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How to Plan an Event

ProjectManager.com

Need to know how to plan an event? If you’re planning a big event like a conference, we can help you successfully plan, structure and lay it out. This blog will go over everything you need to consider when planning an event, including an easy-to-use checklist. Planning an Event. Event Planning Checklist.

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Release planning and predictable delivery

Scrum.org

Many organisations wrestle with the seeming incompatibility between agile and release management, and they struggle with release planning and predictable delivery. Release planning and predictable delivery. Figure: Diminishing returns from Agile EstimatingEstimation Approaches. Updated to reflect the 2020 Scrum Guide!

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Parametric Estimating in Project Management [Definitive Guide]

Teamweek

Parametric estimation is a crucial estimation technique in project management. That’s because parametric estimations are highly accurate and take some guesswork from your estimation process. What is parametric estimating? The more granular the parameter, the more accurate the estimate.

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How to Track Percent Complete

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There is no percent complete formula here – you guess, estimate, or rely on the thought processes of your subject matter experts. In the last task example, you would allocate % complete based on how many test scripts the team had got through. It gives you enough of a steer to adequately manage the plan. It’s low stress.

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20 Questions from New Scrum Master to the Development Team

Scrum.org

Product Backlog Creation and Estimation. Is it a joint team effort or is the Product Owner writing the user stories and the team estimates them? There is a tendency to observe that Product Owners become more a kind “technical writer” of work items which then get estimated by the Development Team. Read more: Peer Recruiting.).

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20 Questions from New Scrum Master to Product Owner

Scrum.org

Roadmap planning—as portfolio planning—is a continuous exercise. Is it a joint team effort or is the Product Owner writing the user stories and the team estimates them? There is a tendency to observe that Product Owners become more a kind “technical writer” of work items which then get estimated by the Development Team.

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Review How Big Things Get Done

Henny Portman

Another reason is unchecked, optimism leading to unrealistic forecasts (planning fallacy, Hofstadter’s law, poorly defined goals, better options ignored, problems not spotted and dealt with, and no contingencies to counteract the inevitable surprises. What’s the plan? A great plan is one that rigorously applies both (e.g.