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Basis of Estimating Software Development

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The estimating of software development is both straightforward and complex. Here are some resources that will provide guidance to produce credible software development estimates, in both traditional and agile domains. Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products , Jim Highsmith, Addison Wesley, 2004.

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Agile. Creativity. Innovation.

International Institute for Learning

During the last two decades there has been the emergence of a number of software development methods as a response to the inefficiency of existing software development methods in rapidly changing environments (Highsmith, 2004). ” Software Development 9(8): 28-32. By Luigi Morsa. Graffius, S.

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Agile Movers & Shakers (6): The Liberators Christiaan Verwijs & Barry Overeem

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Christiaan Verwijs Barry Overeem Do you want to get future articles in your inbox? Barry : Failed software development projects. I was responsible for managing software development projects. Developers, because of the growing crunch-culture. During Christmas of 2004! This wasn’t a success.

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Risk Management Resources

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Project risk management: lessons learned from software development environment,” Young Hoon Kwak and Jim Stoddard,” Technovation , 24(11), pp. 920, November 2004. 3 September 2004, Heiot Watt University, Association of Researchers in Construction Management , Vol. 255, April 2010. Talat Birgonul, and A. 85 1 Feb 2019. “An

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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. 920, November 2004. 255, April 2010. Kwak and J.

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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

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Here are my collected works, presentations, briefings, journal papers, articles, white papers, and essays, used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've developed and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems domain. An Introduction to IMP/IMS , 17 Oct 2004.

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#NoEstimates Book Review - Part 1

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This graph is from old 2004 numbers. Related articles. How to Estimate Software Development. I got the Kindle version, so I have a $10 investment at risk. Let's start with some graphs that have been around and their misinformation that forms the basis of the book. The Chaos Report graph. That's 12 year old numbers.