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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

Scrum.org

What is the business case for Agile teams? We think we do well to base our beliefs about Agile more on evidence. This post is our attempt to bring an evidence-based perspective to the business case of Agile teams. Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

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. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. 3, March 2002. 11 November 2002. Risk Management Papers. De Meyer, C.

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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. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol.

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Reading List for the Cone of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

Little [8] makes the claim that agile methods don't follow the Cone - that is the uncertainty doesn't reduce as the project proceeds. A Quick Estimation Approach to Software Cost Estimation," Leckraj Nagowah, Hajrah BibiBenazir, and Bachun, African Conference on Software Engineering and Applied Computing , . "A

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

This is the motivation for short work intervals found in agile development. . Mazzuchi, and Shahram Sarkani, Systems Engineering , Volume 17, Issue 4, Winter 2014, Pages: 375–391. Hybrid–Agile Software Development Anti–Patterns, Risks, and Recommendations,” Paul E. The probability of something happening.

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Top Solutions to Project Failure – Epicflow Research Part 2

Epicflow Blog

Donato Piccinno , a Project Manager at DXC Technology, advises to “measure and improve clarity, unity and agility. Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering by Robert L. Glass ( Addison-Wesley Professional, 2002), also recommended by Giorgio Locatelli. Such an approach is all about being proactive rather than reactive.

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Real Options and Decision Making for ICT Projects

Herding Cats

This is the same paradigm of Agile software development where responding to change over following the plan is part of the original manifesto. Managing Requirements for Business Value," John Favaro, IEEE Software , March/April 2002. Aligning Software Investment Decisions with the Markets ," Hakan Erdogmus. "

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