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Project Management, Performance Measures, and Statistical Decision Making

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In this domain, we are guided by credible results using principles, processes, and procedures to increase the probability of program success. Figure 1 - Planned Estimates versus Actual Performance from [1]. What processes are in place to execute according to plan? Who's Budget is it Anyway? References below. .

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Deconstructing The Cone of Uncertainty

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Shipping on time, to specifications, and within budget might be meaningless if a competitor is shipping software that has a greater value to the market. The notion of reducing uncertainty may be possible, but shipping on time and budget may be meaningless if a competitor ships greater value. Carol Brennan, John Wiley & Sons, 2006.

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Modeling the Future is the Basis of Project Success

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PP&C lives in the domain of Project Management and Controls, which is a Technical Management Processes of ISO 15288. In ISO 15288 this is the role of the Risk Management Processes. For approaches that have been implemented on existing systems, obtaining such understanding may require measurement and analysis.

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Cone of Uncertainty - Part Cinq

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When actual measures of cost, schedule, and technical performance are outside the planned cone of uncertainty, corrective actions must be taken to move those uncertanties inside the cone of uncertanty, if the project is going to meet it's cost, schedule, and technical performance goals. .

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Cone of Uncertainty - Part Cinq (Updated)

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The Measures that are modeled in the Cone of Uncertainty are the Quantitative basis of a control process that establishes the goal for the performance measures. This is a closed loop control system for managing the program with a T echnical Performance Measure (TPM).

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Cone of Uncertainty - Part Trois

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When actual measures of cost, schedule, and technical performance are outside the planned cone of uncertainty, corrective actions must be taken to move those uncertanties inside the cone of uncertanty, if the project is going to meet it's cost, schedule, and technical performance goals. .

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

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Management Processes (#MP). Project Performance Management (#PPM). Technical Performance Measures (#TPM). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM). Management Processes. Project Success Assessment - A checklist for assessing the processes for project success. On Being a Leader.".