Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

What happens if you shift focus from "accurate estimation" to "reliably shipping by a date"? . If your project has no uncertainty, there is no need to estimate. All estimates have precision and accuracy. Deciding how much precision and accuracy is needed for a credible estimate is critical to the success of that decision.

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Herding Cats

JULY 24, 2017

The paper on the Cone of Uncertainty is used by many in the No Estimates community as an example of why estimates are of little use. In this paper, there is data that does not follow the Cone of Uncertainty, in that the uncertainty of the estimates does not reduce as the project proceeds. Then there is some analysis.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates (cost and schedule) and other project attributes (cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). This is due to many reasons. Unanticipated technical issues with alternative plans and solutions to maintain effectiveness.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 17, 2017

The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates (cost and schedule) and other project attributes (cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). This is due to many reasons. Unanticipated technical issues with alternative plans and solutions to maintain effectiveness.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates (cost and schedule) and other project attributes (cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). This is due to many reasons. Unanticipated technical issues with alternative plans and solutions to maintain effectiveness.

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Technical Review Estimate 2005 Software Review 28

Planio

JULY 22, 2020

Swipe to Unlock: The Primer on Technology and Business Strategy. Technical documentation. These books range from technical guides to quick catch-ups on the core principles of project management, from how to gather requirements and plan your timeline to communicating and inspiring your team. Author: Harvard Business Review.

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Teamweek

MARCH 3, 2023

See everyone’s daily workloads based on task estimates. Review ratings According to Capterra reviewers, Toggl Plan gets a solid 4.6/5 Here’s what a reviewer says: The timeline view is super impressive, and it really helps me get a real-time view of what each one of my team is working on. 5 rating with a 4.7

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2023 Planning Software Review Technical Review 52

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

When we hear about software development disasters and then hear that estimates are to blame, and NOT Estimating will somehow reduce or prevent these disasters, think again. Research clearly shows the root causes of most software projects cost and schedule overruns and technical shortfalls comes from poor risk management.

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Software Developers Software Development Risk Management Risk 34

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations. Technical Performance Measures (#TPM). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM). Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management. Table of Contents (Click the Name to go to Section).

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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. COSMIC Software Estimation Approach,” Alain Abran, ICEAA Workshop, Portland Oregon, June 6?9, Estimating Probable System Cost,” Stephen A. Performance Evaluation of non?Markovian

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Estimate Software Review Software 2012 40

Teamweek

MARCH 25, 2024

A study by Harvard Business Review found that diverse teams are better decision-makers, too. Fun fact — that was the initial bottleneck that led to Toggl becoming a remote company back in 2006! Some estimates range from $60,000 to $120,000 in initial set-up costs. To combat the time zone problem, try recorded video interviews !

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Governance Government Software Review 2006 59

Paymo App

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Improve time estimates: You can use p reviously tracked time entries as the main indicator for your future projects. Through them, you’ll make better estimates for following tasks and set more accurate deadlines for similar projects. Harvest – a time tracking and invoicing tool to ease project delivery and billing.

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2018 Software Review Software Technical Review 75

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Estimating is a learned skill, used for any purpose from every-day life to management of projects. When I left for the airport this morning to catch my flight to a customer site I estimated, given the conditions, how much time I need to get to my favorite parking spot at DIA. So when you hear we can't estimate you'll know better.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 23, 2019

This knowledge starts with Reference Class Forecasting which is a method of predicting the future (cost, schedule, technical performance) by looking at similar past situations and their outcomes. For technical design, there are existing designs, patterns, packages, architecture references, and similar resources. Almost impossible?

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

40 - Estimation is a Problematic Practice of Companies Doing Dangerous Things. A #Noestimates advocate makes the claim that having a ±10% accuracy for estimates of cost and duration is a dangerous thing. Define the probabilistic ranges of the work in a single point estimate manner. There are databases for Function Points .

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 22, 2018

These are classic examples from an author who is either unskilled, untrained, and inexperienced in estimating software development. Or who willfully ignores the knowledge and resources readily available in textbooks, papers, tools, and training for how to create credible estimates for software systems. By simply NOT Estimating?

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Review Platform Ratings 4.3/5 5 rating from 790 G2 reviews 4.6/5 5 from 565 Capterra reviews 4.6/5 5 rating from 1553 G2 reviews 4.7/5 5 from 2220 Capterra reviews Best for Freelancers or small businesses looking for a simple time tracking tool with built-in billing, invoicing, and payments. Improve performance.”

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Resource Guru

JUNE 23, 2023

Integration and compatibility: Consider the tool’s compatibility with your existing agency tech stack. Set due dates, add attachments, and leave comments to keep everyone in the loop. Key features: Task management: Users can create tasks, assign them to team members, set due dates, add descriptions, attachments, and subtasks.

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Software Review Technical Review Software 2021 52

Paymo App

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The tools that made the shortlist are, in no particular order (click on each one to jump directly to the review): Basecamp. Reviews: Read what other people say about the tools. Look for reviews on independent platforms like Capterra and G2Crowd. These were the main factors we took into account when reviewing the products.

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