series of articles. Thanks for reading!

Governance 52

Governance Government Estimate Performance Measurement 52