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Basis of Estimating Software Development

Herding Cats

The estimating of software development is both straightforward and complex. When it is suggested that estimating is hard, of no value, and unnecessary, always ask what principle is used to support that claim? Software Sizing and Estimating: Mk II FPA , Charles Symons, John Wiley & Sons, 1991. Don't hear one?

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Quote of the Day

Herding Cats

Making decisions in the presence of uncertainty requires estimating the outcomes of those decisions. Any conjecture claiming decision can be made in the presence of uncertainty without estimates is a fallacy. Why Guessing is not Estimating and Estimating is not Guessing. and Vidal, L-A., and Vidal, L-A., McManus, H.

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Business Model Canvas Explanation for Strategic PM’s

The Strategic Project Manager

It was originally proposed in 2005 by Alexander Osterwalder, who has earlier worked on an ontology for Business Models. Estimates may not be precise, but they need to capture the Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) in order to be able to assess the viability of the Business Model. What Is a Business Model Canvas?

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Quote of the Day

Herding Cats

Making decisions in the presence of uncertainty requires estimating the outcomes of those decisions. Any conjecture claiming decision can be made in the presence of uncertainty without estimates is a fallacy. Why Guessing is not Estimating and Estimating is not Guessing. and Vidal, L-A., and Vidal, L-A., McManus, H.

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Agile Project Management for Distributed Teams

nTask

And since 2005, each year the remote workforce has increased by 10% which makes it 140% in 2019, which is huge. Burnout chart is a graphical display of the remaining Estimated Hour vs the Remaining Actual Hour in scrum projects. Velocity Chart. Burndown Chart. Tracking the Sprint Progress.

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Decision Making On Software Development Projects

Herding Cats

Reducible risk requires estimating the probability distribution of the occurrence. Irreducible risk requires estimating the statistical distribution of the naturally occurring processes. Risk management requires estimating. Adult management of project requires estimating. Not Estimating means not managing as an Adult.

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Book of the Month

Herding Cats

Of course, all three of these are operating in the presence of uncertainty and therefore require estimates to be made. Estimates of the aleatory and epistemic uncertainties that create risk to the delivered Value need to be handled. Gregory, Operations Research , 23, 2005. [2] All three pieces of information are needed.

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