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Winning Estimation Tactics for Agile Teams: From Calibration to Confidence

Scrum.org

Estimates are notoriously bad. In the world of agile development, inaccurate estimates can lead to missed deadlines, blown budgets, and frustrated teams. But why is estimation so challenging? Estimates are predictions, and predictions are inherently uncertain.

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Risk Mitigation in Project Management

ProjectManager.com

Risk is something every leader knows well. We all need to become comfortable with some risks. We are never going to eliminate all risks. What Is Risk Mitigation? It involves a process that we’ll explore in a moment but basically addresses the top risks in order to fully protect the project. Learn more.

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What Is Aggregate Planning? Strategies & Tips

ProjectManager.com

Let’s take a look at what aggregate production planning is and some aggregate planning strategies. Aggregate planning is a method for analyzing, developing and maintaining a manufacturing plan with an emphasis on uninterrupted, consistent production. Resource Management. 3 Types of Aggregate Planning Strategies.

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What Is Demand Planning? Tips, Strategies and Tools

ProjectManager.com

Demand planning is a cross-functional process that businesses use to meet customer demand while avoiding supply chain or inventory management disruptions. It’s not easy to estimate demand, but the more factors you consider, the more accurate your demand forecasting will be. Either way, you lose money due to poor demand management.

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Importance of Scenario Planning and Analysis in Business

ProjectManager.com

Then we’ll explore scenario planning in business and project management before explaining the steps that must be taken to use this process. Scenario planning is a strategy used to consider possible future events for an organization or project to develop an effective and relevant long-term plan to respond positively to that change.

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Episode 195 – Estimate This: Managing Project Estimation

Velociteach

The podcast by project managers for project managers. We are taking a fresh look at project estimation. Table of Contents 02:10 … Project Estimating Course 03:56 … What do We Estimate? WENDY GROUNDS: Welcome to Manage This, the podcast by project managers for project managers.

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Resource Forecasting Guide for Project Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Managing resources in professional services firms is crucial for maintaining sustainability and achieving anticipated employee performance goals. But unfortunately, many resource managers have to rely on approximation and guesswork because they don’t have the right tools and techniques. Let us begin with the basics.