The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Benchmarking Identifying a project performance indicator or practice, then assessing it against industry standards or best practices. Bottom-up Estimating A project estimation technique that leverages tactical-level team members/subject matter experts (SMEs) to break down tasks into smaller components to create a more accurate estimate.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

An Estimate is a value inferred for a population of values based on data collected from a sample of data from that population. The estimate can also be produced parametrically or through a simulation (Monte Carlo is common, but Method of Moments is another we use). . Estimates can be about the past, present, or future.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 14, 2018

Software development is a Value Creaton activity, but Value cannot be determined unless we know the cost to produce that value and when that value will be available for use by those who of paid for that Value. For software development, those scarce resources are people, time, and money. Microeconomics .

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ProProfs Project Management

JANUARY 21, 2020

Doing so, you get most issues resolved and meet your project deliverables – but, when it came to reporting, you were clueless as to how to go about it. You winged the entire project execution process, and now the theory of it all is taking a toll on you. . Any situation or event that can cause problems in project execution. .

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MPUG

APRIL 2, 2024

In order to deliver successful projects, one needs to implement various processes and follow best practices. Scrum is a framework that can be used in a variety of different industries, including software development, marketing, product design, and many others.

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Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Break the project down into tasks: Use a Work Breakdown Structure to make the project more manageable. Estimate a project timeframe: Create time estimates for each task. Similar past projects can help you here as a reference. Calculate project costs: Work out other costs for the project.

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International Institute for Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2022

As technology increases within the next two decades, AI is expected to replace humans in many of the simple and mundane tasks that are part of project and program management activities (Grace et al., Advances in software development. Project Management Maturity. Marr, 2020, and Dalcher, 2022).

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Project Bliss

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

You expect them to occur during the project. That’s why it’s important to go through the process of identifying your project assumptions. Why It’s Important to Identify Project Assumptions. Budget – estimated cost of the project. Finances – funding to complete the project.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Understanding the Importance of a Project Budget Plan Projects of any size require financial planning and control to avoid cost overruns and ensure that the allocated funds are used efficiently. It acts as a control mechanism, so that the project team adheres to the allocated budget and avoids unnecessary expenses.

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ProProfs Project Management

MAY 16, 2019

When we talk specifically about IT project management, app development companies or DevOps teams are responsible for managing various software development projects. In this article, we specifically talk about the impact of AI in project management and its various pros and cons. AI Helps Reduce Project Costs.

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The best way to avoid this happening in your business is to nail down your work processes and create Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) where you can. This is especially the case with software development — where scope creep tends to thrive. ??. You don’t have to worry about blowing project budgets. “Is Scenario #1.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

What happens if you shift focus from "accurate estimation" to "reliably shipping by a date"? . This quote demonstrates a lack of understanding of making decisions in the presence of uncertainty and the processes and events that create uncertainty. All project work has uncertainty. All estimates have precision and accuracy.

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nTask

DECEMBER 23, 2021

You have to be on your toes all the time, keeping an eye on task statuses, staying updated with the latest developments, paying attention to your team members’ performance , identifying and mitigating issues, and constantly improving processes for the future. The software solution is ideal for software development teams.

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PM Basics

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In this article, you’ll find the real-life project risk management plan example. It comes from my practical experience working on software development projects. A Risk is an uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a positive or negative effect on a project’s objectives. Monitoring Risks.

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Herding Cats

JULY 8, 2018

One of the books used by a vocal No Estimates advocate is Black Swans by Nassim Taleb. This advocate continually confuses Macroeconomics of financial markets and sovereign finance with Microeconomics of software development. They are not the same, the processes of decision making are not the same. Pich, Christoph H.

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Herding Cats

JULY 8, 2018

One of the books used by a vocal No Estimates advocate is Black Swans by Nassim Taleb. This advocate continually confuses Macroeconomics of financial markets and sovereign finance with Microeconomics of software development. They are not the same, the processes of decision making are not the same. Pich, Christoph H.

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. requires making estimates) ? IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. 5, September/October 2011.

