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MARCH 11, 2017

Accuracy - how close is the estimate to the actual value? So in the end, if we are to make a decision in the presence of uncertainty, we MUST make estimates to develop a reliable shipping date while producing an accurate and precise estimate of the cost, schedule, and technical performance of the product shipped on that date.

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MAY 10, 2019

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003. Management of Novel Projects Under Conditions of High Uncertainty,” A. 105, 2003. “A De Meyer, C.

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MAY 11, 2019

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. Effective Risk Management 2nd Edition, Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2019

This also meant developing software systems to support this effort. We were one of the first users of eXtreme Programming, long before Scrum was around and presented that early work in 2003, " Making Agile Development Work in a Government Contracting Environment, Measuring velocity with Earned Value." . Is this normal?

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