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Black Swans

Herding Cats

They are not the same, the processes of decision making are not the same. These behaviors are by their nature intractable to standard project management processes. They are as described in the papers β€œOn Uncertainty, Ambiguity, and Complexity in Project Management,” Michael T. Pich, Christoph H.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. A Risk Management Methodology for Project Risk Dependencies,” Tak Wah Kwan and Hareton K.N., 3, March 2002. Michael, International Journal of Project Management , 19, pp.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. 3, March 2002. 11 November 2002. 5, September/October 2011.

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Black Swans

Herding Cats

They are not the same, the processes of decision making are not the same. These behaviors are by their nature intractable to standard project management processes. They are as described in the papers β€œOn Uncertainty, Ambiguity, and Complexity in Project Management,” Michael T. Pich, Christoph H.

2002 28
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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

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. Uncertainty comes from the lack of precision and accuracy about the possible values of a measurement of a project attribute.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations. Management Processes (#MP). Project Performance Management (#PPM). Agile Project Management (#APM). Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management. Management Processes. Planning and Scheduling (#PS).

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51+ Best Project Management Software & Tools [Updated Oct 2019]

ProProfs Project Management

Features: Project cost tracking. Project budgeting. Zoho Projects. Zoho Projects is another popular project management software ideal for small and mid-sized companies. Features: Project scheduling. Project budgeting. Project cost estimation. Pros: Multiple project view options.