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Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program.

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Workzone

MAY 24, 2019

For instance, imagine your last software development project took 16 months to complete. If you’re using project management software, and you’ve completed similar projects in the past, you can easily use these as the basis for realistic estimates. Method 1: Use a multi-point estimation technique.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

Take for example the deployment of an ERP system, the installation, and startup of a process control system, the release of a suite of embedded software controllers for a car, aircraft, petrochemical plant. A recent survey of 600 firms indicated that 35% of them had at least one "runaway' software project.

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Teamweek

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Looking to create a project budget but have no idea where to begin? Cost estimation isn’t simple — but creating a project budget that works for you and your client is practically an art form. Project budget vs. estimate. A cost estimate approximates what the project (or piece of it) will cost.

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Wrike

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

A rough order of magnitude estimate, also known as ROM, is an estimation of a project’s level of effort and cost to complete. ROM estimates take place early in a project life cycle and guide strategy and planning choices. Estimating a ROM is often thought of as an art.

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Scoro

MARCH 11, 2024

Larger teams might need more advanced features like resource allocation and project cost management. For example, marketing agencies will need a project management tool that can manage client retainers. What you’ll love The portfolio management feature helps you monitor and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

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Workamajig

JANUARY 11, 2021

This is usually in case of risks that are unlikely to occur or minor enough so as to not affect the project's outcome. Acceptance Criteria: A set of formal requirements that a project must pass before it can be accepted by the project sponsors. Actual dates are different from planned or estimated dates.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations. Management Processes (#MP). Project Performance Management (#PPM). Agile Project Management (#APM). Agile Software Development (#ASD). Journal Papers, White Papers, and Essays on Project Success (#Papers).

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Epicflow Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

To understand the impact of a risk-bearing event, a project manager should carry out a proper risk analysis to mitigate potential threats and avoid roadblocks to successful delivery. It’s also important to understand that there are project management risks and industry-related risks.

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Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to estimate software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Cost Modeling Agile Software Development,” Maarit Laanti and Petri Kettunen, International Transactions on Systems and Applications, Volume 1 Number 2, pp.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The conjecture that we can make decisions in the presence of uncertainty without estimating the impacts of those decisions is without any principles that can be tested beyond personal anecdotes of I know people who spend other peoples money without providing estimates. Not a group that likes to get questions, by the way.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. 40 - Estimation is a Problematic Practice of Companies Doing Dangerous Things. We develop these reference classes using Agile Function Points.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 23, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. For software development starts with. Adaptability is of little use if you don't know the boundaries of the technology, processes, and uncertainties of the problem.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 22, 2018

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. These are classic examples from an author who is either unskilled, untrained, and inexperienced in estimating software development. I suspect the latter. .

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Workzone

MARCH 6, 2019

JIRA from Atlassian is one of the most popular project management tools for software development teams. It boasts over 30 million customers worldwide and is designed to support Agile teams to plan, build, track progress, log issues, and release software early and often. VersionOne. Pricing: Free – $29/user/month.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Estimating is a learned skill, used for any purpose from every-day life to management of projects. When I left for the airport this morning to catch my flight to a customer site I estimated, given the conditions, how much time I need to get to my favorite parking spot at DIA. The Future of Systems-and Software Development.

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Whether you’re a small team of freelancers or a large agency, your company needs a project management tool that fits your processes like a glove. Before choosing a specific tool though, you need to decide on the type of project management software you need. Project and resource planning software.

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Paymo App

APRIL 2, 2018

Project Management Software Developers. Without further ado, here is our list of the best project management blogs at the moment (in no particular order): Individual Authors. What to expect: Mike’s blog helps software development teams improve their work through Agile and Scrum. Project Management Basics.

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MPUG

JUNE 1, 2022

Melanie: Jeff is currently the Training and Development Manager for Edwards Performance Solutions. As such, he oversees the production and maintenance of courses on project management, systems engineering, software development, business process improvement, and cyber security. Jeff: Here are our process groups.

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