Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

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. Project Success Assessment. Top Habits of Successful Project Managers.

2003 54

2003 2011 2008 Performance Measurement 54

EasyProjects

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

My team and I were running a software development company back in 2004 when we realized that our projects needed to be managed in a better way. Once we started using Easy Projects to manage our software development projects, our clients started requesting access to use it for their own work. Chief Technology Officer.

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence 2004 2015 Infrastructure 40

Appfluence

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

I began my company in 2004; I had just moved to Maryland from California with my husband, leaving a position as Assistant Director of Database Services for a child and family services agency. Can you share an interesting story or anecdote that happened to you, and which you think helped direct your career? It was November 2017.

2017 41

2017 Fractional CTO 2004 Energy 41

Scrum.org

AUGUST 17, 2020

It happens, for example, when we don’t trust a certain person or group of people, and then only see behavior that fits with our belief (or even interpret it as such) without considering observations where they don’t (Oswald & Grosjean, 2004). This creates a self-fulfilling prophecy where the belief strengthens itself. Standish Group, 2015).

2015 228

2015 2014 2004 Influencer 228

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

The naturally occurring work effort in the development of a software feature - even if we've built the feature before - is an irreducible uncertainty. Deciding how much precision and accuracy is needed for a credible estimate is critical to the success of that decision. They are uncertainties that we can't do anything about.

2003 46

2003 2014 2015 2011 46

MPUG

DECEMBER 3, 2021

He joined Edwards in 2004 as a project coordinator and scheduler and provided project planning and scheduling support to variety of commercial and federal government clients. Well, that user story might actually be what it was called in epic, and it’s at a higher level. Walter’s certifications include the PMP and MCTS.

Software Review 52

Software Review Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management 52

Gunther Verheyen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In the article, the authors used the analogy of a rugby game to describe how the development teams for new products in the more successful companies were working. At the heart of it was self-organization and the boundaries that help turn it into a success. 20, 2004: pp. 20, 2004: pp. 1986, [link]. (2) 14, 2001: pp.

SCRUM 71

SCRUM 2004 Software Review 2019 71

Scrum.org

JANUARY 27, 2021

Your workforce doesn’t care about the work, and workers' primary concern is no longer the company's success. Many salespeople left Microsoft as a direct result as they were only interested in the short term, not the long term investment in customer success. A True Story of Turning Followers Into Leaders. Ralph Stacy Model.

2001 219

2001 Software Review Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 219

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The article discusses possible scientific explanations for the success of a personal productivity approach called “ Getting Things Done ” (GTD; Allen, 2001). Software development is (generally speaking) very complex. The success of complex work often depends on an unpredictable interaction between many variables.

2002 222

2002 SCRUM 2007 2003 222

Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to estimate software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Cost Modeling Agile Software Development,” Maarit Laanti and Petri Kettunen, International Transactions on Systems and Applications, Volume 1 Number 2, pp. 61, September 2004. & Zein, S.,

Estimate 40

Estimate Software Review Software 2012 40

Leading Agile

MARCH 11, 2020

What was that, probably 2004, or ’05 or something in that kind of range, I think? And in those days, so if this was 2004, 2005, something in that kind of range, in those days, then, you know, for the most part, Agile was still maybe one team of six, or eight, or 10. What helped us be successful? – Sure, sure.

Agile 77

Agile Fractional CTO CTO Hire Influencer 77

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Here's a collection of presentations, briefings, papers, essays, book content used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've written and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems and other domains. Agile Software Development (#ASD). Governance (#Governance). Architecture (#Architecture).

Technical Review 42

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

Knowledgeline

DECEMBER 13, 2004

Knowledgeline Monday, December 13, 2004 Speaking of mergers. Pretty soon, everything will either be owned by West or Lexis, with Lexis just announcing their buyout of Interface Software today. By hiro , at 8:06 PM Hi, I found this new software: [link] This is perfect for free traffic, high ranking, backlinks etc. Check it out!

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Software Review Finance Engineering 40

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The primary purpose of software estimation is not to predict a project’s outcome; it is to determine whether a project’s targets are realistic enough to allow the project to be controlled to meet them ‒ Steve McConnell. The Future of Systems-and Software Development. Springer International Publishing, 2016.

Estimate 64

Estimate 2006 2005 2013 64

PM That Works

MAY 30, 2020

My family and I are survivors of the 2004 Asian tsunami. r squared has tailored best practices to help you in all areas of project management, visit r squared consulting.com are you getting the most out of your project management software? And there's so much wisdom simply in our food story, as well.

2005 40

2005 Software Review Lean Sustainability 40

PM That Works

APRIL 18, 2020

But what I'm gonna miss a lot are all his stories and he has so many good ones. And I've had some success. So I thought, what if I wrote a book on helping people, you know, be successful. And that was the beginning of my journey into financial success. So we're going to hear that story. Break from break.

Energy 40

Energy 2004 Closing Software Review 40

PM That Works

APRIL 11, 2020

He's passionate about helping fellow entrepreneurs achieve success while building their own network organically and without complicated and costly marketing tactics. But to make a long story short, he fell into a bad deal. And in 2003, we opened up a third location in 2004. And for most of our guests. I ended up being $1.5

Consulting 40

Consulting Underperforming Technical Team Software Governance 40

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Barack Obama, DNC Speech, 2004. Before Barack Obama became the first African-American President of the United States, when he was little known outside the grassroots activist community in Chicago, he was given a national platform as the keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention in 2004. You must persevere.

2008 324

2008 2004 2014 2005 324

Wrike

DECEMBER 7, 2009

I still wanted to share an interesting story about collective intelligence from his book. I mean projects like creating aWeb site, arranging a successful office relocation or developing a local coffee shop marketing campaign. Nowadays, there’s a tendency to break large projects into smaller ones to ensure the large project’s success.

Retail 28

Retail 2004 Construction Risk Management 28